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The business of culture : strategic perspectives on entertainment and media / edited by Joseph Lampel, Jamal Shamsie, Theresa K. Lant.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Culture--Economic aspects--Congresses.
- Culture.
- Cultural industries--Congresses.
- Cultural industries.
- Popular culture--Economic aspects--Congresses.
- Popular culture.
- Industries--Social aspects--Congresses.
- Industries.
- Industries--Social aspects.
- Popular culture--Economic aspects.
- Culture--Economic aspects.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 328 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Assoicates, 2006.
- Summary:
- The business of culture is the business of designing, producing, distributing, and marketing cultural products. Even though it gives employment to millions, and is the main business of many large and small organizations, it is an area that is rarely studied from a strategic management perspective. This book addresses this void by examining a wide range of cultural industries--motion pictures, television, music, radio, and videogames--from such a perspective. The articles included in this book will be helpful to individuals who seek a better understanding of organizations and strategies in the entertainment and media sector. But it should also provide valuable insights to managers and entrepreneurs who operate in environments that share the creative uncertainty and performance ambiguity that characterize most cultural industries.
- Contents:
- 1 Toward a Deeper Understanding of Cultural Industries / Joseph Lampel, Jamal Shamsie, Theresa K. Lant 3
- 2 Observations on Research on Cultural Industries / W. Richard Scott 15
- Part I The Process of Value Creation 23
- 3 Conflicts Over Creative Control: Power Struggle on Prime Time Television / Joann Keyton, faye l. smith 27
- 4 The Genius Behind the System: The Emergence of the Central Producer System in the Hollywood Motion Picture Industry / Joseph Lampel 41
- 5 Maestro or Manager? Examining the Role of the Music Director in a Symphony Orchestra / Mary Ann Glynn 57
- Part II The Challenge of Positioning 71
- 6 Game Not Over: Competitive Dynamics in the Video Game Industry / Melissa A. Schilling 75
- 7 Playing to Their Strengths: Strategies of Incumbent and Start-Up Firms in Web-Based Periodicals / Alan B. Eisner, Quintus R. Jett, Helaine J. Korn 105
- 8 A Question of Timing: Strategies for Scheduling Television Shows / Jamal Shamsie, Danny Miller, William Greene 119
- Part III The Nature of Markets 135
- 9 Charting the Music Business: Billboard Magazine and the Development of the Commercial Music Field / N. Anand 139
- 10 Are They Playing Our Song? Programming Strategies on Commercial Music Radio / Jarl A. Ahlkvist, Robert Faulkner 155
- 11 Skating on Thin Ice: Confronting Knowledge Ambiguity in the U. S. Motion Picture Industry / Jamal Shamsie 177
- Part IV The Role of Technology 191
- 12 From Technology to Content: The Shift in Dominant Logic in the Early American Film Industry / Candace Jones 195
- 13 From 78s to MP3s: The Embedded Impact of Technology in the Market for Prerecorded Music / Timothy Dowd 205
- 14 Silicon Alley.com: Struggling for Legitimacy in New Media / Theresa K. Lant, Patricia F. Hewlin 227
- Part V The Impact of Globalization 239
- 15 Let the Children Play: Muppets in the Middle of the Middle East / Joseph Lampel, Benson Honig 243
- 16 Surviving in the Shadow of Hollywood: A Study of the Australian Film Industry / Wendy L. Guild, Mary L. Joyce 263
- 17 Uncertain Globalization: Evolutionary Scenarios for the Future Development of Cultural Industries / Joseph Lampel, Jamal Shamsie 275
- 18 Untangling the Complexities of Cultural Industries: Directions for Future Research / Joseph Lampel, Jamal Shamsie, Theresa K. Lant 289
- 19 Promising and Neglected Types of Studies on Cultural Industries / W. Richard Scott 305.
- Notes:
- Papers from a conference organized at the Stern School of Business of New York University in May 1997.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0805851054
- 0805855823
- OCLC:
- 57069347
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