Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T14:52:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silvana Alves da Silva.pdf: 1587314 bytes, checksum: ff7fa54a8b276bf5bc51454fdaa709b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-11-11 / In this study, entitled The social role of business incubators in Belo Horizonte: a case study , the author, Silvana Alves da Silva, intended to analyze the symbolic representations of business incubators - especially technology based - on the social role played by them, to permit new ways of getting work, income and new ventures based on technological development and its implications. To achieve the goal, it was realized a case study of the Nascente, business incubator of the Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG). The development of this study was justified because the researcher believes that the contribution of the incubation system for the economic and social development of the country is relevant, especially in a time when the changing in the world of work has brought serious consequences. The hypothesis guiding this study was: the business incubators of technology-based impact positively the society, covering private and public initiatives, both as regards the promotion of new possibilities for developing a self employment through entrepreneurship, as regard to technological development as a generator of new jobs and income. The Sociology of Labor provided the main theoretical basis for understanding the transformations of forms of organization of the work process and its social consequences. The analysis of the Social Sciences led the researcher, whose basic training was accomplished in Administrative Sciences, to reflect on the need of finding other ways of obtaining employment and income and about the specific place determined for the technological development in contemporary society. As a result of this work, it was concluded that there is much to improve in the incubation system in Brazil, so that the social function for which this system has potential becomes effective. Without ignoring the positive results already achieved by the Nascente, it can be affirmed that the contribution of business incubators, taking into consideration the social potential that they seem to have is still not very significant. They still need to be recognized as the ideal space and, of course, be really prepared to assist in the developing solutions that could become products or processes of social and economic relevance / Neste trabalho, intitulado O papel social das incubadoras de empresas de Belo Horizonte: um estudo de caso , a autora, Silvana Alves da Silva, pretendeu analisar as representações simbólicas das incubadoras de empresas especialmente as de base tecnológica , relativas ao papel social por elas desempenhado, ao viabilizarem novas formas de obtenção de trabalho e renda e novos empreendimentos baseados no desenvolvimento tecnológico e em suas implicações. Para atender o objetivo, foi realizado um estudo de caso da Nascente, incubadora de empresas do Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais (CEFET-MG). O desenvolvimento deste estudo justificou-se pelo fato de a pesquisadora acreditar ser relevante a contribuição do sistema de incubação para o desenvolvimento econômico e social do País, principalmente em um momento em que as mudanças no mundo do trabalho têm trazido sérias consequências. A hipótese condutora deste estudo foi a seguinte: as incubadoras de empresas de base tecnológica impactam positivamente cada vez mais a sociedade, abarcando iniciativas privadas e públicas, tanto no que diz respeito à promoção de novas possibilidades de um desenvolvimento profissional autônomo, via empreendedorismo, quanto no que diz respeito ao desenvolvimento tecnológico como gerador de novos postos de trabalho e renda. A Sociologia do Trabalho forneceu os principais subsídios teóricos para a compreensão das transformações das formas de organização do processo de trabalho e de suas consequências sociais. As análises das Ciências Sociais levaram a pesquisadora, cuja formação de base efetivou-se nas Ciências Administrativas, a refletir sobre a necessidade de se encontrar outras saídas para a obtenção de trabalho e renda e sobre o lugar destinado ao desenvolvimento tecnológico na sociedade contemporânea. Como resultado deste trabalho, concluiu-se que há muito a melhorar no sistema de incubação brasileiro, a fim de que se torne efetiva a função social para a qual esse sistema tem potencial. Sem desconsiderar os resultados positivos já obtidos pela Nascente, pode-se afirmar que a contribuição das incubadoras de empresas, dado o potencial social que demonstram ter, ainda não é muito significativa. Elas ainda necessitam ser reconhecidas como o espaço ideal e, é claro, estar realmente preparadas para auxiliarem no desenvolvimento de soluções que poderão se tornar produtos ou processos de relevância econômica e social

Este trabalho se propõe a realizar uma análise da mudança recente no ecossistema de inovação e seus reflexos no movimento de incubação de empresas no estado de São Paulo. Foi realizado estudo do cenário das incubadoras de empresas no Estado de São Paulo analisando, quantitativamente, dois momentos de comparação intertemporal e os efeitos que essas mudanças representaram no desenvolvimento de empresas que se utilizaram da inovação como estratégia competitiva. As informações quantitativas relativas às incubadoras e suas empresas foram tratadas com a aplicação de métodos estatísticos multivariados tais como a técnica Fatorial em Componentes Principais e a de Agrupamento (cluster). Ao final, busca-se contribuir para a discussão do estado da arte neste campo de conhecimento, frente às mudanças de ambiente negocial que ocasionaram um novo paradigma de funcionamento para as incubadoras e empresas, em função das ameaças e oportunidades experimentadas no passado recente. / The present work aims at analyzing recent changes in the innovation ecosystem and how these changes affected business incubators in the State of São Paulo. Studies were made to analyze, quantitatively, two time periods that were compared to check the effects of these changes in the development of companies that used innovation as a competitive strategy. The quantitative data related to the business incubators were be dealt with applying multivariate statistical methods, like Fatorial and Cluster techniques. Concisely, the goal of this work is contributing to the discussion about the state of the art in this knowledge field, considering changes in the business environment that resulted in a new paradigm of work for the business incubators because of threats and opportunities experienced in the recent past.

