Mapping Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Technology Start-ups in Developing Economies: An Empirical Analysis of Twitter Networks Between Start-ups and Support Organizations of Nairobi’s Digital Economy

2021 ◽  
pp. 55-97
Author(s):  
Raphael M. Martins ◽  
Eunkyung Park ◽  
Daniel S. Hain ◽  
Roman Jurowetzki
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Start Ups

scholarly journals Digital Service Taxes and Their Application

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megersa Kelbesa
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Cost Benefit Analysis ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Digital Service

Many developing economies have seen a rise in e-commerce activity within their borders, and a decline in income from traditional industries as a result of COVID-19, meaning the digital economy offers a potentially unexploited source of tax revenue. . As a result, more developing countries may soon begin adopting some sort of digital tax. The economic activities which may be subject to the Digital Services Tax (DST) may vary from country to country. It will, therefore, be necessary for businesses operating in multiple jurisdictions across developing countries to keep up with the changes in digital taxes. Before implementing a DST scheme, developing countries are advised to perform an in-depth cost-benefit analysis and due considerations. Some developing (and several developed) countries have already unilaterally implemented a “provisional” DST system. Other developing countries are on the process of implementing DST or have simply announced that they will implement a DST soon. Although most of the countries so far actively working on DST (are rich countries, a growing list of developing countries are joining the process. Some examples include the following: Malaysia, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Argentina and, Chile. It is important to mention that the literature on DST is very limited – although growing, and the evidence base around the economic impacts is particularly scarce. This is partly due to the quite recent nature of DST implementation. The evidence is even scarcer for developing countries – Due to these limitations, this rapid evidence review looks at different types of available literature – including reports and blogs issued by international financial institutions and development agencies. The rest of the report will give an overview of key proposed approaches to tax the digital economy, provide a very brief account of the economic impact of DST, provide a brief mapping of the implementation of digital service taxes in developing countries, provide a brief description of each DST system and about the economic impact of the DST, finally a brief account or attributes of a “good” DST system.

Start-Ups for the Generations in Digital Economy

2019 ◽  
pp. 20-32
Author(s):  
Iuliana Camelia Stoenică ◽  
Alina Stanciu
Keyword(s):  
Business Models ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Great Freedom ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Dna Technology ◽  
Fundamental Value ◽  
Financial Power ◽  
Start Ups

This article analyses the theories of professional motivation from the perspective of the new generations: X, Y, Z and it contributes to the literature by considering, a first, business models, strategic implications and business opportunities. Each generation has a fundamental value of business: the X Generation has the experience and the financial power; the Millennials have the creativity, passion for the ideas of and DNA technology; and the Z Generation has great freedom and pragmatism.

An Empirical Analysis of the Algerian Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

2019 ◽  
pp. 476-497
Author(s):  
Soraya Sedkaoui
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
External Environment ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Financial Capacity ◽  
Innovation Capacity

This study is going to focus on the Algerian entrepreneurship ecosystem by adopting an investigation approach to explore the efficiency of the entrepreneurship process and actions. A proper survey has been conducted among several Algerian entrepreneurs to understand the national entrepreneurial ecosystem: environment, financial capacity, collaboration with the external environment, innovation capacity, etc. This chapter reports the findings of entrepreneurship ecosystem concerning the six entrepreneurship-related domains described by Isenberg to identify and develop. Results show that Algerian efforts still need a lot of enrichment due to the importance of the issue and the need for environmental and technological changes in the country. These changes should be substantially generated depending on the nature of entrepreneurship and should require the necessity of keeping up with these changes especially when shaping strategies and policies to address these challenges.

Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Higher Education Institutions

2020 ◽  
pp. 188-215
Author(s):  
Saša Petković
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Modified Model ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Career Option ◽  
Banja Luka ◽  
The University

The education system at all levels in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), in an emerging and small open transitional economy is still insufficiently focused on strengthening the entrepreneurial spirit of young people, as well as encouraging young people to self-employment as a career option. The purpose of the research is to analyze the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of University of Banja Luka (UNIBL) and to model the future contours of a reformed modern medium-sized public university in small developing economies, with the focus on building campuses as entrepreneurial ecosystems. From empirical research carried out in 2018 by using a factor and correlation analysis, it can be concluded that UNIBL does not have the characteristics of an entrepreneurial university and that it is necessary to transform the university. A modified model of the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the University of Chicago adapted to small transition emerging economies was proposed.

Making Community Work: Constructing Singapore’s Start-Up Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-184
Author(s):  
Zane Kripe
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Digital Economy ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Major Area ◽  
Community Work ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Digital Communities ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Self Organizing

Abstract Based on an ethnographic study of technology entrepreneurs in Singapore between 2011 and 2015, this article explores ‘community’ as an emic concept for those involved in the production of web technologies. One major area in which the concept was used was in the organization of social relationships amongst those who saw themselves as occupied with technology start-ups. However, successful applications were not free of contradictions and required significant investment. This article then takes issue with the often-implicit understanding in academic as well as popular discussions of (digital) communities as organically emerging and self-organizing. Looking at how the notion of ‘community’ operates in practice makes it apparent that in the digital economy it is applied strategically and is considered a highly productive concept in capital production and extraction.

Technology business incubators in India: what determines their R&D contributions to the national economy?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-408
Author(s):  
Bala Subrahmanya Mungila Hillemane
Keyword(s):  
National Economy ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
New Products ◽  
Patent Application ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Business Incubators ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore how do the characteristics of technology business incubators (TBIs), their chief executive officers, selection process and incubation process influence their research and development (R&D) contributions to the national economy. Design/methodology/approach These research questions are probed based on primary data gathered from 65 TBIs located in Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad, 3 of the leading start-up hubs of India comprising 9 accelerators, 31 incubators and 25 co-working spaces. Stepwise (backward elimination) regression method has been applied for six regression models for the analysis of research objectives. Findings Incubators more than accelerators and co-working spaces have incurred R&D investments for infrastructure development and hired exclusive R&D personnel. External networks and size of incubators in terms of number of incubatees are decisive for R&D investments and new products/services. TBIs accounted for a negligible share of patents relative to the number of new products/services generated in these TBIs, thereby indicating “low level of novelty/innovativeness” of new products/services. However, both new products/services and patent applications are crucial for revenue generation, implying that the generated new products/services are able to penetrate the market and patent application submission can act as a “signal” to the market. Research limitations/implications The overall research findings portend that there is scope and potential for an increasing R&D contribution to emerge from the TBIs along with their incubated start-ups, to supplement the national R&D efforts in India in the future. The emphasis, of course, has to be more on strengthening the innovation ecosystem through TBIs by means of industry–institute partnerships. Practical implications This study’s practical implications refer to the need to promote TBIs as a means of strengthening regional innovation systems in developing economies. Social implications TBIs can be a means of nurturing tech start-ups for generating employment and income in regional economies. Originality/value This is a first of its kind study with reference to an emerging economy exploring to understand the extent of R&D contributions emerging from TBIs, which have been promoted on an increasing scale across the country as a means of nurturing technology start-ups.

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