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ICT Opportunities Unlimited: The International Dimension in Opportunity Development

ICT Opportunities Unlimited: The International Dimension in Opportunity Development
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Author(s): Ingrid Wakkee (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)and Peter van der Sijde (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 13
Source title: E-Commerce Adoption and Small Business in the Global Marketplace: Tools for Optimization
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Brychan Thomas (University of Glamorgan, UK)and Geoff Simmons (University of Ulster, Northern Ireland)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-998-4.ch009

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Abstract

Previous studies suggest that the majority of global startups have no choice but to operate across borders from day one (e.g., Oviatt and McDougall, 1994) to pursue their opportunities. Yet, few studies have explored how the opportunities for such firms come into existence and drive the emergence of global startups. In this chapter, we describe the process by which such opportunities originate, starting with a universal and fluid idea and moving into an opportunity that is at first moldable but that becomes increasingly coagulated. In addition, we describe how global startups make use of ICT to embed into a global network during this process.

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