MANA 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hd Dvd, Blu-Ray, Walmart
25 Jan 2017
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Orgs are vulnerable if vital resources are controlled by other organizations, so they try to be as independent as possible: organizations seek power in their relationships to reduce uncertainty and gain control over the environment. What is dependence? (and what is not?: pfeffer & salancik"s 3 critical factors of dependence. The exchange partner"s discretion over the resource is tenuous. There are many sources of supply or potential customers. Blue-ray vs hd dvd: why did blu-ray win the dvd format battle, lessons from this case: Major studios supported the blu-ray case: sony"s earlier failure of betamax video format, the success of your technology depends not only on its own performance but also on the support from key players in the environment. Another case apple itunes and the music industry: apple saved the music industry because it was instrumental in driving the growth in digital music.
