Reconceptualizing business incubators in startup ecosystems: theoretical foundations and institutional mechanisms

Usmanov, Gafujon

Innovation science and technologiy · 2026-yil

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This study conceptualizes business incubators as pivotal institutional actors within startupecosystems and examines their evolving role in supporting innovation-driven entrepreneurship.The study employs a qualitative conceptual approach that combines systematic literature analysis,comparative evaluation, and theoretical synthesis. The analysis explores the functional roles of businessincubators, their interaction mechanisms with startups, and their evolutionary development within entrepreneurialsupport infrastructures.Building on established theoretical perspectives, including institutional theory, the resource-based view,ecosystem theory, and network theory, the study develops a multidimensional framework that systematizes therole of business incubators across key functional domains. In addition, a theoretical matrix is proposed to mapcore incubator functions to corresponding scientific perspectives, enabling a more structured interpretation oftheir systemic impact.The findings contribute to a more integrated understanding of business incubators as hybrid institutionalmechanisms that simultaneously operate as resource providers, knowledge intermediaries, and ecosystemcoordinators. This study advances the academic literature by proposing a consolidated conceptual model thatclarifies the position of business incubators within startup ecosystems and highlights their role in facilitatinginnovation-driven development.

Maqola ma’lumotlari
MualliflarUsmanov, Gafujon
JurnalInnovation science and technologiy
NashriyotТошкент давлат иқтисодиёт университети
Nashr sanasi2026-05-01
Jild2
Son5
TilIngliz
Ilmiy sohaIqtisodiyot
DOI10.5281/zenodo.20310094
Indeksga qo‘shilgan2026-08-26

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20310094 · Maqolaning asl sahifasi

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business incubators, startup ecosystems, innovation systems, entrepreneurial ecosystems, institutional theory, resource-based view, network theory.

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APAUsmanov, Gafujon (2026). RECONCEPTUALIZING BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS. Innovation science and technologiy, 2(5). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20310094
GOST (OAK)Usmanov, Gafujon RECONCEPTUALIZING BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS // Innovation science and technologiy. – 2026. – T. 2, № 5. – DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20310094.
MLAUsmanov, Gafujon. “RECONCEPTUALIZING BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS.” Innovation science and technologiy, 2(5), 2026. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20310094
ChicagoUsmanov, Gafujon. “RECONCEPTUALIZING BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS.” Innovation science and technologiy, 2(5) (2026). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20310094
HarvardUsmanov, Gafujon (2026) ‘RECONCEPTUALIZING BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS’, Innovation science and technologiy, 2(5). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20310094
BibTeX
@article{usmanovgafujon2026,
  title = {RECONCEPTUALIZING BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS},
  author = {Usmanov, Gafujon},
  journal = {Innovation science and technologiy},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {2},
  number = {5},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.20310094},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20310094}
}

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