Hollywood, Defined Hollywood is a physical place, a district of the city of Los Angeles, California. Hollywood is a metaphor for the American entertainment industry. Hollywood is defined as the system of the US entertainment industry revolving around the following six major companies that are part of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA): Paramount […]
Chapter 8: Strategies for Information Industries
Cooperation and Compatibility Strategies for Competing in n/w markets. Openness strategy Open migration Discontinuity Who are allies and enemies? ‘Coopetition’ Captures the tension between cooperation and competition Establish Standards & create a single n/w of compatible users. How Standards Change the Game? 1. Expanded network externalities Enhance compatibility, interoperability Make network larger, increase value Share […]
Chapter 7: Networks and Positive Feedback
Network and Positive Feedback Introduction The industrial economy was populated by oligopoly industries in which a few large firms dominate markets. Examples of oligopolies include: Automobiles industry Steel industry Aluminum industry Various chemical markets The difference is that the old industrial economy was driven by economics of scale while the new […]
Chapter 6: Market Strategies: Switching costs and Lock-in
Recognizing Lock-In When the costs of switching from one brand of technology to another are substantial, users face lock-in. Situation when user is compelled to stick to current brand or product Switching costs and lock-in are ubiquitous in information systems, and managing these costs is very tricky for both buyers and sellers. Examples of lock-in […]
Chapter 5: Rights Management
Rights Management Rights management is a term for control systems that allow a rights owner to control over information immediately. It enables publishers of information to control what recipients can do with it in order to prevent intellectual property theft, stop unauthorized sharing and piracy. Digital rights management (DRM) It is a systematic approach to copy right protection for digital media. The purpose […]
Chapter 4: Strategies for Pricing Information
Pricing Information Goods Encyclopedia Britannica sold 32 volume of hard cover book for $1,600 but Microsoft sold the similar information goods in CD at $49.95. then Britannica started providing online subscription at $ 2000 per year large libraries took the subscription but market share started eroding. In 1990, Britannica, started selling CD to home market […]
Unit 1: Managerial Economics Basic
INFORMATION REVOLUTION VS. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION As e-commerce became all the rage in the late 1990s and as the Internet, World Wide Web, and other information technologies rapidly transformed the economic and social environment, many analysts, journalists, and scholars took the time to reflect upon the current transformations and breakthroughs and situate them in a broad, […]