The value of mentors in incubation and acceleration: a managerial perspective

Bliemel, M; D'Alessandro, S; de Klerk, S; Flores, R; Harrison, G; Miles, M

The value of mentors in incubation and acceleration: a managerial perspective

Bliemel, M

D'Alessandro, S de Klerk, S Flores, R Harrison, G Miles, M

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Publisher:: Edward Elgar
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Handbook of Research on Business and Technology Incubation and Acceleration, 2021, pp. 464-477
Issue Date:: 2021-03-23

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dc.contributor.author	Bliemel, M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-0888
dc.contributor.author	D'Alessandro, S
dc.contributor.author	de Klerk, S
dc.contributor.author	Flores, R
dc.contributor.author	Harrison, G
dc.contributor.author	Miles, M
dc.contributor.editor	Mian, S
dc.contributor.editor	Klofsten, M
dc.contributor.editor	Lamine, W
dc.date.accessioned	2021-03-25T00:22:55Z
dc.date.available	2021-03-25T00:22:55Z
dc.date.issued	2021-03-23
dc.identifier.citation	Handbook of Research on Business and Technology Incubation and Acceleration, 2021, pp. 464-477
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/147514
dc.description.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.
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dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Edward Elgar
dc.relation.ispartof	Handbook of Research on Business and Technology Incubation and Acceleration
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dc.title	The value of mentors in incubation and acceleration: a managerial perspective
dc.type	Chapter
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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.

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