Media critics are generally said to be an integral part of the cinema industry, as they influence both the supply (distribution and communication strategies) and demand (consumer's decision process) sides of the market (Debenedetti, 2006). Which lessons can be drawn from past research about...

This paper explores the role of critics in the arts and entertainment industries through a multi-disciplinary literature review. By synthesizing works from authors in the fields of management, economics, sociology, and information sciences, it raises three principal issues. It begins with a...

Basé sur le modèle théorique d'Oliver (1991) des réponses stratégiques à la pression de l'environnement institutionnel, cet article discute des stratégies mises en place par les distributeurs de films à l'égard de cette forme particulière de pression institutionnelle que représente la...