Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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Faculty of Management and Industrial Engineering Malek-Ashtar Industrial university, Tehran,Iran
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management and Industrial Engineering, University of Malek Ashtar, Tehran, Iran.
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Associate Professor, Science and Technology Fundamental Studies Research Center, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran.
10.22111/innoeco.2026.53932.1223
Abstract
Innovation capability is a determining factor in competitiveness of accelerators, and the lack of a comprehensive model to determine the maturity and readiness of innovation capabilities in accelerators is necessary to prevents these organizations from sustainable and value-creating interactions with startups in the innovation ecosystem. The research aimed to present a model which its method is an applied in terms of purpose, carried out using the meta-synthesis method, based on the 7 steps of Sandelowski and Barroso's (2007) approach. Articles were searched based on research keywords in scientific databases during the years 2000-2025, and finally 47 articles met the inclusion in the study. Based on the findings of the meta-synthesis of the components of the accelerators’ innovation capability maturity model in the innovation ecosystem, 121 primary concepts, 23 subcategories, and 6 main categories were extracted. Finally, the maturity model presented in this study includes 4 levels of Pre-acceleration, growth acceleration, maturity acceleration, and excellence acceleration in 6 dimensions of operational capabilities, dynamic capabilities, research capabilities, environmental factors, network capabilities, and internal soft capabilities.
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