The Research on the Difference among Technology Business Incubators of Southwest China --- Based on the Study of 28 Business Incubators in DEA Method

Abstract

This paper uses DEA and cluster analysis method to make research on operating efficiency difference among 28 national business incubators of Southwest China with the data of 2010 to 2012 years. The results show that the operating efficiency of business incubators in Southwest presents the downtrend in dynamic fluctuation. The integral operating efficiency is relatively low and the efficiency difference is significant. Ineffective business incubators hold a relatively large proportion. The main factor is unreasonable resource allocation and low scale level.

Dynamic efficiency evaluation of state‐level business incubators in China by using a slacks‐based measure approach

“…It can be concluded that economic development level is not the only influential factor for incubators' efficiency. Similar finding can be observed in Liu et al ().…”

“…These input/output indicators are not reasonable in real efficiency evaluation, for that area is an input rather than an output, and other inputs such as labour and capital are ignored. Liu, Li, and Zhao (2014) use DEA and cluster analysis to measure the operational efficiency differences among 28 national business incubators of Southwestern China based on the dataset from 2010 to 2012 and find that unreasonable allocation of resources and low scale level resulted in the poor performance of the business incubators. Wan, Pan, and Liang (2015) use slacks-based measure (SBM) model to compare the performance of 50 Chinese IT industry incubators with 196 integrated business incubators in 2012.…”

Organizational and institutional change analysis: the case of Barcelona activa business incubator

“…This one aims to establish a general framework for the promotion and coordination of scientific and technical research in order to contribute to sustainable development and social welfare, through the generation and dissemination of knowledge and innovation. business incubators (Allen & Rahman, 1985;Brooks, 1986;Kuratko & LaFolette, 1987;Smilor, 1987;Campbell, 1989;Udell, 1990;Allen & McCluskey, 1990;Hansen et al, 2000;Adegbite, 2001;Pena, 2004;Aernoudt, 2004;Tsai et al, 2009;Scillitoe & Chakrabarti, 2010;Liu et al, 2014). The second one emphasizes the concepts related to "organization-environment" and shows evidence of its proximity to the organization theory from the contingency theory.…”