Fraktalne właściwości akademickich inkubatorów przedsiębiorczości (AIP)

Purpose – The main purpose of operating Academic Entrepreneurship Incubators (AIP) was to organize an innovative network of entrepreneurship incubators at universities across Poland. As a result of the activities undertaken by the AIP Foundation, the first in Poland and the largest in Europe network of institutions providing support on the basis of pre-incubation and incubation of business ideas was established. The main purpose of the publication is to discuss the essence of Academic Entrepreneurship Incubators (AIP), fractals and fractal organization and presenting selected aspects of the functioning of Academic Entrepreneurship Incubators (AIP) as an institutional form of academic entrepreneurship development in Poland on the principles of a fractal organization.Research method – The article uses the national literature about the given topic, as well as source data, the results of which were presented in the form of maps and drawings.Results – Academic Entrepreneurship Incubators (AIP) operate on the principles of a fractal organization. Originality /value – On the basis of the conducted research it was shown that Academic Enterprise Incubators (AIP) have fractal properties and function on the principles of a fractal organization.