Corporate Accelerator Programs. : How Incumbents’ Motives and Operative Support Practices Impact Startup Success.

Moschner, Sandra-Luisa.

Corporate Accelerator Programs. : How Incumbents’ Motives and Operative Support Practices Impact Startup Success. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (269 pages)

Intro -- Index of figures -- Index of tables -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Research motivation -- 1.2 Research objectives and contribution -- 1.3 Outline of the thesis -- 2 Theoretical foundation of the accelerator and open innovation -- 2.1 The accelerator as a venture development organization -- 2.2 Open innovation for accessing external resources -- 3 Qualitative exploration of corporate accelerators as a new open innovation approach -- 3.1 Methodology -- 3.2 Findings -- 3.3 Discussion -- 4 Quantitative exploration of incumbents' motives, design ele-ments, and operative practices in corporate accelerators -- 4.1 Methodology -- 4.2 Empirical findings -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Incumbent's motives and operative practices in corporate accelerators -- 5.2 Operative practices in corporate accelerators -- 6 Conclusion -- 6.1 Theoretical implications -- 6.2 Managerial implications -- 6.3 Limitations and future research -- Appendix.

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