Exploring the competitiveness of Indian technological start-ups – the case study approach

IF 2.3 Q3 REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING
Foresight Pub Date : 2024-08-06 DOI:10.1108/fs-05-2023-0076
Khushnuma Wasi, Tisha Rajeev Pantawane, Nakul Parameswar, M.P. Ganesh
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Abstract

Purpose

Technological start-ups are significant contributor to the innovation and employment provider in an economy. Numerous technological start-ups are established every year; however, only a miniscule percentage of these technological start-ups sustain and scale up in the long run. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that affect Indian technological start-ups’ competitiveness.

Design/methodology/approach

Case study analysis of two technological start-ups (namely, WayCool and Moglix) is undertaken to study the factors affecting the competitiveness of technological start-ups in India. Being a relatively underexplored theme of study in entrepreneurship and strategy, case analysis facilitates exploration and validation of factors influencing competitiveness. Information for case study analysis is drawn from secondary sources of information. The collected data undergoes deductive thematic analysis to systematically identify and examine recurring themes and patterns relevant to the competitiveness of Indian technological start-ups.

Findings

Case analysis reveals that innovation intensity, organisational agility and internationalisation influence competitiveness of technological start-ups. The importance of the role of each of these factors for entrepreneurial ventures has been highlighted in literature; however, their effect on competitiveness has not been examined in extant literature.

Research limitations/implications

Being among the few studies on the competitiveness of technological start-ups in specific and start-ups in general, this study highlights the gap in the literature and suggests the need for examining the competitiveness of technological start-ups.

Practical implications

For the practitioners, this study reinforces the need for entrepreneurs to emphasise fundamental factors that build competitiveness. Subsequently, the sources of competitiveness shall enable the start-up to gain a competitive advantage.

Originality/value

This is among the few studies to have explored the competitiveness of technological start-ups in the Indian context.

探索印度初创科技企业的竞争力--案例研究法
目的初创科技企业对一个经济体的创新和就业做出了重要贡献。每年都有无数的初创科技企业成立,但其中只有极少数能够长期维持并扩大规模。本研究旨在调查影响印度初创科技企业竞争力的因素。本研究对两家初创科技企业(即 WayCool 和 Moglix)进行了案例分析,以研究影响印度初创科技企业竞争力的因素。案例分析是创业和战略研究中一个相对缺乏探索的主题,有助于探索和验证影响竞争力的因素。案例研究分析的资料来自二手资料。通过对收集到的数据进行演绎式主题分析,系统地识别和研究与印度初创科技企业竞争力相关的重复出现的主题和模式。研究结果案例分析表明,创新强度、组织灵活性和国际化影响着初创科技企业的竞争力。研究局限/启示作为为数不多的关于初创科技企业竞争力的研究,本研究强调了文献中的空白,并提出了研究初创科技企业竞争力的必要性。对从业者而言,本研究加强了创业者重视构建竞争力的基本因素的必要性。随后,竞争力的来源将使初创企业获得竞争优势。原创性/价值这是少数几项探讨印度初创科技企业竞争力的研究之一。
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Foresight
Foresight REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING-
CiteScore
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45
期刊介绍: ■Social, political and economic science ■Sustainable development ■Horizon scanning ■Scientific and Technological Change and its implications for society and policy ■Management of Uncertainty, Complexity and Risk ■Foresight methodology, tools and techniques
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