Understanding Incubated Startups’ Continuance Intention towards Entrepreneurial Incubation Platforms: Empirical Evidence from China

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Dear authors,

The title is interesting and sheds light on a significant gap. Nevertheless, your contribution lacks enough focus and integrity.

The abstract is not precise. What is specific about the research? Why China? just point it out briefly.

Avoid using general statements and be more specific. For instance, it is mentioned that "The relationship between entrepreneurial incubation platforms and their incubated startups is the bridge for the interaction between these two parties, which can be regarded as the social exchange relationship". Such statements could become controversial.

The Introduction lacks enough facts and figures about the context. Please contextualize it.

Please clarify the research gap following a particular approach. Fragmented data is proposed in the Introduction section.

Add the paper's structure at the end of the Introduction.

Which type of incubation platforms are considered in this research? Hatcheries, Incubators, Excubators, Accelerators, or the like? Please see: Salamzadeh, A., & Kesim, H. K. (2017). The enterprising communities and startup ecosystem in Iran. Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy.

The literature is not reviewed thoroughly. Please add more relevant references.

Please explain the dual approach which is mentioned in Figure 1. It seems controversial as it lacks enough connection with extant literature.

Please compare the findings with those of the others.

Please mention the limitations and implications. The directions for future research are also limited, as the evolutionary path of the support mechanisms is overlooked.

Add the references to the questions on pages 19 to 21. It makes replication studies easier to conduct.

Best of luck!

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Reviewer 2 Report

Dear author, good efforts, however, I believe that while building the arguments for achieving continuance intention you have used some new but majority of the old references. The main question that you have addressed and the main theoretical contribution needs further elaboration especially by highlighting the continuance intentions are indeed a real issue. 

The topic is original and need of the time, but I was unable to find the relevance with regard to theory and practice in the objectives of the study. Please clarify what exactly specific gap your study will fill in the field? There is relatively less critical analysis and less emphasis to the subject area compared with other published materials.

In the methodology specifically you need improvements in the form of linking your methodology with the latest studies that have been conducted in the field. Kindly follow and link your methodology with the suggested literature;

 

Asad, M., Shabbir, M. S., Salman, R., Haider, S. H., & Ahmad, I. (2018). Do entrepreneurial orientation and size of enterprise influence the performance of micro and small enterprises? A study on mediating role of innovation. Management Science Letters, 8(10), 1015-1026. doi:10.5267/j.msl.2018.7.008

Asad, M., Asif, M. U., Allam, Z., & Sheikh, U. A. (2021). A mediated moderated analysis of psychological safety and employee empowerment between sustainable leadership and sustainable performance of SMEs. (pp. 1-5). Sakheer: IEEE. doi:10.1109/IEEECONF53626.2021.9686340

 

Hammami, S. M., Ahmed, F., Johny, J., & Sulaiman, M. A. B. A. (2021). Impact of Knowledge Capabilities on Organizational Performance in the Private Sector in Oman: An SEM Approach Using Path Analysis. International Journal of Knowledge Management (IJKM), 17(1), 15-32. 

Furthermore, please make sure that the table 3 is not correlation but discriminant validity and square root of the AVE, Secondly in structural pictures it is better to use PLS Pictures rather than making a picture.

To improve the article especially with reference to theoretical and practical significance, I am suggesting you another citation regarding innovation that can significantly improve your work in terms of contribution to the body of knowledge. Please read and cite the following articles to improve the study;

Qalati, S. A., Ostic, D., Sulaiman, M. A. B. A., Gopang, A. A., & Khan, A. (2022). Social Media and SMEs’ Performance in Developing Countries: Effects of Technological-Organizational-Environmental Factors on the Adoption of Social Media. SAGE Open, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221094594

 

I strongly recommend you to use these article to strengthen your study especially in the introduction and literature section as far as its contribution to the body of knowledge is concerned. Secondly link your methodology and identify how you improve with the available literature. Like the findings for innovation is hardly linked with prior literature in the article and also likewise for the sustainability, I strongly recommend you to link your findings with the suggested findings to improve the quality of your paper. Then it will then have a significant impact in the body of knowledge. 

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

Dear authors,

I'm glad to review the revised version. I could see that all the mentioned comments are addressed in some way. Then, I would not add any more comments and feel that this version is qualified for publication. The only concern is to ask a native English proofreader to review the latest draft.

Best of luck!

Reviewer 2 Report

Good Efforts