Entrepreneurial Learning Evolutions in Start-Up Hubs: A Post-Pandemic Perspective for Lean Organizations

Younger, leaner, and more innovative organizations have thrived in recent years despite the disruptions caused by Covid-19. For startups, the current scenario depicts an encouraging framework: they have demonstrated a strong and innate ability to adapt, finding new solutions to cope with changing economic conditions.

To better understand the post-pandemic world, author Nicola Capolupo examines the shifts in training programs for startups in business incubators (hubs) from an entrepreneurial and organizational learning perspective. To intercept current shifts in training processes, Entrepreneurial Learning Evolutions in Startup Hubs comprise those levers that have led lean structures to adopt a holistic view in delivering organizational empowerment processes to new startups and entrepreneurs. Capolupo provides an in-depth case study, conducted through interviews with an inland area incubator that runs certified and recognized incubation paths for different startups

The analysis of entrepreneurial learning evolutions in startup hubsprovides practical input to startup and incubator managers on the strategic drivers of change in training processes, investigating new trends of Entrepreneurial Learning in lean organizations.

Nicola Capolupo is a Research Fellow and Adjunct Professor in Business Organization at the University of Salerno, Italy. His research interest covers Organizational and Entrepreneurial Behaviour, as well as Lean Management and Six Sigma methodologies for organizations.