The aim of the article is to examine whether Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) meet government's expectations and help to solve the problem of underinvestment in young companies. In order to do so a survey of companies that were funded by one of the VCTs, the Oxford Technology Trust, was conducted...

Due to its extensive usage of high-tech, the music industry is often discussed in the innovation literature. Music, however, is not only about recording; it is also about means to create music: the instruments. When it comes to high-tech, the instrument industry is the antipodes of recording...

The aim of this article is to assess the graduated response systems implemented in France (HADOPI) and in the U.K. (Digital Economy Act) to reduce consumer piracy. After examining the rationale of graduated response and outlining the requirements for a successful implementation, a detailed...

This paper reports the results of an empirical investigation into the intellectual capital reporting (ICR) practices of UK companies in four distinct sectors. It differs from prior ICR studies in that it analyses a wide range of external corporate reporting media for their IC content. It finds...