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Accession Number
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PB2000-104943
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Title
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Managing Technical Risk: Understanding Private Sector Decision Making on Early Stage, Technology-Based Projects.
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Publication Date
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Apr 2000
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Media Count
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166p
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Personal Author
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K. P. Morse L. M. Branscomb M. J. Roberts
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Abstract
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Decades of theoretic and empirical work on the process of innovation suggest that commercial firms have inadequate incentives to undertake some varieties of early-stage, high-risk technology development projects that have potential to generate radically n ...
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Keywords
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Advanced technology programs
Barriers
Decision making
Innovation
Managing risk
Markets
Specifications
Strategies
Technical risks
Technology-based projects
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Source Agency
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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NTIS Subject Category
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96A - Domestic Commerce, Marketing, & Economics
70B - Management Practice
43 - Problem Solving Information for State & Local Governments
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Corporate Author
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John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA. Belfer Center for Science and Public Affairs.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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N/A
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NTIS Issue Number
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0016
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Contract Number
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N/A
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