Business incubator managers’ perceptions of their role and performance success: role demands, constraints, and choices
Authors
Kakabadse, Nada K.Karatas-Ozkan, Mine
Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas
McGowan, Carmel
Nicolopoulou, Katerina
Issue Date
2020-01-05
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Using Stewart's (1976a, 1976b) role framework as an analytical lens, this paper examines how business incubator managers perceive their role and performance, and the choices they make in dealing with constraints and competing demands. Given that the literature in this domain has not considered how these types of managers experience agency and structure in their role, this study is important in theory and practice terms. Drawing on 40 qualitative interviews in different UK regions, the findings demonstrate the ways in which business incubator managers see their role as pivotal in supporting the incubatee entrepreneurs and how they endeavour to address competing role demands against constraints. Notably, while funding is commonly viewed as an enabler, the findings suggest that the funding structure could act as a constraint on the incubator managers, due to the weight of perceived bureaucracy preventing the latter from operating effectively within the full remit of their role.Citation
Kakabadse N, Karatas-Ozkan M, Theodorakopoulos N, McGowan C, Nicolopoulou K (2020) 'Business incubator managers’ perceptions of their role and performance success: role demands, constraints, and choices', European Management Review, 17 (2), pp.485-498.Publisher
Wiley-BlackwellJournal
European Management ReviewAdditional Links
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/emre.12379Type
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1740-4754ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1111/emre.12379