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

• Published in: South Asian journal of management Vol. 22; no. 2; p. 81
• Main Authors: Krishna, H S, Subrahmanya, M H Bala
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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
• ISSN: 0971-5428

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.