Transnational Entrepreneurship and Indian High-tech Start-up Survival: An Empirical Investigation [dagger]

This paper investigates whether transnational entrepreneurs who create and operate high-tech start-ups in India are more likely to survive and sustain when compared to the local entrepreneurs. Data from 45 high-tech start-ups headquartered across different locations in India were used for the purpos...

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Published inSouth Asian journal of management Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 81
Main Authors Krishna, H S, Subrahmanya, M H Bala
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi AMDISA Secretariat 01.04.2015
Subjects
Angel investors
Capital requirements
Data collection
Economic growth
Education
Emerging markets
Employment
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
High tech industries
High technology
Human capital
Legitimacy
Multinational corporations
Startups
Studies
Transnationalism
India
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Summary:This paper investigates whether transnational entrepreneurs who create and operate high-tech start-ups in India are more likely to survive and sustain when compared to the local entrepreneurs. Data from 45 high-tech start-ups headquartered across different locations in India were used for the purposes of analysis. The results indicated that transnational entrepreneurs were more likely to achieve survival of their high-tech start-ups in comparison to their local counter parts . In addition, our findin gs es tablished that youn g tec hnical transnational graduates, who possessed entrepreneurial experience and who had obtained early funding, would have a higher probability of achieving survival of their high-tech start-ups in India. For policy makers, investors and practitioners focused on emerging economies, this paper reveals the type and kind of factors that should be examined to enable a vibrant start-up ecosystem in the region.
ISSN:0971-5428