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| The nature of innovative technology start-up assets exposes the firms that create them and their investors to risk. For new technology products there is uncertainty about the real future demand - uncertainty in the ouput market. And since many technology products rely on other technology suppliers, be they product, service, labour, the input market is also uncertain. It is therefore natural that investors will want a very high return for their leap of faith. Matching the players with the ideas to the players with the money in a form that suits them both is a delicate balance. Thorough business analysis will help them both better understand the assets under development, the potential risk and make for a better partnership. |
| 2009-08-13 |
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| Strategic finance decision making theories like agency conflict, moral hazard and information asymmetry have commonly been examined within the realms of external markets, capital structure, and options pricing. However they are equally, if not more, applicable to the dynamics of every day decision making processes in multinational companies; especially in those flatter organisational structures with hub and spoke configurations. The data collected to calculate return on investment is often subject to a variety of conflicts, but the quality of this data can be easily improved – resulting in a significant impact on the bottom line - by following some simple countermeasures. |
| 2009-07-06 |
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