MIS 180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Web Browser, Disruptive Innovation, Microcomputer Revolution

• School: SDSU
• Department: Management Information Systems
• Course: MIS 180
• Professor: Robert Judge

Document Summary

Digital darwinism implies that organizations which cannot adapt to the new demands placed on them for surviving in the information age are doomed to extinction. I(cid:374)(cid:374)ovator"s dile(cid:373)(cid:373)a discusses how established companies can take advantage of disruptive technologies without hindering existing relationships with customers, partners, and stakeholders. The internet and world wide web the ultimate business disruptors. One of the biggest forces (cid:272)ha(cid:374)gi(cid:374)g (cid:271)usi(cid:374)ess is the : internet a massive network that connects computers all over the world and allows them to communicate with one another. Organizations must be able to transform as markets, economic environments, and technologies change. Focusing on the unexpected allows an organization to capitalize on the opportunity for new business growth from a disruptive technology. The internet began as an emergency military communications system operated by the department of defense. Gradually the internet moved from a military pipeline to a communication tool for scientists to businesses.