%0 Journal Article %J Technology Innovation Management Review %D 2020 %T What impedes the success of late mover IT clusters despite economically favorable environments? A case study of an Indian IT cluster %A Harini Mittal %A Punit Saurabh %A Devang Rohit %A Kathak Mehta %K Gujarat State %K Indian IT industry %K IT clusters %K Knowledge Innovation clusters %K technology %X The Information Technology (IT) industry in India, is one of the major contributors to the country’s growth story. It is organized in a few strong and dominant clusters across the country. Recent research focuses on the emergence, growth and success of the seven big IT clusters that account for 96.55% of total software exports from the country. Unlike the six successful late mover clusters, there are several other late mover IT clusters that have not experienced similar growth. Why do some of the late mover IT clusters in India succeed while others fail to take off despite favorable economic conditions? This paper applies a case study method to answer this research question by examining a single cluster, using both primary and secondary data. The paper concludes with a new framework to explain how an IT cluster lacks the motivation to succeed when it has to gain traction alongside the competing dynamics of traditional businesses. We find this to be the case more so when traditional businesses are thriving and growing. %B Technology Innovation Management Review %I Talent First Network %C Ottawa %V 10 %P 54-67 %8 01/2020 %G eng %U timreview.ca/article/1321 %N 1 %1 Bronx Community College, City University of New York Dr. Harini Mittal is a highly experienced educator with expertise in curriculum development and college instruction and is passionate about student advocacy. She has been actively involved in various activities, initiatives, teaching, mentoring, and research in the field of finance, innovation and entrepreneurship. She has also authored/co-authored and edited books and journal articles. She received her Ph.D. in Management, from the Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. She is currently working at Bronx Community College, City University of New York (BCC-CUNY) as an Assistant Professor in the Business and Information Systems Department. Dr. Mittal is a founding board member and treasurer of Emblaze Academy, a charter school located at South Bronx. She is also a consulting country specialist with Aperian Global. %2 Nirma University Dr. Punit holds a doctorate in Innovation Management from IIT-Kharagpur. He is presently serving Nirma University with the Institute of Management in the capacity of Assistant Professor. He has been a Research fellow of DSIR-TePP (Department of Scientific and Industrial Research) and has handled key innovation funding and commercialization programs. His area of teaching and research includes entrepreneurship development, Innovation management, family business practices, women entrepreneurship development, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem setups etc. He has contributed to setting up research academic and practice-based entrepreneurship ecosystems at several institutions. He publishes and reviews in several journals while contributing articles on strategic and geopolitical affairs for US Naval Institute defense news, and shares his opinion in Nikkei Asian Review. %3 CEPT University Devang Rohit is a senior SAP professional and team leader. He is passionate about IT entrepreneurship and ERP applications. He received his MBA in Project Management from CEPT University and B.E in computer engineering from L.D. College of Engineering, Gujarat University. %4 Nirma University Kathak Mehta is an experienced Founder with a demonstrated history of working in Technology Commercialization. She is skilled in Innovation Management, Technology Management, Technology Commercialization, Business Development, and Entrepreneurship. She completed her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Strategy and Entrepreneurship from Institute of Management, Nirma University. %& 54 %R http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/1321