EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTERS’(ESABIC) DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES, ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACTIVITIES AND VALUE CREATION WITH STRUCTURATION THEORY APPLICATION:A MIXED METHOD STUDY WITH MACHINE LEARNING MODELING

Abstract

This study investigates the specific capabilities of University Based European Space Business Incubators Centers(ESABIC) that enhance entrepreneurial activities,value creation and the regional influence and impact on them.
Using identical and purposive sampling schemes and designs, specific ESABICs (substantive and dynamic capabilities) are identified and the impact of external conditions such as regulations, constraints and challenges on the ESABICs socio human structures are also investigated. The study is designed based on a Sequential Exploratory Mixed Method Design. Qualitative thematic coding was applied in the first stage to extant studies in Space Based literatures. Themes, patterns, study concepts and pre-conceptual framework were identified and designed. Using the outputs from the first stage, quantitative modeling from survey will be further used to develop measurement metrics for ESABICs and also predicting the relative effect of the dynamic capabilities on value creation.Comparisms will also be made with traditional UBIs.This study contributes to research on dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurship ecosystem of UBIs by using a multi-dimensional approach to dynamic capabilities assessment. It also enhances the application of Mixed method research methodology in UBI studies by highlighting the procedural steps for data integration and the final results and reports will be made using Mixed Method Standard Practices such as GRAMMS.