Nordic business incubators' contribution to sustainable business start-ups: A multipe case study of Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic business incubators
Author
Brandsnes Aurmo, Veslemøy
Term
10. term
Education
Publication year
2010
Submitted on
2010-06-09
Pages
80
Abstract
Forretningsinkubatorer er oprettet for at støtte iværksættere i at skabe levedygtige nye virksomheder. Dette speciale undersøger seks inkubatorer i Norge, Danmark og Island for at forstå, hvordan de bidrager til bæredygtige start-ups. Med et multiple casestudie kombineres kvalitative og kvantitative data fra spørgeskemaer og e-mailkorrespondance med inkubatormanagere, virksomheder der er trådt ud af inkubationsforløbet, og eksterne rådgivere. Der udvikles en analytisk ramme til at vurdere inkubatorers bæredygtige performance baseret på triple bottom line – planet, people og profit – og den anvendes på deres processer og organisatoriske rammer. Projektet viser, hvordan inkubatorer kan fremme bæredygtighed ved at integrere miljø- og sociale hensyn sammen med økonomiske mål i inkubationsaktiviteterne, og det tilbyder indikatorer til at evaluere praksis. Konklusionen er, at bæredygtighed bør indarbejdes i både start-ups og inkubatorer som en systematisk og dynamisk proces for bedre at håndtere skiftende sociale og miljømæssige udfordringer.
Business incubators are established to help entrepreneurs build viable new firms. This thesis examines six incubators in Norway, Denmark and Iceland to understand how they support the creation of sustainable start-ups. Using a multiple case study design, it combines qualitative and quantitative data from questionnaires and e-mail correspondence with incubator managers, graduated start-ups and external advisors. An analytical framework was developed to assess incubators’ sustainable performance grounded in the triple bottom line—planet, people and profit—and applied to their operational processes and settings. The project shows how incubators can foster sustainability by integrating environmental and social considerations alongside economic goals into incubation activities and offers indicators for evaluation. It concludes that sustainability should be embedded in both start-ups and incubators as a systematic, dynamic process to better address evolving social and environmental challenges.
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