In this paper we argue that specific institutional and behavioral disjunctures in the process of technology development may systematically impede the flow of financial and other resources to even the most promising nascent technology ventures. Our particular focus is on the role of technology entrepreneurs in managing early stage technology development (ESTD) projects - the transition from invention to innovation.

The Kosovo conflict in Spring 1999 brought an unsettling close to the 20th Century, representing both a critical test of post WWII international security structures and a chapter in a human tragedy that is far from concluded. In this volume, the editors have compiled the definitive collection of official, unclassified documents— agreements, speeches, communiques, and statements— surrounding this event.