The Internationalisation of British Start-up Companies in High-Technology Industries

Introduction.- : Technology-Based Start-ups / NTBFs.- Empirical Evidence on International Entrepreneurship.- Theories of International Business.- : Research Objective.- Research Hypotheses.- : The Survey Instrument.- Definition of High-Technology Start-ups.- Identification of Data Sources: The Use of Credit Rating Data.- The Primary Data Base.- The Questionnaire.- The Pilot Case Studies.- Mailing and Response Pattern.- Non-Response Analysis.- : Methodological Considerations.- Decriptive Data Analysis: General Firm Characteristics.- Descriptive Data Analysis: International Activities.- : Operationalisation of Independent Variables.- Differences between International Start-ups and Domestic Start-ups, the Degree of Internationalisation and Timing of Foreign Market Entry.- The Choice of Market Entry Mode.- .