Résumé
This contribution analyzes the role of the incubation process on performance indicators and underlines the effect of the strategy for selecting firms on these indicators. Incubators face pressures to present quantitative results and prove their value. This could lead them to choose developed firms instead of weak but promising projects. In this study, we analyze a group of 177 companies incubated in 64 French incubators using structural equation methodology. We hypothesize that incubators implement adapted strategies to provide the necessary resources and competencies to selected firms, which influences the characteristics of these incubated companies. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]