Survival strategies and characteristics of start-ups: An empirical study from the New Zealand IT industry

Almeida, SJ; Fernando, M

Survival strategies and characteristics of start-ups: An empirical study from the New Zealand IT industry

Almeida, SJ Fernando, M

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Technovation, 2008, 28 (3), pp. 161 - 169
Issue Date:: 2008-01

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dc.contributor.author	Almeida, SJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fernando, M	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Technovation, 2008, 28 (3), pp. 161 - 169	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of an exploratory study on the characteristics of New Zealand start-up Information Technology (IT) firms that survived the dot.com collapse. The paper is based on in-depth interviews of nine entrepreneurs of start-up IT firms. The findings reveal core organizational characteristics that influence the realization of moderate strategies enabling survival. The firms that survived, projected characteristics of holistic strategic balance, mastering of resources, portrayed a unifying focus and made purposeful choices on resource allocations. In contrast, firms that failed projected a general lack of strategic balance, mastering and trade-off. These firms organizational themes realized excessively complex strategies with no distinct focus.	en_US
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Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of an exploratory study on the characteristics of New Zealand start-up Information Technology (IT) firms that survived the dot.com collapse. The paper is based on in-depth interviews of nine entrepreneurs of start-up IT firms. The findings reveal core organizational characteristics that influence the realization of moderate strategies enabling survival. The firms that survived, projected characteristics of holistic strategic balance, mastering of resources, portrayed a unifying focus and made purposeful choices on resource allocations. In contrast, firms that failed projected a general lack of strategic balance, mastering and trade-off. These firms organizational themes realized excessively complex strategies with no distinct focus.

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