Trata-se de uma análise, com base no contexto atual, sobre como a ênfase na cultura do empreendedorismo pode influenciar as decisões na produção tecnológica em duas incubadoras de empresas de uma universidade pública do Rio Grande do Sul. Como etapa preliminar, também se avalia de que forma gestores e cientistas-empreendedores envolvidos com essa produção se posicionam perante a relação entre tecnologia e sociedade e se identifica quais questões pautam as escolhas e os direcionamentos da prática tecnológica utilizada pelas empresas incubadas e de que forma tal processo interfere na formatação final do que é produzido. O estudo é de natureza qualitativa, sendo o campo amostral composto por 10 agentes (4 gestores e 6 cientistasempreendedores) escolhidos por serem considerados responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento tecnológico nas incubadoras e nas empresas. Para examinar essas questões, discute-se: uma noção teórica da tecnologia como produção social; os modelos teóricos sobre a relação tecnologia e sociedade propostos por Andrew Feenberg (1991, 2002, 2003); além das aproximações entre a cultura empresarial e a produção científica, formando o que Javier Echeverría (2003a, 2003b) chama de tecnociência. Faz-se, também, um apanhado bibliográfico sobre os temas conectados ao empreendedorismo e às incubadoras de empresas. A análise dos dados mostra que nos estabelecimentos pesquisados existem especificidades em cada uma das incubadoras no que diz respeito à produção tecnológica; há maior número de percepções instrumentalistas, seguidas de deterministas, quando o assunto é a relação entre tecnologia e sociedade (tal fato indicou uma falta de compreensão reflexiva sobre como os âmbitos socioeconômicos, políticos e culturais interferem na formatação da produção tecnológica); ao mesmo tempo, nota-se, nas questões que pautam as escolhas e os direcionamentos da produção tecnológica, maior ênfase em decisões vinculadas a aspectos econômicos e políticos, respectivamente; a cultura do empreendedorismo influência significativamente as práticas tecnológicas e transforma a visão de mundo dos cientistas-empreendedores, incidindo nos interesses e decisões sobre a formatação final dos produtos e/ou serviços. / This is an analysis of how the emphasis on the culture of entrepreneurship can influence decisions in the technological production in two incubators at a public university in the brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. As a preliminary step, in this dissertation I also evaluate how managers and entrepreneurs-scientists involved in this production assume a position on behalf of the relationship between technology and society. In this work I also identify issues which guided the choices and the direction of technological practice used by incubated companies and how this process formats the production. This is a qualitative research, and the field sample consists of 10 agents (4 managers and 6 entrepreneurs-scientist) chosen because they are considered responsible for technological development in incubators and firms. To examine these issues I discuss the following topics: a theoretical notion of technology as social production; the theoretical models on the relationship technology and society proposed by Andrew Feenberg (1991, 2002, 2003); and the approach between entrepreneurial and scientific culture, resulting in what Javier Echeverría (2003a, 2003b) calls technoscience. This dissertation is also an overview of the literature on the issues connected to entrepreneurship and business incubators. Data analysis shows that in the surveyed establishments there are peculiarities in each of the incubators in relation to technological production; the majority of the perceptions about the relationship between technology and society are instrumentalist and deterministic (which indicated a lack of reflexive understanding about how the social, economic, political and cultural spheres interfere in the formatting of the technological production); at the same time, there is, in the issues that govern the choices and direction of technological production, greater emphasis on decisions related to economic and political aspects, respectively; the entrepreneurial culture influences significantly the technological practices and transforms the world view of entrepreneurs-scientist, taking part on the interests and decisions on the final format of the products or services.