Introducing the Process model for Incubators' Success by Considering meta- synthesis Approach

Incubators are Facilitating systems for developing innovation and Entrepreneurship. These centers which have been highly regarded and continuously increased their number are prevailing motivator for economical and regional development. However, current models for incubators which are introduced in the technical literature are not coherent and each of them focused on an individual aspect of this issue. Therefore, a holistic process model is required to explain progress process of technology units and consider success parameters which are the significant gap in the technical literature in this field. Considering the above-mentioned gap, this research work is aimed to introduce a hybrid model of model collections and components which are presented in the literature by using research synthesis method. For this purpose, this study presents a comprehensive classification of incubators' model in which 112 findings in terms of 25 components and six primary fields are identified. For introducing process model of incubators' success, findings are exactly described in terms of practical and comprehensible concepts. This model which is structured in three phases including Pre-incubation, Main- incubation and After-incubation, investigates the organizational mechanisms with a process approach to improve the efficiency of incubators during the different incubation processes. External environment and local context are implemented as influencial factors.