Exchange of knowledge in protected environments. The case of university business incubators

Purpose University business incubators (UBIs) are born as tools of the academic world to market research results, for transfer technology and promote entrepreneurial spirit. In these contexts, exchange knowledge among entrepreneurs can be a key variable development success their businesses. This paper aims analyse characteristics entrepreneurs' resources institutional logic that prevails in incubator determinants knowledge, authors examine results terms commitment generation innovations. Design/methodology/approach The empirical study carried out on sample 101 UBIs Spain Netherlands. Findings reveals how complementarity, supplementarity transferability resources, well predisposition towards fundamental spirit innovation. Originality/value makes contribution an understanding relationships between university provide access help create useful parties, with this resource constituting one possible source sustainable competitive advantage.