TRUST AS A DETERMINANT OF ENTREPRENEURS' PREFERENCE TO REMAIN TENANTS IN TURKISH BUSINESS INCUBATORS

AŞCIGİL S. F., Magner N. R., KARABULUT TEMEL E.

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, vol.109, no.1, pp.169-173, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 109 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.2466/01.07.17.21.pr0.109.4.169-173
  • Journal Name: PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.169-173
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Relations of two types of trust by entrepreneurs with the entrepreneurs' preference to remain an incubator tenant were examined using questionnaire data from 67 owners of companies in 6 Turkish incubators. As hypothesized, trust in incubator management had a positive and unique relation with preference to remain an incubator tenant. However, trust in other incubator tenants did not show the hypothesized positive and unique relation with preference to remain a tenant; the results indicated the relation is negative.