Development of a conceptual model of business accelerators: a Meta synthesis approach

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1 Department of Technological Entrepreneurship - Faculty of Entrepreneurship - University of Tehran - Tehran - Iran

2 Department of Technology, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

3 New Business Department, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/jed.2024.367909.654289

Abstract

Over the past decade, accelerators have emerged as a distinct and popular new form of intermediary organization, playing a key role in supporting entrepreneurial and innovation activities. To date, despite significant growth in accelerator research, there is still little understanding of how different forms of accelerators work and the effects they create in different fields. This article reviews the existing scientific research on accelerators with the approach of examining the conceptual model of accelerators supporting business with a meta-synthesızes approach, and using the meta-synthesızes technique, 54 qualitative research articles on accelerators published in the previous decade Analyzed. Meta-synthesızes analysis identified ten themes, including support strategy, infrastructure, accelerator types, accelerator context, interventions, the value proposition of business accelerators, challenges of accelerators, results of accelerators, mechanism, and Accelerators program design. This article identified gaps in current research and provided suggestions for future research.
The Business Accelerator Framework is a program that provides business coaching and mentoring to early-stage startups. Startup accelerators help new companies succeed by providing funding, training, and mentoring. A business accelerator is a more effective way to help entrepreneurs create and launch new businesses. Companies that enroll in accelerator programs are quickly accelerated into successful corporate life through a fast-paced, comprehensive, and powerful training process, giving them in months the training that would have been gained over years of trial and error. Accelerators are growing widely, increasing the demand for startups for accelerator programs and attracting the attention of companies and governments. Goswami, Mitchell, and Bhagawatula observed that the number of business accelerators that provide entrepreneurial capital rather than financial investment has increased dramatically over the past 17 years. Entrepreneurial capital is a critical element, especially for start-up businesses. Emphasis on entrepreneurial capital rather than financial capital has been highlighted as a key difference between business accelerators and business ıncubators. Additionally, accelerators often do not provide financial resources such as office space or operating costs. Entrepreneurial capital, which includes market research, concept development, and investor relationship management, is prioritized by business accelerators. Accelerators are a different organizational form with a unique set of features based on the products they offer to their startup customers. are known to provide, which contrasts with some research that sees them as a specific type of business growth center. In addition, accelerators differ from incubators in that their support programs are for It last much shorter. Their goal is not to provide physical assets and office space for companies for a long time, also they have less emphasis than investment companies on the next source of financing, they seek to promote business growth by providing intensive and time-limited assistance. are.
There is a lot of research on accelerators, however, this phenomenon is relatively new. The research includes two types of analysis of business accelerators, one on innovation intermediates and the other on incubator intermediates. Early studies of accelerators and incubators have focused on measuring their impact, but the findings of these studies have varied greatly. On the one hand, several studies have reported positive results of acceleration on businesses, while on the other hand, some studies have reported less or even negative effects of accelerators and growth centers on businesses. Although there is much research on accelerators, there seems to be a need for systematic research to understand what accelerators are, how they work, and what role they play in supporting the development of their startups and shaping the innovative entrepreneurial landscape in general.

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Journal of Entrepreneurship Development
Volume 17, Issue 3
December 2024
Pages 78-110

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