期刊名称：IWH Diskussionspapiere / Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle
出版年度：2008
卷号：2008
出版社：Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle
摘要：On the basis of a sample of 149 graduate firms from five German technology oriented
business incubators, this article contributes to incubator/incubation literature by investigating
the effects of the age of the business incubators and the firmsˇŻ incubation time in
securing long-term survival of the firms after leaving the incubator facilities. The empirical
findings from Cox-proportional hazards regression and parametric accelerated failure
time models reveal a statistically negative impact for both variables incubator age
and incubation time on post-graduation firm survival. One possible explanation for
these results is that, when incubator managers become increasingly involved in various
regional development activities (e.g. coaching of regional network initiatives), this may
reduce the effectiveness of incubator support and therefore the survival chances of
firms.
关键词：Firm survival; Hazard rates; Business incubators; Local technology policy
