Managerial Economics, MBA

The Internet boom of the late 1990s was hailed as the 4 advent of a "new economy: that would radically alter the face of business firms. By 2002, however, it was clear that the new economy had not arrived on schedule. With the advent of the Internet, digitization, and related innovations, what fundamental aspects of the economy have changed? Which aspects have remained the same? Why has the "new economy" been so slow to arrive? During the 1980s, firms in the Silicon Valley of northern California experienced high rates of turnover as top employees moved from one firm to another. What effect do you think this turnover had on learning-by-doing at individual firms? What effect do you thin... click for more

Intellectual Property

Please read the following article and discuss intellectual property for 2-3 pages. A fine balance Jan 23rd 2003 From The Economist print edition How much copyright protection does the internet need? THE subject sounds as dry as dust, but the debate on copyright has been extremely lively. On one side stand the entertainment and publishing industries, and the intellectual property lawyers who make their living from them. On the other is a motley collection of consumer advocates, law-school professors and cyber-libertarians. Both sides claim that nothing less is at stake than the future of creative endeavour itself. Will the internet and related technologies unleash an unprecedented ... click for more

Case study

Please find the article 'U.S. Supreme Court Decision in MGM v. Grokster, June 27, 2005' and read it. Then, please answer the following questions. 1 paragraph for each questions will be fine. The original assignment is writing a 30 pages paper. I just need some comments for each questions that I've brought up. I know it is a lot of hours work. I will post half of the questions here and half in a separate posting. Questions: What were the facts of the case? (there are a lot) What is the tradeoff between artistic protection and technological innovation? Is it important that the technology is peer-to-peer? How does peer-to-peer work? What is meant by contributory infringemen... click for more

Case study

Please find the article 'U.S. Supreme Court Decision in MGM v. Grokster, June 27, 2005' and read it. Then, please answer the following questions. 1 paragraph for each questions will be fine. I know it is a lot of hours work. I will post half of the questions here and half in a separate posting. Questions: What is the nature of the dispute in the concurring opinions? What evidence is there of non-infringing use? Is this reasonable? What percentage of use in non-infringing? What active role should software providers have to take? What active role should content providers have to take? Is there another way that the court or other body could have prevented copyright inf... click for more

Industry Impacts: Broadcasting and Media

Please find the case study 'Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 from Harvard business school'. You will have to pay $6 to view it. (Sorry) I have to write a 20 pages paper about this case study and I do not know how to do it. I would like to get a short analysis on this case study so I can brainstorm with.