Exploring The Characteristics Of Incubatees Towards Achieving Fourth Generation Incubators

Wan Mohd Zainudin, Wan Nur Saidah (2014) Exploring The Characteristics Of Incubatees Towards Achieving Fourth Generation Incubators. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Business incubation is an economic development tool which is widely used to stimulate the growth of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). It is proven as an effective tool in creating jobs, and accelerating the growth of new businesses. This paper examines the underlying characteristics of incubatees that are needed at the selection phase of the business incubation process towards achieving fourth generation incubators. This study is based on a survey questionnaire from the 121 incubatees from ICT incubators in Malaysia. The characteristics of incubatees, personality, knowledge, skill and behaviour, are found to have inter-correlation among each other and shows to be significant factors for achieving fourth generation incubators. Results show that the most significant characteristic is behaviour while characteristics such as personality, skill and knowledge. The findings provide valuable information for the policy makers, business incubator managers, and potential incubatees toward achieving fourth generation incubators.

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