Securing Their Future? Entry and Survival in the Information Security Industry

Arora, A and Nandkumar, A (2008) Securing Their Future? Entry and Survival in the Information Security Industry. Working Paper. 2008 Industry Studies Conference Paper.

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Abstract

In this paper we study how the existence of a functioning market for technology differentially conditions the entry strategy and survival of different types of entrants, and the role of scale, marketing ability and technical assets using the context of the Information Security Market (ISM). Markets for technology facilitate entry of firms that lack proprietary technology and increase vertical specialization. However, they also increase the relative advantage of downstream capabilities, which is reflected in the relatively improved performance of incumbent Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) firms compared to startups. We find that diversifying entrants perform better relative to startups. Contrary to earlier studies, we find that spin-offs are rare in the ISM. Moreover, they do not perform any better than other startups. Also, firms founded by entrepreneurs from unrelated industries, perform markedly better than other startups. These findings reflect the non-manufacturing setting of this study, as well as the distinctive nature of software technology.

Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Additional Information: The research paper was published by the author with the affiliation of Carnegie Mellon University.
Subjects: Entrepreneurship
Information Systems
Date Deposited: 04 Jul 2019 17:05
Last Modified: 04 Jul 2019 17:05
URI: https://eprints.exchange.isb.edu/id/eprint/1242

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