Evolution in incubators’ business model, the contribution of individual and collective sensing of opportunities & dynamic capabilities

Amandine Maus () and Sylvie Sammut ()
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Amandine Maus: UM - Université de Montpellier, MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier, Labex Entreprendre - UM - Université de Montpellier
Sylvie Sammut: UM - Université de Montpellier, MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier, Labex Entreprendre - UM - Université de Montpellier

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Abstract: The incubators industry is undergoing changes. This paper focuses on these evolutions, through the prism of incubator business models. While the literature focuses on the incubators' strategies from a static perspective, we develop a dynamic approach to understanding the strategic adaptation mechanisms used by incubators and that influence business models. We mobilized the dynamic capabilities theory to highlight the role of the key actors: incubator managers. The results of our qualitative longitudinal study prove that they develop dynamic capabilities when they sense and seize opportunities. Our main contribution is to demonstrate that their individual and collective ability to sense opportunities leads to transform the business models of incubators.

Date: 2017-06-07
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Published in BCERC (Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference), Jun 2017, Norman, Oklahoma, France

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