Book chapter
The value of mentors in incubation and acceleration: a managerial perspective
Handbook of Research on Business and Technology Incubation and Acceleration: A Global Perspective, pp.464-477
Research Handbooks in Business and Management, Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
2021
Abstract
Chapter 27 describes findings from a longitudinal study of accelerators and the perceptions of accelerator managers conducted from 2013 to 2019 in the evolving Australian entrepreneurial ecosystem. To address a significant gap in the accelerators literature, the authors apply Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) to help understand the descriptions and perceptions of the value of mentors by accelerator managers. The findings suggest that mentors do not necessarily add tangible rewards to their protégés. Instead, they find that the impact of mentors in accelerators may be less instrumental or tangible, and might be more educational, reflective, and intangible than previously observed in the literature. The chapter explores the practical and research implications of these findings.
Details
- Title
- The value of mentors in incubation and acceleration: a managerial perspective
- Authors
- Martin Bliemel (Author) - University of Technology SydneySteven D' Alessandro (Author) - University of TasmaniaSaskia de Klerk (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, USC Business School - LegacyRicardo Flores (Author) - University of VictoriaGeoff Harrison (Author)Morgan P Miles (Author) - Charles Sturt University
- Contributors
- Sarfraz A Mian (Editor) - State University of New YorkMagnus Klofsten (Editor) - Linköping UniversityWadid Lamine (Editor) - University of Ottawa
- Publication details
- Handbook of Research on Business and Technology Incubation and Acceleration: A Global Perspective, pp.464-477
- Series
- Research Handbooks in Business and Management
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.4337/9781788974783.00037; 10.4337/9781788974783
- Copyright note
- This is a draft chapter/article. The final version is available in [insert book title] edited by [insert editor(s) or author(s)], published in 20xx, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781788974783.00037. The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; USC Business School - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99518708802621
- Output Type
- Book chapter
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