An Assessment of Competitiveness of Technology-Based Startups in India

Krishna Satyanarayana (), Deepak Chandrashekar () and Bala Subrahmanya Mungila Hillemane
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Deepak Chandrashekar: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, 2021, vol. 16, issue 1, No 3, 28-38

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines the role played by the entrepreneurial, firm-specific and external environment-related parameters in impacting the competitiveness of Indian high-tech start-ups, considering start-up survival as a milestone and using survival analysis techniques for the analysis. The study uses primary data collected from 175 Indian high-tech start-ups that are headquartered across the country, using a semi-structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews with the top-level management of the sample firms for analysis. Among the firm-related factors, sales and R&D capabilities of the start-ups have shown to be of paramount importance in influencing the competitiveness of high-tech start-ups. Further, among the external environment-specific attributes, the SDP growth in the region is shown to have significant influence on the competitiveness of high-tech start-ups (borderline significant). This paper makes a key contribution to the existing literature by empirically identifying the key entrepreneur-specific, firm-specific and external environment-specific factors of a firm that influence the competitiveness of high-tech start-ups that are in pre-growth stage in a developing economy. The findings of the study will help start-up owners and policy-makers to make adjustments in their policy-making and strategy to enhance the competitiveness of the technology-based startups operating in India.

Keywords: Start-up competitiveness; High-tech start-ups; Technology-based start-ups; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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