This paper addresses the role of incubators in new venture creation. A mapping of four different types of incubators is proposed. Corporate Private Incubators (CPIs), Independent Private Incubators (IPIs), Business Innovation Centers (BICs) and University Business Incubators (UBIs). We argue...

A<sc>ngeli</sc> F., G<sc>randi</sc> A. and G<sc>rimaldi</sc> R. Directions and paths of knowledge flows through labour mobility: a social capital perspective, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper investigates how knowledge flows across companies through labour mobility, focusing on differences in regional affiliations, industry...

This paper deals with newly established ventures and their relations with external agents. The founding teams' intention to set up relations with external agents and their frequency of interaction with external agents are addressed as two characteristics that are likely to lead to the success of...

This paper deals with the generation of Business Ideas (BI) by academics. It investigates organizational factors affecting the process through which new ventures are established by academics and which are likely to affect their performance. The BI Market Attractiveness and the BI Articulation...