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-22T22:10:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Goretti Falcao de Araujo.pdf: 1815153 bytes, checksum: 8b0fc23e85820ae12bcf118f4e6dd5bd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This paper deals with a study on the evaluation of innovative activities of business incubators in Manaus and with the creation of an environment that fosters innovation management companies, seeking greater competitiveness. It is based on the evolution of the innovation theory from the Schumpeter postulates reflected in major evaluation models of the innovation process, as manuals Oslo and Bogotá, among others, and PINTEC - Technological Innovation Research. The method used for the study is the multiple cases study and the data collection instrument is field research by questionnaire, unstructured interview and document analysis, with managers and incubated companies. Based on the findings obtained from the survey, it was found that incubators are similar in the management of the majority of the innovative activities. However, time factor and laboratory use are the factors that stood out the differences between them. There was a need to create mechanisms to monitor the enterprises in order to detect their specific needs to manage the innovative activities, thus, accelerating the innovative process of the incubated enterprises, such as training, consulting, interactions with institutions and research centers, access to markets, support the preparation of projects for access to foment publishing, greater access to laboratories and therefore accelerate the innovation process of companies incubated. / O presente trabalho trata da realização de um estudo sobre a avaliação das atividades inovativas das incubadoras de empresas, em Manaus, na criação de um ambiente que favoreça a gestão da inovação das empresas, na busca de maior competitividade. Baseia-se na evolução da teoria da inovação, desde os postulados de Shumpeter, refletida em importantes modelos de avaliação do processo inovativo como os Manuais de Oslo e Bogotá, entre outros. O método utilizado é um estudo de múltiplos casos e o instrumento de obtenção de dados é de pesquisa de campo por meio de questionário, baseado na Pesquisa de Inovação Tecnológica PINTEC, entrevista não estruturada e análise de documentos, referentes ao estudo, com gestores e empresas incubadas. Com base nas conclusões obtidas com a pesquisa, verificou-se que as incubadoras são similares na gestão da maioria das atividades inovativas. Entretanto, os fatores tempo de criação da incubadora e uso de laboratório pelas empresas, no estudo de novas descobertas, são os que mais se destacaram nas diferenças entre elas. Observou-se uma necessidade de criar mecanismos de acompanhamento das empresas a fim de detectar suas necessidades específicas para realizar a gestão das atividades inovativas, tais como: capacitações e treinamentos específicos, consultorias, interações com Instituições e Centros de Pesquisa, acesso a mercados, apoio na elaboração de projetos para acesso a editais de fomento, maior acesso a laboratórios e, por conseguinte, acelerar o processo inovativo das empresas incubadas.

Those teaching entrepreneurship to engineering and technology students are faced with the challenge of converting theory into learning opportunities that provide real-world-practical experience. Although the literature stresses the need for experiential learning through group and field projects and case studies, the potential of capitalizing on technology-based business incubators as living laboratories has not been fully utilized. The purpose of this paper is to suggest a conceptual framework for closing this gap. This framework is based upon our experience working with graduate student teams on projects with the Oak Ridge National Laboratories Center for Entrepreneurial Growth and East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU’s) Innovation Laboratory. Both are high-technology business incubators striving to commercialize technology developed in university or government laboratories. High-technology business incubators present an excellent experiential learning opportunity for engineering and technology students faced with the challenge of translating theory to practice. Our experience, gained through personal observation and via a benchmarking study conducted in 2002, indicates that incubators routinely utilize MBA students as at-large business counselors for the fledgling technology based businesses. In addition, businesses founded by university professors tend to attract recently matriculated technology graduate students, many of which served as advisees of the founding professor, as new hires in these startup ventures. However, the use of technology business incubators as training ground for engineering and technology students seeking entrepreneurial business opportunities has not been fully exploited. New technology business ventures generally have strong research experience and intellectual property but little marketing and management experience. These businesses, many of which are cutting-edge technology, present the entrepreneurial student with “real world vision” in seeing hurdles these new technology ventures must face and overcome. We have found that diverse student teams comprised of graduate students majoring in technology, business, digital media and medicine offer unique solutions to problems and insight into opportunities for technology businesses. This paper presents a practical step-by-step conceptual framework for using technology-based business incubators as living laboratories for students studying entrepreneurial leadership. Lessons learned are underscored to suggest mitigation practices to avoid potential problems such as patenting issues, disclosure of confidential information, and liability.

