Abstract
Digital platform businesses have emerged over recent years to become some of the most valuable and successful companies in the world. Due to the Internet and digitisation, these multi-sided platforms generate value in new and unique ways compared to their linear predecessors. This has led to the development of new entrepreneurial ecosystems where small, medium enterprises (SMEs) have been able to access international markets at low cost and become born global firms. However, this trend is not confined to wealthy Western countries but it is also spreading to the newly emerging economies as well.
The chapter explores a range or up-to-date literature covering platform business models, entrepreneurial ecosystems and the born global firm. It then identifies and analyses secondary data to illustrate how both established and emerging platform companies are creating new entrepreneurial ecosystems for SMEs seeking global expansion from emerging economies.
The chapter explores a range or up-to-date literature covering platform business models, entrepreneurial ecosystems and the born global firm. It then identifies and analyses secondary data to illustrate how both established and emerging platform companies are creating new entrepreneurial ecosystems for SMEs seeking global expansion from emerging economies.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | International Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets |
| Subtitle of host publication | Contexts, Behaviours and Successful Entry |
| Editors | Vahid Jafarai-Sadeghi, Leo-Paul Dana |
| Place of Publication | Abingdon, UK |
| Publisher | Routledge Taylor & Francis Group |
| Chapter | 4 |
| Pages | 84-107 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032110868 |
| Publication status | Published - 2 Sept 2022 |
Keywords
- platform
- ecosystem
- SME
- born global
- emerging economy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
