Ranking factors influencing strategic management of university business incubators with ANP
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Management Decision
Publisher
Emerald Publishing
School
Markets and Services Research Centre / School of Business and Law
RAS ID
28655
Abstract
Purpose
Universities play a central role in scientific development and progress in societies, so, the need for supporting new businesses in universities becomes very important that science and technology park-based incubators can meet it. The purpose of this paper is to prioritize the factors influencing strategic management of university business incubators (UBIs).
Design/methodology/approach
Present research prioritizes the factors influencing strategic management of incubators using analytic network process (ANP). The authors gathered data from UBIs affiliated with science and technology park of Guilan, located in city of Rasht (Iran) using the ANP questionnaire during year 2017.
Findings
Factors influencing strategic management of incubators comprised of four main criteria and 14 sub-criteria. The criteria and sub-criteria were ranked based on their importance. Results show that “talented managers” has the highest importance for strategic management of UBIs.
Originality/value
This study offers a novel analysis and contribution to the knowledge of ranking UBIs with a multi-criteria decision-making technique. Results of this research show the relative importance of criteria and sub-criteria, which contributes to further improvement of incubator management. University managers and incubator directors can utilize the findings for better resource allocation and aligning the strategies of incubators with macro strategies of the country.
DOI
10.1108/MD-06-2018-0688
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Comments
Kiani Mavi, R., Gheibdoust, H., Khanfar, A. A., & Kiani Mavi, N. (2019). Ranking factors influencing strategic management of university business incubators with ANP. Management Decision. 57(12). Available here