Start-Up Nation: Studying Transnational Entrepreneurial Practices in Israel’s Start-Up Ecosystem
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This study focuses on start-up entrepreneurs on the move—in coordination with an array of other actors—as they weave and are woven into transnational networks. Central to this study is a shift from activity to mobility systems. Building on technical communication scholarship, the frame integrates actor networks and activity theory knotworks. Disrupting workplace and national container models (methodological nationalism), the analysis is grounded in a study of Israeli start-up entrepreneurs. Dubbed the Start-Up Nation, Israel contains more start-ups per capita than any other country in the world, with its high-tech industry made up of a dense ecosystem of conferences, accelerators, meetups, social media, and coworking spaces. Tracing actants’ trajectories across this social field, the author argues for a conceptualization of entrepreneurs as knotworkers who mobilize genres, modes, languages, and spaces.
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Research on regional ecosystems has emphasized that entrepreneurs' networks are trans-regional and even trans-national.
“In line with the literature on innovation networks and previous work on entrepreneurial networks, research on regional ecosystems has also emphasized that entrepreneurs' networks are trans- regional and even trans- national (Fraiberg, 2017).”
From Toward an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Program (2022) · cites this paper as Fraiberg, 2017
The papers included in this review highlight how entrepreneurs, other ecosystem actors, and, by extension, ideas, practices, and norms move between ecosystems and across spatial, cultural, and language barriers.
“The papers included in this review highlight how entrepreneurs, other ecosystem actors, and, by extension, ideas, practices, and norms move between ecosystems and across spatial, cultural, and language barriers (Fraiberg, 2017 ; Schäfer & Henn, 2018 ).”
From Toward an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Program (2022) · cites this paper as Fraiberg, 2017
Ecosystems are highly integrated into the broader socio-cultural-ideological context.
“Ecosystems are highly integrated into the broader socio- cultural- ideological context”
From Toward an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Program (2022) · cites this paper as Fraiberg, S. (2017)
Ecosystems are dynamic and constantly evolving.
“dynamic and constantly evolving”
From Toward an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Research Program (2022) · cites this paper as Fraiberg, S. (2017)
Many qualitative studies in professional communication have started to examine post-bureaucratic work and its particular challenges for the field.
“In particular, many qualitative studies in professional communication have begun to explore post-bureaucratic work and its special challenges for professional communication (e.g., [13][36][50]).”
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Wurth, B., Stam, E., & Spigel, B. (2022) · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice · doi:10.1177/1042258721998948 · Cited by 789 · see citing works
“The papers included in this review highlight how entrepreneurs, other ecosystem actors, and, by extension, ideas, practices, and norms move between ecosystems and across spatial, cultural, and language barriers (Fraiberg, 2017 ; Schäfer & Henn, 2018 ).”
Spinuzzi, C., & Guile, D. (2019) · 2019 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (ProComm) · doi:10.1109/procomm.2019.00012 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
- Authors
- Fraiberg, S.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Fraiberg, Steven
- ORCID
- Fraiberg, Steven
- Venue
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-04-07
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 350-388
- ISSN
- 0892-5720 (ISSN-L)
- 1050-6519
- 1552-4574
- OpenAlex
- W2604576455
- Cited by
- 114
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 27 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 10.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Business and Technical Communication (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Social Sciences › Communication › Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies
- Keywords
- start-up entrepreneurs, transnational networks, mobility, activity theory, knotwork, actor networks, methodological nationalism, high-tech industry, coworking spaces, entrepreneurial ecosystems, social media
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