START-UP ABROAD: AN ABDUCTIVE ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN EXPAT-PRENEURS IN GERMANY

Art Barnard and Dennis Kopf

International Journal of Management and Marketing Research, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, 21-34

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to explore the motivations and concerns of the expat-preneur and the German government’s actions and plans to attract them. This paper uses an abductive research approach using a ‘case–pool’ investigative design. Thirty depth interviews were conducted of expat-preneurs, government officials, innovation leaders, and entrepreneurship academics within Germany. Expat-preneurs were found to be a distinct group of self-initiated expatriates and were also quite distinct from typical American domestic entrepreneurs. Quality of life, business opportunity and government incentives were important for the expat-preneurs. The strengths and weaknesses of the German community-driven entrepreneurship apparatus were also discovered.

Keywords: Expatriate Entrepreneurs; Transnational Entrepreneurs; Expat-preneurs; German Start-Ups; Abductive Research; Entrepreneurial Culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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