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It examines how individual and shared identities interact with knowledge processes and influence collaboration, trust and decision-making, shaping the formation and development of entrepreneurial teams.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This research adopts a multiple-case study approach to explore the entrepreneurial team identity formation and development. It uses one-to-one semi-structured interviews with active entrepreneurial team members who have completed the Central European University iLab Incubation Program. First, an inductive coding strategy was applied. In addition, secondary data were collected through manual web scraping.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study shows that knowledge sharing, resource exchange and mentorship through proactive networking shape teams\u2019 entrepreneurial identity. Networking and social interactions reinforce each other, while incubation increases legitimacy and identity strength. Trust, open communication and feedback foster adaptability, agility and performance, further consolidating entrepreneurial identity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study shifts the focus from individual to collective identity in entrepreneurship, examining how team identity forms and evolves in incubation settings. 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