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Top 20 Risks Facing U.S. Tech Companies

Top 20 Risks Facing U.S. Tech Companies
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Don E. Sears
Don E. Sears
Jul 9, 2010
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Top 20 Risks Facing U.S. Tech Companies

Top 20 Risks Facing U.S. Tech Companies

by Don E. Sears


No. 20

2

Credit or financial risk of customers, vendors, suppliers: 48%


No. 19

3

Labor concerns: 49%


No. 18

4

Accounting, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance: 54%


No. 16 (Tied)

5

Natural disasters, war, conflicts and terrorist attacks: 55%Inability to acquire capital or financing: 55%


No. 15

6

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No. 14

7

Cyclical revenue (and resulting fluctuations in stock price): 57%


No. 13

8

Predicting customer demand: 63%


No. 12

9

Product liability, quality and safety issues: 64%


No. 11

10

Failure to properly executive corporate strategy: 68%


No. 10

11

Intellectual property infringement: 74%


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No. 9

12

U.S. and foreign supplier or vendor concerns: 75%


No. 8

13

Legal proceedings: 80%


No. 6 (Tied)

14

Inability to attract or retain personnel, including management: 83%Risks associated with international operations: 83%


No. 5

15

Management of current and future M&A or divestitures: 86%


No. 4

16

Changes to federal, state and local regulations, including tax: 88%


No. 3

17

U.S. general economic conditions: 93%


No. 1 (Tied)

18

Failure to develop or market new products or services: 94%Competition and consolidation in technology sector: 94%

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