Comparative Analysis of the Impact of the Business Incubator Center on the Economic Sustainable Development of Regions in USA and Poland

Marcin Olkiewicz, Radosław Wolniak, Michaline Eva-Grebski and Anna Olkiewicz
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Marcin Olkiewicz: Department of Management, Koszalin University of Technology, 75-343 Koszalin, Poland
Radosław Wolniak: Organization and Management Department, Silesian Technical University, 44-100 Silesian, Poland
Michaline Eva-Grebski: Northampton Community College-Monroe Campus, Tannersville, PA 18372, USA
Anna Olkiewicz: Department of Law, Koszalin University of Technology, 75-343 Koszalin, Poland

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-22

Abstract: The innovativeness boosted by incubator centers has an important role in the sustainable development of the country and its regions. The paper describes a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of the business incubator center on the economic growth of a region. The goal of the paper is a comparison between two business incubators, CAN-BE in Hazleton, PA USA and Technopark in Gliwice, Poland. A number of indicators were used to measure economic growth. These selected indicators reflected social, organizational, technical, and financial aspects of economic growth.

Keywords: economic development; business incubator; economic growth; innovativeness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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