Overview of the factors that influence the competitiveness of startups: a systematized literature review

This research presents a systematized literature review to identify the main critical success factors (CSFs) that influence startups’ competitiveness. Considering that aspects related to competitiveness should be the target of organizations, especially early-stage companies, this paper identifies a...

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Published inGestão & Produção Vol. 29
Main Authors Silva Júnior, Claudio Roberto, Siluk, Julio Cezar Mairesse, Neuenfeldt Júnior, Alvaro, Rosa, Carmen Brum, Michelin, Cláudia de Freitas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Universidade Federal de São Carlos 2022
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Summary:This research presents a systematized literature review to identify the main critical success factors (CSFs) that influence startups’ competitiveness. Considering that aspects related to competitiveness should be the target of organizations, especially early-stage companies, this paper identifies a broad of factors regarding startups’ competitiveness. A total of 36 articles were selected in Scopus and Web of Science databases and an in-depth bibliometric analysis of the corpus was performed using the VOSviewer software. 25 CSFs that influence startups’ competitiveness were identified and categorized into three fundamental points of view (FPVs), namely: organizational, human, and environmental. Organizational FPV covers factors that define the internal characteristics of startups. Human FPV, in turn, consists of characteristics of human capital, while the Environmental FPV refers to external factors and the startup context. This work could help practitioners and policymakers by enlightening them about startups’ competitiveness and the elements involved therein, along with providing them with a robust conceptual framework. Resumo: Esta pesquisa apresenta uma revisão sistematizada da literatura para identificar os principais fatores críticos de sucesso (FCS) que influenciam a competitividade de startups. Considerando que aspectos relacionados à competitividade devem ser o alvo das organizações, principalmente das empresas em estágio inicial, este artigo identifica uma ampla gama de fatores relacionados à competitividade das startups. Foram selecionados 36 artigos nas bases de dados Scopus e Web of Science e realizada análise bibliométrica aprofundada do corpus por meio do software VOSviewer. Foram identificados 25 FCS que influenciam a competitividade das startups e categorizados em três pontos de vista fundamentais (PVF), a saber: organizacional, humano e ambiental. O PVF organizacional abrange fatores que definem as características internas das startups. O PVF Humano, por sua vez, consiste em características do capital humano, enquanto o PVF Ambiental refere-se a fatores externos às startups e ao contexto em que atuam. Este trabalho pode ajudar profissionais e formuladores de políticas, esclarecendo-os sobre a competitividade das startups e os elementos envolvidos nisso, além de fornecer-lhes uma estrutura conceitual robusta.
ISSN:0104-530X
1806-9649
DOI:10.1590/1806-9649-2022v29e13921