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The role of diaspora entrepreneurs in start-up ecosystem development - a Berlin case study

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  • Thomas Baron
  • Aki Harima

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Start-up ecosystem has reached great attention in the recent research. Understanding how dynamic ecosystems develop has become of major interest for policy makers due to a potential regional economic well-being. In this study, we explore how the uniqueness of diaspora entrepreneurs may contribute to the development of a successful start-up ecosystem. Based on a case study conducted in Berlin, we analyse the role of diaspora entrepreneurs in ecosystem development with a conceptual framework developed from Austrian capital theory. The empirical findings show that diasporans are an auspicious co-creator for Berlin's ecosystem development as they enrich the supportive environment with diverse resources that local entrepreneurs cannot provide. We found that diasporans in Berlin reinforce the ecosystem's capitals and act as important 'interweavers' of such capitals to the unique and successful structure of Berlin's start-up ecosystem.

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  • Thomas Baron & Aki Harima, 2019. "The role of diaspora entrepreneurs in start-up ecosystem development - a Berlin case study," International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 36(1/2), pages 74-102.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijesbu:v:36:y:2019:i:1/2:p:74-102
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    1. Daniel Sunghwan Cho & Paul Ryan & Giulio Buciuni, 2022. "Evolutionary entrepreneurial ecosystems: a research pathway," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 58(4), pages 1865-1883, April.
    2. Laura H. Middermann & Lubna Rashid, 2019. "Cross-Country Differences in Entrepreneurial Internationalization Tendencies: Evidence from Germany and Pakistan," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-17, July.
    3. Terstriep, Judith & David, Alexandra & Ruthemeier, Alexander & Elo, Maria, 2022. "The role of local embeddedness of transnational migrant start-ups in the COVID-19 crises: Examples from the Berlin start-up ecosystem," IAT Discussion Papers 22/05, Institut Arbeit und Technik (IAT), Westfälische Hochschule, University of Applied Sciences.
    4. Jana Schmutzler & Veneta Andonova & Jonathan Perez-Lopez, 2021. "The role of diaspora in opportunity-driven entrepreneurial ecosystems: A mixed-methods study of Balkan economies," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 693-729, June.
    5. Lammers, Thorsten & Rashid, Lubna & Kratzer, Jan & Voinov, Alexey, 2022. "An analysis of the sustainability goals of digital technology start-ups in Berlin," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 185(C).
    6. Aki Harima & Thomas Baron, 2020. "Is this Transnational Entrepreneurship? Five Cases in Which It Is Hard to Say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 6(1), pages 12-40, January.

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