The Impact of Incubators on the Success of Innovative Agribusinesses Founded by Youths in Cameroon
Keywords:
Incubators, services, success, growth, development, servicedominant logic
Abstract
Entrepreneurship is a credible option for countries that aim to solve the problem of youth employability by supporting them. Therefore, the relevance of support structures such as incubators in an agricultural developing country like Cameroon is still relevant, and the analysis of their impact is necessary to the relevance and effectiveness of their action. The objective of this article is to analyze the impact of incubators in the agricultural sector, on the success of incubated firms by analyzing the direct impact of accessing the proposed services on the performance (development and growth) of incubated firms; we started from the Service-Dominant Logic to analyze the value of the proposed services from the point of view of the incubates. We mainly used the PLS method and found that incubators through their services (infrastructure, training and coaching, consulting and assistance, and networking) have an impact on the development (management, strategic alliances, innovation development) and growth (employment and wealth) of agribusinesses founded by young people. However, this impact is somewhat weak.
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54. Wallen Rural Development Network. (2015). Innovation in the agri-food sector Report of the day of exchanges and field visits in Ellezelles January 23, 201.Retrieved August 9, 2020, from.
55. Witt, P. (2004). Entrepreneurs' networks and the success of start-ups. Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, 16(5), 391-412.
56. World Bank. (2020). Doing Business.World Bank Group.https://www.doingbusiness.org/en/doingbusiness
57. Woywode, M., & Lessat, V. (2001). Success factors of fast-growing firms in Germany. International journal SME Economics and management of small and medium-sized enterprises, 14(3-4), 17-43.
58. Yao, C. & Diomande, G.L. (2021). IMPLEMENTING A RESEARCH FRAMEWORK TAILORED TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
59. Yumkella, K.K., Kormawa, P.M., Roepstorff, T.M., & Hawkins, A.M. (2011). Agribusiness to the rescue of Africa's prosperity. UNI Annex, 1, 393.https://www.reseaupwdr.be/sites/default/files/509083_150123_cr_innovation_agroalimentaire.pdfpwdr.be/sites/default/files/509083_150123_cr_innovation_agroalimentaire.pdfpwdr.be/sites/default/files/509083_150123_cr_innovation_agroalimentaire.pdf
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2023-04-28
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Parish, D. R., Razack, A., Mignouna, D. B., Zozo, N. N., Gbede, R. T., Bamba, Z., Abdoulaye, T., & Manyong, V. (2023). The Impact of Incubators on the Success of Innovative Agribusinesses Founded by Youths in Cameroon. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 16, 333. Retrieved from https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/16683
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