Introduction

Introduction

Introduction

Introduction

The concept of business incubation remains topical and yet it is now more than fifty years old (Al-Mubaraki & Busler, 2010). The spread of business incubation practices across the world has opened a new dimension in management theory and practice. Indeed, over time, the need to manage incubation programs in a way that helps the formation and growth of startups has become increasingly important (ECA, 2014).

From the Editor-in-Chief

Welcome to the July 2019 issue of the Technology Innovation Management Review. The authors in this issue share insights on business incubators and accelerators, business model design, ecosystem knowledge management, and digital payment adoption in Africa.

Introduction by Erik Lindhult

The recently published special issues on action research in the TIM Review (April 2019 and May 2019) are an indicator of the viability and fruitfulness of expanding this type of approach for research and practical development in the technology and innovation management area.

Introduction

Introduction

The diffusion of information and communication technology (ICT) has brought change to all aspects of our lives, not least our working lives. The digital economy has grown much faster than the rest of the economy; however, the rapid development of digital technologies has created challenges for inclusive growth. For example, there is an identified problem of under-representation of women in economically critical sectors such as ICTs (Pappas et al., 2017).