Internationale Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Managementwissenschaften

Investigating the Relationship in Business Incubators between the Entrepreneurship Motive and the Creation of Value

Abstract

Cristina Lian

We wanted to find out if, regardless of why entrepreneurs start their business, whether it's out of necessity or vocation, they value the ability of business incubators to help create value, contribute to economic and social sustainability, and create a setting that makes it more likely that businesses will succeed and survive. A representative sample of Spanish business owners was surveyed using a questionnaire. SEM, or structural equation modeling, was used. Regardless of why entrepreneurs start their business, the findings confirm that business incubators add value to society. This study offers an opinion as well as a clear perspective on how various entrepreneurial profiles value the contribution that business incubators make to the sustainability of startups.