Mechanisms of Disruptive Technological Change: Case Studies in Transformation of Traditional Industries

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti Sommarberg ◽  
Saku J. Makinen
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Case Studies

Popular music heritage, community archives and the challenge of sustainability

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 476-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Baker ◽  
Jez Collins
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Popular Music ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Country Music ◽  
Sustainable Practices ◽  
Community Archives

This article identifies the challenges community archives of popular music face in achieving medium- to long-term sustainability. The artefacts and vernacular knowledge to be found in community archives, both physical and online, are at risk of being lost ‘to the tip’ and, consequently, to ‘cultural memory’, due to a lack of resources and technological change. The authors offer case studies of the British Archive of Country Music, a physical archive, and an online Facebook group Upstairs at the Mermaid, to exemplify how and why such groups must strategize their practices in order to remain sustainable. By including both online and physical community archiving in the scope of this research, the authors find that despite key differences in practice, both archival communities face similar threats of closure. The article concludes with an overview of the general outlook for community archives, and possible solutions to this ongoing issue of sustainable practices and processes for this sector.

14. Theory and Practice of Continental Warfare

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Biddle
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Gulf War ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Actual Experience ◽  
European Theatre ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Second World ◽  
Tight Integration

This chapter examines the theory and practice of continental warfare, with particular emphasis on the relationship between ideas on conventional land warfare and actual experience since 1900. It considers technological change, including mechanization, as the central challenge facing modern theorists as well as tactical and doctrinal responses that emerged very quickly in reaction to modern weapons' radical lethality. These responses emphasized cover, concealment, tight integration of suppressive fire and movement, depth, and reliance on withheld reserves at the cost of lighter forward deployments. These concepts subsequently formed the foundation for most modern systems of tactics and doctrine. The chapter explores the relationship between theory and practice in continental warfare by focusing on four case studies: the European theatre in the First and Second World Wars, the Arab–Israeli War of 1973, and the Gulf War of 1991.

Embracing the unknown by constructing an organizational cybersecurity strategy

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-26
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This conceptual paper concentrates on ways in which organizations can strategically defend their intellectual capital-based value from malicious cyber attacks in the most efficient way. Managing knowledge to achieve this aim involves building a protection approach that's profoundly flexible so that it accommodates inevitable and unprecedented technological change, while also recognizing collaboratively that threats can enter a business from the connected systems of external partners. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Strategic Transformation in Japan’s SMEs, 1990–2008: Flexible Specialization, Industrial Restructuring, and Technological Change

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Robert Fitzgerald ◽  
Romano Dyerson ◽  
Tatsuya Mishimagi
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Flexible Specialization ◽  
Bubble Economy ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Strategic Transformation

The bursting of the “bubble economy” in 1989–1990 brought decades of challenge for Japanese Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), which had assumed the role of subcontractor within production networks dominated by large companies. This article explores the impact of a rapidly altered business environment, due to economic crisis, the decline of relational subcontracting, and technological change, on the management and organization of firms. It provides a needed historical account of Japanese SMEs striving to avoid “hollowing out,” and detailed case studies explain what gaining greater independence as a flexible specialist meant in practice. A focus on the immediate advantages of computerized tools could not bring about the intended strategic objectives, whereas the systemizing of new and existing resources in skills and equipment enabled sustainable competitive differentiation in production and products. The case studies map out the internal competence transformations of SMEs over time, and indicate the value of historical approaches to exploring strategic and organizational change.

The Impact of Technological Change on a Bilingual Community: The Case of Duino-Aurisina/Devin-Nabrežina, Italy

1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-174
Author(s):  
Alessio Lokar
Keyword(s):  
Technological Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Traditional Cultures ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Future Case

The impact of modernization is seen by scholars as one of the main problems met by minority communities. Essentially, it is similar to the main problem of ecology, which deals with the impact of modern means on natural environment, whereas the former studies the impact of such means on traditional cultures, which should be preserved for the future. Case studies are interesting here, as these problems have many sides, and new description may open new views or confirm old ones. This is all the more true if we are lucky enough to have quantitative data.

scholarly journals Technological Change and the Labour Process in New Zealand: A Synthesis

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Brocklesby ◽  
Paul Couchman ◽  
Roberta Hill ◽  
Kerr Inkson ◽  
David Smith
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Labour Process ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The Common

This paper draws together some of the common themes and summarises the key points which emerge from the industry case studies presented in this symposium on technological change.

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