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¿Hacia una nueva generación de incubadoras? Debate conceptual sobre su rol en la transición sostenible

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  • Frida J. Negro-Hang

    (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Administración (Córdoba, Argentina))

Abstract

Las tensiones sociales, ambientales y económicas del siglo XXI subrayan la necesidad de replantear el concepto de desarrollo y examinar cómo los actores ecosistémicos facilitan o entorpecen la transición hacia sistemas más sostenibles. Llamativamente, mientras crecen las exigencias para que las empresas ya establecidas adopten modelos y prácticas sostenibles, en los ecosistemas de emprendimiento e innovación aún se prioriza una visión especialmente centrada en la sostenibilidad económico-financiera de las empresas emergentes. Este trabajo se adentra en esa discusión, abordando el caso de las incubadoras de empresas y haciendo particular énfasis en su condición de organización intermediaria. Se argumenta que, debido a su rol intrasistémico, las incubadoras pueden contribuir a los procesos de transición en dos sentidos: por un lado, propiciando nuevas lógicas de intercambio entre los actores del ecosistema; por el otro, impulsando nuevas generaciones de emprendimientos que por diseño sean sostenibles. Ahondar en estos cuestionamientos resulta aún más pertinente si se considera que, de no asumir un compromiso con los procesos de transición, las incubadoras se encuentran en posición de reproducir modelos empresariales no sostenibles./ The social, environmental, and economic tensions of the 21st century highlight the urgent need to rethink development and assess how ecosystem actors support or obstruct the transition to more sustainable systems. Notably, while established companies are increasingly pressured to adopt sustainable models, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems still prioritize economic and financial sustainability for emerging businesses. This paper explores this issue, focusing on business incubators and emphasizing their role as intermediary organizations. Given their position within the ecosystem, incubators can drive the transition in two key ways: by fostering new forms of exchange among ecosystem actors and by nurturing a new generation of ventures designed to be sustainable from the outset. Addressing these questions is particularly important, as without a clear commitment to sustainability, incubators risk perpetuating unsustainable business models.

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  • Frida J. Negro-Hang, 2024. "¿Hacia una nueva generación de incubadoras? Debate conceptual sobre su rol en la transición sostenible," Revista de Economía y Estadística, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Economía y Finanzas, vol. 62(1), pages 157-186, Diciembre.
  • Handle: RePEc:ief:reveye:v:62:y:2024:i:1:p:157-186
    DOI: 10.55444/2451.7321.2024.v62.n1.46540
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    Keywords

    Incubadoras de empresas; intermediarias; modelos de negocios sostenibles; transición; emprendimiento;
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    JEL classification:

    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • L21 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Business Objectives of the Firm
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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