Technology Business Incubator Performance: A Bibliometric Study

Abstract

While globalization offers various opportunities, the business world is becoming more competitive. Many new businesses struggle in their early years due to a lack of management skills, marketing support, and financial access. To address these challenges, technology business incubators have emerged. Their aim is to promote technology transfer, encourage growth through innovation, help with small business development, and boost local economic growth. These incubators also serve as a measure for fostering an innovation-based economy. This study focuses on tracing the development of business incubator management research found in international scientific journals indexed in Scopus. Using a descriptive quantitative approach and data from the Scopus database spanning from 1984 to 2021, the study analyzes the evolution of this field through bibliometric analysis. The findings reveal that from 1985 to 2021, Scopus indexed 1,642 articles with 3,610 distinct keywords on incubator business research, with 2019 being the year with the most articles published (162). The most common research topics are business, management, and accounting, and the United States leads in publishing research papers on business incubators.