How do we choose whom to support? Different approaches to selection criteria in business pre-incubation

Marcin Bielicki
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the selection criteria used in preincubation programs. Particular focus has been placed on examining the exclusive and inclusive nature of these criteria, and how they relate to both egalitarian and utilitarian considerations. Design/methodology/approach The study used two data sources: archival available online data and semi-structured interviews. Forty-nine preincubation programs were examined, with 19 representatives interviewed. The data was analyzed using content analysis to understand the access and selection criteria applied at the preincubation stage. Findings The goals of preincubation programs vary, including developing students’ competencies, creating new companies or achieving the goals of the corporation that sponsored the program. preincubation programs use three levels of selection criteria, including entry criteria, the potential of the submitted idea and team and the personal characteristics and competencies of the applicants. The entry criteria varied across programs, with some programs being open only to university employees and students, while others were open to the public. The study found that the majority of preincubation programs used a combination of both egalitarian and utilitarian motivations in their selection criteria. Practical implications The criteria used to evaluate applications flowing into preincubation should be strongly related to the goals that preincubation is supposed to achieve. It is essential to consider that, contrary to previous knowledge, this process is not only aimed at supporting the creation of new businesses. Originality/value To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first study that analyzes the approach to selection criteria in preincubation programs with such diverse goals and in different countries as well as expanding the understanding of the criteria used at different stages of the incubation process and relating to the inclusiveness in entrepreneurship.
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我们如何选择支持谁?企业预孵化中选择标准的不同方法
目的本研究的目的是为了更深入地了解在孵育前计划中使用的选择标准。特别侧重于审查这些标准的排他性和包容性,以及它们如何与平等主义和功利主义考虑相联系。设计/方法/方法研究使用了两种数据来源:可获得的在线档案数据和半结构化访谈。审查了49个孵化前项目,采访了19个代表。使用内容分析对数据进行分析,以了解在孵育前阶段应用的获取和选择标准。预孵化项目的目标各不相同,包括培养学生的能力、创建新公司或实现赞助项目的公司的目标。预孵化项目使用三个级别的选择标准,包括进入标准、提交的想法和团队的潜力以及申请人的个人特征和能力。不同项目的入学标准各不相同,有些项目只对大学员工和学生开放,而另一些项目则向公众开放。研究发现,大多数孵化前项目在选择标准中结合了平等主义和功利主义动机。实际意义用于评估流入预孵化的应用程序的标准应与预孵化应达到的目标密切相关。必须考虑到,与之前的认识相反,这一过程不仅旨在支持新业务的创建。原创性/价值据作者所知,这是第一项研究,分析了在不同国家目标如此多样化的预孵化项目中选择标准的方法,并扩大了对孵化过程不同阶段使用的标准的理解,并与创业的包容性有关。
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