The effect of management practices on the business incubators performance: towards an agenda for strategic entrepreneurship

This research aims to evaluate the effect of management practices on the business incubators (BIs) performance towards an agenda for strategic entrepreneurship. The study was applied in BIs from Chile, Israel and Italy. A survey was conducted with experts. Data were collected through a scalar questionnaire, in which the specialists gave their judgments. Soon after this procedure, the data were analyzed from the application of statistical method using R and SPSS Statistics software, multi-criteria analysis and multivariate analysis techniques, with the support of the Electre III, Compromise Programming and Promethee II methods. There is a gap in the literature concerning management practices and BIs performance towards strategic entrepreneurship in the three countries. It is hoped that this research will stimulate future studies from a suggested agenda. Additionally, it is hoped that this study can improve the decision-making process of BI entrepreneurs and public managers, expanding investments in innovative businesses such as BIs. Therefore, the management policy for business incubators in this category should be anchored by efficient strategic planning. Finally, this study helps decision-makers, BIs managers or governments about how best to plan their strategies to achieve better performance for creating value for customers or businesses.