
INNEHÅLLSFÖRTECKNING
1. INLEDNING.........................................................................................................................5
1.1 Bakgrund...........................................................................................................................5
1.2 Problemdiskussion ............................................................................................................7
1.3 Forskningsfrågor ...............................................................................................................9
1.4 Syfte ..................................................................................................................................9
1.5 Avgränsningar...................................................................................................................9
2. METOD.................................................................................................................................9
2.1 Vetenskapsteoretiskt ställningstagande............................................................................. 9
2.2 Val av metod ...................................................................................................................10
2.2.1 KVANTITATIV STUDIE ...........................................................................................10
2.2.1.1 Urval..........................................................................................................................10
2.2.1.2 Slumpmässigt urval...................................................................................................10
2.2.1.3 E-enkät ......................................................................................................................12
2.2.1.4 Hantering av bortfall.................................................................................................13
2.2.2 KVALITATIV STUDIE ..............................................................................................14
2.2.2.1 Djupintervjuer...........................................................................................................14
2.2.3 Problem med metod .....................................................................................................14
2.2.4 Kritisk granskning av metod........................................................................................15
2.2.5 Tidigare använda och alternativa metoder...................................................................16
3. TEORI.................................................................................................................................16
3.1 Vad är en inkubator? .......................................................................................................16
3.2 Historia............................................................................................................................18
3.2.1 Sveriges första försök att skapa ett inkubatorsystem...................................................18
3.3 Olika typer of inkubatorer...............................................................................................19
3.4 Inkubatorns dynamiska effekter......................................................................................20
3.5 Inkubationsprocessen ......................................................................................................21
3.6 Tillväxt............................................................................................................................ 23
3.7 TIDIGARE STUDIER....................................................................................................26
3.7.1 Den finska studien........................................................................................................26
3.7.2 Den svenska studien....................................................................................................27
4. EMPIRISK STUDIE..........................................................................................................28
4.1 Presentation av urval:......................................................................................................28
4.2 TILLVÄXT.....................................................................................................................29
4.2.1 Faktiskt samt prognostiserad tillväxt i företagen .........................................................29
4.2.2 Faktisk tillväxt omsättning & anställda........................................................................31
4.2.3 Prognostiserad tillväxt i omsättning & antal anställda.................................................32
4.2.5 Sammanfattning tillväxt................................................................................................. 34
4.3 INKUBATORNS TJÄNSTER........................................................................................34
4.3.1 Infrastruktur..................................................................................................................34
4.3.2 Handledning.................................................................................................................36
4.3.2.1 Rådgivning ................................................................................................................36
4.3.2.2 Utvecklingstjänster....................................................................................................37
4.3.2.3 Mentorskap................................................................................................................38
4.3.3 Nätverksskapande.........................................................................................................39
4.3.3.1 Näringsliv..................................................................................................................39
4.3.3.2 Universitet.................................................................................................................41
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