As telecommunications and computing technologies continue to evolve and shape the global business environment, the broadband Internet readiness of a country becomes an increasingly significant aspect in affecting a country's global competitiveness. Currently South Korea is ahead of the United...

This article is the first and the qualitative section of a two-part strategy research project which examines the state of the global telecommunications market and assesses the business factors and environmental variables such as country/regional economic profiles, political systems and regional...

This study explores the programming relationship between vertically integrated station groups and their affiliated syndicators in the context of two frameworks associated with the advantages of vertical integration: the transaction cost and vertical foreclosure theories. The programming sources...

Convergence through mergers and acquisitions seems to provide the best opportunity for companies to accelerate the implementation of new technologies and at the same time capture a developed customer base. This article addresses the following research questions: (a) What is the pattern of...

This article explores a multichannel media competition theory. The proposed model applies the monopolistic competition industrial economics theory to analyze competition at the industry level, and simultaneously uses the oligopoly theory to study competition at the group level. Firms in the...

This article reviews the diversification patterns of the leading global media conglomerates and proposes an analytical framework for examining the factors that influence these strategic choices. Using a case study approach, we analyzed the top 7 global media conglomerates' product and...

This study applied a strategic management theory-strategic groups-to assess the strategic patterns of multichannel video programmers and the relation between group membership and performance. Seven strategic groups were identified using grouping variables such as size, vertical integration,...

This study examines the impact of media firms' diversification on their financial performance based on the product and geographical diversification activities and performance of the top 26 media firms from 1991 to 2002. The empirical results generally indicate that related product and...