Accelerators as Knowledge Providers

Abstract

Accelerators provide a way for entrepreneurs to capitalize on new knowledge and technology regarding sport. The advantage of accelerators is that they can utilize the wisdom of crowds in order to facilitate a quick introduction into the marketplace of new ideas. This is crucial in the competitive sport industry, which relies on utilizing knowledge intensive products and services for competitive reasons. Knowledge in a sport context can be hard to describe as it can refer to processes that enable better production processes. For this reason, it is useful to understand how knowledge is a source of power in the sport market and how it can be used strategically. This chapter focuses on issues such as knowledge management and knowledge hoarding as a way to gain a competitive advantage in the sport industry, thereby linking the research on accelerators to a knowledge perspective in the sport context.

Citation

Ratten, V. (2020), "Accelerators as Knowledge Providers", Ratten, V. (Ed.) Sport Startups: New Advances in Entrepreneurship, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 45-58. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-081-420201004