This book is a 'crossover' treatment of quantitative and qualitative risk analysis within the setting of new high technology ventures in the UK. Reid and Smith have based their research on extensive fieldwork in patent-intensive, high-technology firms. This has included face-to-face interviews with leading investors, and is illustrated by two chapt

Part 1: Conceptual Framework 1.Background 2.Risk and Uncertainty Part 2: Sampling and Evidence 3.Sampling, Fieldwork and Instrumentation 4.Investor and Investee Appraisal of Risk Part 3: Statistical Analysis 5.Investor-Investee Statistical Analysis 6.Risk Appraisal by Investors: Statistical Analysis Part 4: Case Study Analysis 7.Case Study Analysis of Risk Appraisal by Entrepreneurs 8.Further Illustrative Case Studies Part 5: Reporting and Investment 9.Financial Reporting, Risk Disclosure and Intangible Assets 10.Behavioural Variables and Investment Fund Allocation Part 6: Concluding Material 11.Conclusion