University managed technology-based business incubators (UMTIs) have become increasingly popular. Some universities are forming private corporations and are encouraging professors/researchers to commercialize intellectual property (IP) based upon research conducted in their laboratories. The UMTI provides the infrastructure, access to high-tech laboratories, libraries, students and faculty, and a coalition of like-minded entrepreneurs. Universities face uncertainties when establishing UMTIs and need to minimize risk while maximizing benefits. This paper discusses results of a benchmarking study of eleven technology incubators and their risk mitigation policies. Experience with technology transfer and use of the UMTI as a living laboratory for students is presented.

La presente investigación de tesis tiene como objetivo determinar la relación de los factores básicos de las incubadoras en los emprendimientos de las universidades privadas en Lima Metropolitana, año 2018, por ello durante la investigación se realizó un acercamiento a las incubadoras de negocios y a sus equipos para conocer los factores básicos y entender cómo se realizaban los programas de incubación; además, de obtener información sobre los factores de los emprendimientos. El trabajo de investigación se encuentra dividido en cinco capítulos que son: Capítulo 1. Marco teórico, se realiza una investigación a través de fuentes secundarias donde se desarrollan conceptos de las incubadoras de negocios, antecedentes, definiciones, servicios, ventajas, tipos, factores y dimensiones; de igual forma se estudió la variable emprendimiento y la relación entre ambas variables; asimismo, un análisis del sector universidades privadas de Lima Metropolitana. Capítulo 2. Plan de investigación, se formula la situación problemática de la tesis, el problema principal, problemas específicos, objetivo general y objetivos específicos, la hipótesis inicial e hipótesis específicos. Capítulo 3. Metodología de investigación se definió la población, la muestra para las investigaciones cualitativas y cuantitativas. Capítulo 4. Desarrollo de Investigación, donde se realizó la investigación a través de la entrevista a profundidad y el cuestionario. Capítulo 5. Análisis de Resultados, se realiza el análisis de los instrumentos. Concluyendo con la validación de la hipótesis general y específicas en base a los resultados obtenidos. / The objective of this thesis research is to determine the relationship of the basic factors of the incubators in the ventures of the private universities in Metropolitan Lima, 2018, so during the investigation an approach was made to the business incubators and their teams to know the basic factors and understand how the incubation programs were carried out; in addition, to obtain information about the factors of the ventures. The research work is divided into five chapters that are: Chapter 1. Theoretical framework, research is carried out through secondary sources where concepts of business incubators background, definitions, services, advantages, types, factors and dimensions are developed; In the same way, the variable of entrepreneurship and the relationship between both variables were studied; also, an analysis of the private universities sector of Metropolitan Lima. Chapter 2. Research plan, the problematic situation of the thesis is formulated, the main problem, specific problems, general objective and specific objectives, the initial hypothesis and specific hypotheses. Chapter III Research methodology population was defined, the sample for qualitative and quantitative research. Chapter IV Research Development, where the research was carried out through the in-depth interview and the questionnaire. Chapter V Analysis of Results, the analysis of the instruments is carried out. Concluding with the validation of the general and specific hypothesis based on the results obtained. / Tesis

Purpose - This paper aims to analyze different groups, such as venture capitalists’, banks’, governmental support agencies’ and incubator managers’ attitudes toward business plans. Approach – The interviews have been conducted within the following institutions: Jönköping Business Development (JBD, Handelsbanken and Swedbank, Jönköping, ALMI and NyföretagarCentrum (Government Support Agencies (GSAs) and Business Incubator Science Park Jönköping (BISPJ). The author has chosen to conduct the study within this the previous mentioned institutions because those are the ones who mostly demand a formal written BP from firms or potential businesses. Findings – it was found that all the institutions interviewed thinks that a formal written business plan is very important for the entrepreneurs to clarify goals and raise funds. They don’t see any direct negative sides with a business plan.  It was also found that the majority were of the opinion that a business plan does not need to be long. The funding decision is mostly based on the personal characteristics of the entrepreneur; it can be very hard for start-ups manager to convince the funds providers that they are the right people. The type of resources provided to the venture determines the need of follow-ups. It is done mainly based on the financial aspects while those who provide advice or assistance tend to not engage in follow-ups. Limitations - the study was conducted in the period when the many of the potential people to be interviewed were on holiday. The language was sometimes a limitation since English is not the first language neither for the interviewer nor the interviewees.

