List of Contributors

PART I INTRODUCTION

Into the New Millennium

Wim During

Ray Oakey

Michelle Kipling

PART II CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW

Restless Capitalism, Experimental Economies

J. Stan Metcalfe

PART III INNOVATION MANAGEMENT

The Role and Impact of External (Non-Executive) Directors and Advisers in High Technology Small Companies

David Deakins

Mohammed Boussoura

University Spin-out Companies: Academic and Surrogate Entrepreneurs

Stephen Franklin

Mike Wright

New Product Development in Small Electronics Firms

Anne Ledwith

Economic Co-evolution via Cellular High Technology Small Firms

Ron Sones

The Role of Medium-Sized Innovative Manufacturing Firms in Regional Economic Performance: Some Evidence from the Northeast Region of England

Pooran Wynarczyk

Alfred Thwaites

The Impact of the Operating Environment on Organisational Culture in High Technology SMEs -- an Empirical Analysis

Nicholas O'Regan

Abby Ghobadian

Jonathan Liu

PART IV FINANCE

The UK Tax System: Promoting or Hindering the Development of High Technology Small Firms?

Nicos Michaelas

Francis Chittenden

Panikkos Poutziouris

Financing Technology-Based New Ventures: Credibility and Value Creation

Magnus Klofsten

Asa Lindholm Dahlstrand

Policy Support For R&D in SMEs: The UK Government's Smart Award Scheme

David Smallbone

David North

Ian Vickers

Ian Mccarthy

PART V CLUSTERING AND LOCATION

Location and the New Technology-Based Firm: Implications for Economic Development

Sarah Cooper

Convergence and Path Dependence in High Tech Cambridge and Grenoble

Celine Druilhe

Elizabeth Garnsey

Strategic Networking in Science Parks: The Bazaar-Principle for Organising High Technology