Chapter 9 Introduction to finance and valuing early stage technology

The purpose of this chapter is to serve as a basic guide to introduce the reader to different types of valuation techniques utilized when valuing new technologies. The goal is to familiarize the reader with the differing techniques along with some of the issues in utilizing them. The chapter begins with the foundation of corporate finance – the time value of money – and moves through brief discussions on discounted cash flow, decision tree analysis, Monte-Carlo analysis, and real option analysis. The chapter ends with a discussion emphasizing the need to place valuation into a larger context of firm control rights and ownership.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Higgins, Matthew J.
Published in:	Technological innovation : generating economic results. - Bingley, U.K : Emerald, ISBN 978-1-84950-532-1. - 2008, p. 253-285
Subject:	Technischer Fortschritt \| Technological change \| Realoptionsansatz \| Real options analysis \| Unternehmensfinanzierung \| Corporate finance \| Technologiewahl \| Technology choice \| Kapitalwertmethode \| Net present value method \| Vergleich \| Comparison \| Industrieforschung \| Industrial research \| Entscheidungsbaum \| Decision tree \| Monte-Carlo-Simulation \| Monte Carlo simulation

Type of publication:	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1016/S1048-4736(07)00009-4 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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