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Title:	Incubation success model and the moderating role of information and communation technology tools
Authors:	Qadri K.Q. Alzaghal (P75763)
Supervisor:	Muriati Mukhtar, Prof. Dr.
Keywords:	New business enterprises Business enterprises -- Technological innovations Business incubators Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations
Issue Date:	7-May-2018
Description:	Incubators have become an important and necessary economic development instrument for developing countries. Their role is to develop new and emerging social and economic opportunities for the creation and commercialization of new products and processes that can increase the creation of new successful firms, thus increasing growth in employment. Previous studies have investigated incubator success factors. However, in the context of developing countries, more studies on success models are needed as the success rate of incubators in these countries has been dismal. Moreover, previous studies have ignored factors associated with the culture of the employees and managers of incubators, as well the influence of ICT tools. Therefore, based on these motivations, within the context of Palestine, the objectives of this research are to: (1) identify the main success factors that influence incubator success; (2) propose a model for the relationship between these factors and incubator success; (3) investigate the moderating role of ICT tools on the relationship between the success factors and incubator success, and (4) verify the applicability of the proposed model on active incubators in Palestine. To achieve these objectives, this study uses a mixed method approach. The data was collected from the incubator managers, teams, and experts of 23 Palestinian incubators by using questionnaire and semi-structured interview techniques. This study uses the Statistical Package for Social Sciences and the Structural Equation Modelling-Partial Least Squares methods to analyze the collected data. The results of the quantitative data analysis reveal that selection policy, networking services, incubator resources and services, funding and financial support, and corporate culture all significantly affect incubator success. However, mentoring services and incubator governance do not have any significant influence on incubator success. Moreover, the results show that ICT tools moderates the relationship between three factors (networking services, funding and financial support, and corporate culture) and incubator success, but does not have a moderation effect on the relationship between the other success factors (selection policy, incubator resources and services, mentoring services, and incubator governance) and incubator success. The qualitative study that was conducted to evaluate the proposed research model through its application to specific Palestinian incubators confirmed the applicability of the model for active incubators. The implications of this study are twofold. Firstly, this study’s results will be valuable inputs for policy-makers in Palestine when designing appropriate policies to ensure the success of incubators. Secondly, it is expected that the implementation of this model will help to enhance the success of incubators and will assist incubator managers in structuring the priorities and strategies of their respective incubators.,Ph.D.
Pages:	337
Call Number:	HD62.5.A448 2018 3 tesis
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Information Science and Technology / Fakulti Teknologi dan Sains Maklumat

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