THE EFFECT OF SUPPORT SERVICES IN BUSINESS INCUBATIONS ON SURVIVABILITY OF NEWLY ESTABLISHED FIRMS: THE CASE OF BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRES (BIC)

Abstract

Business incubators are mechanisms which aim to formation and development of new ventures and to survive of these ventures through various supportive services. The aim of this study is to examine the effects of business incubator programs and its services on tenant firm performance in the context of Business Development Centers (İŞGEMs). The study consists of 414 firms and 12 business incubators in Turkey. Within the framework of research model, business incubator services were categorized in 4 groups as (1) office services, (2) shared/common services, (3) education/training services and (4) counseling services and results show that all service groups have significant and positive effects on firms’ survival probabilities. 

Keywords

• Business Incubators,New Firm Formation,Survival Analysis,Business Development Centers,Cox Proportional Hazard Regression Model

İŞLETME KULUÇKALARINDA SUNULAN DESTEK HİZMETLERİNİN YENİ KURULAN FİRMALARIN HAYATTA KALABİLİRLİĞİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: İŞ GELİŞTİRME MERKEZLERİ (İŞGEM) ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

İşletme kuluçkaları; sundukları çeşitli destek hizmetleri sayesinde yeni girişimlerin oluşumunu ve gelişimini ve bu girişimlerin hayatta kalmasını amaçlayan destek mekanizmalarıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı; işletme kuluçkalarının ve sunulan hizmetlerin firma performansına etkisinin İŞGEM bağlamında araştırılmasıdır. Çalışma, Türkiye genelinde 12 İŞGEM ve 414 firmayı kapsamaktadır. Oluşturulan araştırma modeli çerçevesinde; İŞGEM hizmetleri (1) büro hizmetleri, (2) paylaşılan/ortak hizmetler, (3) eğitim hizmetleri ve (4) danışmanlık hizmetleri olmak üzere 4 kategoriye ayrılmış ve analiz sonucunda tüm hizmet gruplarının firmaların hayatta kalma olasılıkları üzerinde önemli ve pozitif etkileri olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. 

Keywords

• İşletme Kuluçkaları, Yeni Firma Oluşumu, Hayatta Kalma Analizi, İş Geliştirme Merkezi

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