The Role of Corporate Accelerators (CA) in Science-Based Production & Startup Companies

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1 Ministry of Science,, Research and Technology Department of Technology Development Studies (DTDS)- Iranian Research Organization for Science &;Technology (IROST)

2 Department of Technology Development Studies (DTDS)-Iranian Research Organization for Science & Technology IROST)

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Today, startups are driving major innovations that are replacing the existing business models. Accelerator programs are defined as three to six months that support cohorts of startups in the new venture process, while completing an incubator program within one to five years. This research aims to identify the dimensions and indicators of a framework for a corporate business acceleration program. The promise of corporate accelerators lies in bridging the gap between corporations and startups and may lead to increase the success of both for collaborative contracting. Accelerators go through a three-step phase of pre-acceleration, acceleration, and post-acceleration. An acceleration program considers the employees’ mindset, learning attitudes, and willingness to change. The three general dimensions affecting organizational learning through corporate accelerators include first, contextual factors relating to the organizational structures, culture, and industrial environment of the organization, second, human factors and third, the methods used in the organization. In response to research questions, dimensions and components of business accelerator programs framework for ICT business companies identified; the attitude and learning process for constant improvement specified and how to increase the chance of managers and company promoters of startup accelerators determined.

The methodology of this research is applied-developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of type. As a result, a framework for designing a corporate business acceleration program is provided. This framework is designed to be applicable in various contexts and environments with diverse entrepreneurial environments and needs, and finally, it highlights the importance of the learning process and continuous improvement given that contextual considerations are constantly changing.

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