New Ventures projects emerge in response to the growing need of countries to develop and grow economically in an environment characterized by rapid changes. The importance of these projects is such that during the last decades they have played a role not only as drivers of the economy but also as sources of new jobs and innovation (Chen, 2009). Due to this importance, there have been multiple studies related to the efficient management of such projects. However, it is not sufficient for these projects to be managed properly, but the presence of limited resources makes necessary to select, prioritize and control these projects strategically within a portfolio.   This strategic management can be carried out by using the theory developed in Project Portfolio Management (PPM). The importance of PPM is the ability to integrate the world of projects with the operation of organizations, helping to minimize failures such as making unnecessary effort to undertake these projects in an appropriate manner when in fact these are not the right projects.  However, there is a lack of knowledge in the application of PPM theory for New Ventures projects, because their characteristics differ from those of any other type of projects in terms of high level of risk and, in many cases, high technical uncertainty (Mac Millan & Gunther, 2000).  This knowledge gap can be minimized using two different approaches. The first one consists in employing the theory developed by PPM in R&D projects, applying it for New Venture projects, as suggested by Mac Millan & Gunther (2000). The second approach corresponds to using the theory developed around the management of projects within Business Incubators (BIs) and Venture Capital firms (VC) in every stage of the PPM process.   This study describes how BIs and VCs in Sweden manage their New Venture projects portfolios in issues such as selection, prioritization and monitoring and control. To achieve an adequate depiction of this process, the study seeks primarily to identify the role of BIs and VCs in the PPM and the proper relationship that should exist between both organizations to ensure an ideal flow of projects at each stage of their development. In addition, it also seeks to find whether tools outlined in the literature are often used in practice.   Among the main findings of the study, the major contribution of the BIs is mainly in the feasibility analysis of projects and the support they give in their development, while VC firms are usually more focused on the selection, prioritization and monitoring and control of their portfolios. In practice there have been shortcomings in the transition of New Venture projects between BIs and VCs. These can be solved by creating a single organization that integrates the entire process of PPM between BIs and VCs, or other alternative is for VCs to start investing mainly in early stage projects.  Another important finding corresponds to the use of the expertise of BIs and VCs members as the most important tool when making strategic decisions. And although there is general satisfaction with the success of these projects in Sweden, some authors have argued that this industry is not totally mature. Therefore, this study suggests using some tools, proposed in a conceptual model, developed to achieve the maturity that New Venture projects industry requires.

<p><strong>Purpose</strong> - This paper aims to analyze different groups, such as venture capitalists’, banks’, governmental support agencies’ and incubator managers’ attitudes toward business plans.</p><p><strong>Approach</strong> – The interviews have been conducted within the following institutions: Jönköping Business Development (JBD, Handelsbanken and Swedbank, Jönköping, ALMI and NyföretagarCentrum (Government Support Agencies (GSAs) and Business Incubator Science Park Jönköping (BISPJ). The author has chosen to conduct the study within this the previous mentioned institutions because those are the ones who mostly demand a formal written BP from firms or potential businesses.</p><p><strong>Findings</strong> – it was found that all the institutions interviewed thinks that a formal written business plan is very important for the entrepreneurs to clarify goals and raise funds. They don’t see any direct negative sides with a business plan.  It was also found that the majority were of the opinion that a business plan does not need to be long. The funding decision is mostly based on the personal characteristics of the entrepreneur; it can be very hard for start-ups manager to convince the funds providers that they are the right people. The type of resources provided to the venture determines the need of follow-ups. It is done mainly based on the financial aspects while those who provide advice or assistance tend to not engage in follow-ups.</p><p><strong>Limitations </strong>- the study was conducted in the period when the many of the potential people to be interviewed were on holiday. The language was sometimes a limitation since English is not the first language neither for the interviewer nor the interviewees.</p>