Capability assessment toward sustainable development of business incubators: Framework and experience sharing

Journal article

Authors/Editors

BOONKIART IEWWONGCHAROEN

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Publication Details

Author list: Gerdsri N., Iewwongcharoen B., Rajchamaha K., Manotungvorapun N., Pongthanaisawan J., Witthayaweerasak W.

Publisher: MDPI

Publication year: 2021

Journal: Sustainability (2071-1050)

Volume number: 13

Issue number: 9

ISSN: 2071-1050

eISSN: 2071-1050

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85105176929&doi=10.3390%2fsu13094617&partnerID=40&md5=2bbf129e3f64db3d598b35df2b7b4823

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

Business incubators have been widely developed to advise, support, promote, and provide a nurturing environment for new business start-ups and entrepreneurs. The development of a framework for capability assessment allows the management of each incubator to understand its strengths and room for further improvement. Moreover, assessment results across a community, such as a nation or state, can provide insights into resource allocation and various management policies so that policymakers can support the development of business incubators under their supervision. This article describes the development of a capability assessment framework for business incubators (BIs) in Thailand. A case study demonstrating how the capability assessment is analyzed is also presented in the article. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Keywords

Business incubator, Capability assessment