Top 20 Risks Facing U.S. Tech Companies
by Don E. Sears
No. 20
Credit or financial risk of customers, vendors, suppliers: 48%
No. 19
Labor concerns: 49%
No. 18
Accounting, internal controls and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance: 54%
No. 16 (Tied)
Natural disasters, war, conflicts and terrorist attacks: 55%Inability to acquire capital or financing: 55%
No. 15
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No. 14
Cyclical revenue (and resulting fluctuations in stock price): 57%
No. 13
Predicting customer demand: 63%
No. 12
Product liability, quality and safety issues: 64%
No. 11
Failure to properly executive corporate strategy: 68%
No. 10
Intellectual property infringement: 74%
No. 9
U.S. and foreign supplier or vendor concerns: 75%
No. 8
Legal proceedings: 80%
No. 6 (Tied)
Inability to attract or retain personnel, including management: 83%Risks associated with international operations: 83%
No. 5
Management of current and future M&A or divestitures: 86%
No. 4
Changes to federal, state and local regulations, including tax: 88%
No. 3
U.S. general economic conditions: 93%
No. 1 (Tied)
Failure to develop or market new products or services: 94%Competition and consolidation in technology sector: 94%