The business incubation process has proven increasingly important for startups, and there
are now over 10,000 incubators globally, as well as a significant body of literature on the …

Over the past 15 years, accelerators emerged as a popular and distinct new form of
intermediary organization, playing a key role in supporting entrepreneurial and innovation …

Designing a business model is not a one-off process; adjustments are often required. To
create such adjustments and realize business model innovation, firms require the …

With the increasing need for firms to implement innovation in their pursuit of competitive
advantage, open innovation has attracted the growing attention of academics and …

The fusion of quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) heralds a transformative era
for Industry 4.0, offering unprecedented capabilities and challenges. This paper delves into …

Social impact accelerators (SIAs) seek to select startups with the potential to generate
financial returns and social impact. Through the lenses of signaling theory and gender role …

Accelerators are a recent yet rapidly growing phenomenon within entrepreneurial
ecosystems. The distinctive characteristics exhibited by accelerators, relative to previous …

Accelerator programs are emerging in recent years as a new model of startup assistance.
However, despite the rapid proliferation of such programs, academic literature on the topic is …

Innovation intermediaries have emerged as prominent forms of intervention for supporting
technological changes and driving sociotechnical transitions. In this paper, we draw on an in …

Collaborating with investor networks generated in the course of equity-based crowdfunding
campaigns can contribute to the success of startup firms. Through a qualitative study of 60 …