Title: Diaspora networks as drivers of Indian global technology start-ups - a case study

Authors: Sumati Varma

Addresses: Department of Commerce, Sri Aurobindo College (Eve), University of Delhi, India

Abstract: This paper examines the role of the diaspora as a driver of technology start-ups in the Indian context. It identifies diaspora links as sources of knowledge, learning and reputation driving domestic firms on the path of accelerated internationalisation. It thus adds to the growing literature in this area, as it develops an eclectic framework using insights from diverse streams of international business, entrepreneurship and the diasporas literature. It focuses on the discovery, evaluation and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities in the context of the Indian IT sector through a case study of five Indian technology start-ups and the role of the diaspora in their emergence as global start-ups.

Keywords: diaspora; entrepreneurship; global technology start-ups; India; IT.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBG.2020.110951

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2020 Vol.26 No.3, pp.273 - 294

Received: 18 Sep 2018
Accepted: 04 Mar 2019

Published online: 03 Nov 2020 *

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