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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Technology-based firms"”.
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Equity financing of technology-based firms in Ireland
This thesis investigates the financing of technology-based firms in Ireland, with an emphasis on equity, using novel data gathered through fieldwork methods with 153 equity and 141 non-equity financed firms. Equity finance is key in assisting technologically-intensive firms to overcome financial …
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Acquisition and management of technology-based firms in a trading and investment company
Among several key factors affecting new technology innovation, two important ones that are sometimes disturbed by M&A are long-term p-ans and the commitment of the acquired firm's management team. M&A led by technology companies are most often motivated by their need for certain technology, and …
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An assessment of factors affecting performance and growth of new technology based firms in the UK
New Technology Based Firms (NTBF) are considered to be important for the economic development of a country in regards to both employment growth and innovative activity. The latter is believed to contribute significantly to the increase in productivity and therefore the competitiveness of UK’s …
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In-house R&D versus external technology acquisitions : small technology-based firms in the U.S. and Japan
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992.
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Innovation strategies of New Technology-Based Firms for managing crises: reconciling short-term survival and long-term success. The case of gene therapy pioneers
New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs) are pioneers in innovation and play a key role in creating and disrupting high-tech industries. However, these firms usually lack product revenues and are initially very reliant on external investments to innovate and to survive. This renders them particularly …
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Technical entrepreneurship in the UK:an examination of the relationship between the previous occupational background of the technical entrepreneur and the management of the small technology-based venture
… appreciation of the contribution of small technology-based ventures to a healthy economy, an analysis of the individual who initiates and manages such ventures - the technical entrepreneur - is highly desirable, predominantly because of the influence of such an individual on the management …
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Technology Venture Assessment for Early-Stage Decisions
This research aims to help technology entrepreneurs conduct effective assessments for three important early-stage decisions, namely: (1) whether to pursue a business opportunity, (2) which process to follow to define the launch product to get the business off the ground in the short term, and (3) …