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An Assessment of Competitiveness of Technology-Based Startups in India

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  • Krishna Satyanarayana
  • Deepak Chandrashekar

    (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore)

  • Bala Subrahmanya Mungila Hillemane

    (Indian Institute of Science)

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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.

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  • Krishna Satyanarayana & Deepak Chandrashekar & Bala Subrahmanya Mungila Hillemane, 2021. "An Assessment of Competitiveness of Technology-Based Startups in India," International Journal of Global Business and Competitiveness, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 28-38, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijogbc:v:16:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s42943-021-00023-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s42943-021-00023-x
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