International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)
  Year: 2020 | Volume: 4 | Issue: 5 | Page No.: 47-70
Impact of Community Development and Entrepreneurs on Improving the Performance of Business Incubators
Rania Y.shehada, Suliman A. El Talla, Mazen J. Al Shobaki, Samy S. Abu-Naser

Abstract:
This study aimed to identify societal development and entrepreneurs and their impact on improving the performance of business incubators in Gaza Strip, and the study relied on the descriptive analytical approach, and the study community consisted of all employees working in business incubators in Gaza Strip in addition to experts and consultants in incubators where their total number reached (62) individuals, and the researchers used the questionnaire as a main tool to collect data through the comprehensive survey method, where (55) questionnaires were retrieved with a recovery rate (88.7%). The results of the study showed that there is a high agreement on the distance of entrepreneurs with a relative weight (80.66%), and the societal development dimension with a relative weight (78.18%), while the improvement of the performance of incubators has reached a relative weight (80.12%) and the results of the study also showed a positive relationship Statistically significant between the societal and entrepreneurial dimensions and improving performance in business incubators. The linear regression analysis model also showed an effect of the societal and entrepreneurial dimensions on the improvement of performance in incubators by 62.5% and the rest due to other factors. The study came out with several recommendations, the most important of which is the need to periodically evaluate their performance, and to design a more effective mechanism for follow-up with companies after the end of the incubation period, and to monitor the progress of these companies.