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Case Study Description of Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries
Much of the landscape in which today's media companies find themselves as they contend with the impact of digitization of content and the convergence of means of distribution was shaped by regulatory forces. Three government rulings in particular were influential: the Consent Decree of 1948 (often referred to as the "Paramount Case"), the Financial Interest and Syndication ruling (also called the "FinSyn" ruling of 1970 of the United States Federal Communications Commission), and the United States Supreme Court ruling in Universal City Studios et al. (including Disney) vs. Sony Corp. (also known as the Betamax case of 1984). These regulatory forces broke up tight vertical integration between content production and distribution (Paramount case and FinSyn ruling) or helped to pave the road for the introduction of new technologies for distribution (Betamax case).
Swot Analysis of "Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries" written by Robert A. Burgelman, Philip Meza includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Ruling Finsyn facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, and Leadership & Managing People.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries casestudy better are - – customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy, central banks are concerned over increasing inflation, increasing energy prices, competitive advantages are harder to sustain because of technology dispersion, increasing transportation and logistics costs, banking and financial system is disrupted by Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, increasing commodity prices,
increasing household debt because of falling income levels, there is backlash against globalization, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Ruling Finsyn, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Ruling Finsyn operates in.
According to Harvard Business Review, 75% of the managers use SWOT analysis for various purposes such as – evaluating current scenario, strategic planning, new venture feasibility, personal growth goals, new market entry, Go To market strategies, portfolio management and strategic trade-off assessment, organizational restructuring, etc.
SWOT Objectives / Importance of SWOT Analysis and SWOT Matrix
SWOT analysis of Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Ruling Finsyn
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Leadership & Managing People field.
4. Making a Leadership & Managing People topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Ruling Finsyn
Strengths Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Ruling Finsyn in Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries Harvard Business Review case study are -
Successful track record of launching new products
– Ruling Finsyn has launched numerous new products in last few years, keeping in mind evolving customer preferences and competitive pressures. Ruling Finsyn has effective processes in place that helps in exploring new product needs, doing quick pilot testing, and then launching the products quickly using its extensive distribution network.
Innovation driven organization
– Ruling Finsyn is one of the most innovative firm in sector. Manager in Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries Harvard Business Review case study can use Clayton Christensen Disruptive Innovation strategies to further increase the scale of innovtions in the organization.
Low bargaining power of suppliers
– Suppliers of Ruling Finsyn in the sector have low bargaining power. Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Ruling Finsyn to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Ability to recruit top talent
– Ruling Finsyn is one of the leading recruiters in the industry. Managers in the Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries are in a position to attract the best talent available. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Diverse revenue streams
– Ruling Finsyn is present in almost all the verticals within the industry. This has provided firm in Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries case study a diverse revenue stream that has helped it to survive disruptions such as global pandemic in Covid-19, financial disruption of 2008, and supply chain disruption of 2021.
Analytics focus
– Ruling Finsyn is putting a lot of focus on utilizing the power of analytics in business decision making. This has put it among the leading players in the industry. The technology infrastructure suggested by Robert A. Burgelman, Philip Meza can also help it to harness the power of analytics for – marketing optimization, demand forecasting, customer relationship management, inventory management, information sharing across the value chain etc.
High brand equity
– Ruling Finsyn has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Ruling Finsyn to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Leadership & Managing People industry
– Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries firm has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Ruling Finsyn to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Leadership & Managing People industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Ruling Finsyn to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Digital Transformation in Leadership & Managing People segment
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Ruling Finsyn digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Ruling Finsyn has successfully integrated the four key components of digital transformation – digital integration in processes, digital integration in marketing and customer relationship management, digital integration into the value chain, and using technology to explore new products and market opportunities.
Learning organization
- Ruling Finsyn is a learning organization. It has inculcated three key characters of learning organization in its processes and operations – exploration, creativity, and expansiveness. The work place at Ruling Finsyn is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders in Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries Harvard Business Review case study emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Training and development
– Ruling Finsyn has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries Harvard Business Review case study by analyzing – employees retention, in-house promotion, loyalty, new venture initiation, lack of conflict, and high level of both employees and customer engagement.
Cross disciplinary teams
– Horizontal connected teams at the Ruling Finsyn are driving operational speed, building greater agility, and keeping the organization nimble to compete with new competitors. It helps are organization to ideate new ideas, and execute them swiftly in the marketplace.
Weaknesses Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries are -
Skills based hiring
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at Ruling Finsyn has created an environment where the organization is dominated by functional specialists rather than management generalist. This has resulted into product oriented approach rather than marketing oriented approach or consumers oriented approach.
Slow decision making process
– As mentioned earlier in the report, Ruling Finsyn has a very deliberative decision making approach. This approach has resulted in prudent decisions, but it has also resulted in missing opportunities in the industry over the last five years. Ruling Finsyn even though has strong showing on digital transformation primary two stages, it has struggled to capitalize the power of digital transformation in marketing efforts and new venture efforts.
Slow to strategic competitive environment developments
– As Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries HBR case study mentions - Ruling Finsyn takes time to assess the upcoming competitions. This has led to missing out on atleast 2-3 big opportunities in the industry in last five years.
Ability to respond to the competition
– As the decision making is very deliberative, highlighted in the case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries, in the dynamic environment Ruling Finsyn has struggled to respond to the nimble upstart competition. Ruling Finsyn has reasonably good record with similar level competitors but it has struggled with new entrants taking away niches of its business.
High bargaining power of channel partners
– Because of the regulatory requirements, Robert A. Burgelman, Philip Meza suggests that, Ruling Finsyn is facing high bargaining power of the channel partners. So far it has not able to streamline the operations to reduce the bargaining power of the value chain partners in the industry.
High operating costs
– Compare to the competitors, firm in the HBR case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries has high operating costs in the. This can be harder to sustain given the new emerging competition from nimble players who are using technology to attract Ruling Finsyn 's lucrative customers.
High cash cycle compare to competitors
Ruling Finsyn has a high cash cycle compare to other players in the industry. It needs to shorten the cash cycle by 12% to be more competitive in the marketplace, reduce inventory costs, and be more profitable.
Aligning sales with marketing
– It come across in the case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries that the firm needs to have more collaboration between its sales team and marketing team. Sales professionals in the industry have deep experience in developing customer relationships. Marketing department in the case Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Ruling Finsyn is planning to shift buying processes online.
Lack of clear differentiation of Ruling Finsyn products
– To increase the profitability and margins on the products, Ruling Finsyn needs to provide more differentiated products than what it is currently offering in the marketplace.
High dependence on star products
– The top 2 products and services of the firm as mentioned in the Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries HBR case study still accounts for major business revenue. This dependence on star products in has resulted into insufficient focus on developing new products, even though Ruling Finsyn has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
No frontier risks strategy
– After analyzing the HBR case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries, it seems that company is thinking about the frontier risks that can impact Leadership & Managing People strategy. But it has very little resources allocation to manage the risks emerging from events such as natural disasters, climate change, melting of permafrost, tacking the rise of artificial intelligence, opportunities and threats emerging from commercialization of space etc.
Opportunities Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The opportunities highlighted in the Harvard Business Review case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries are -
Identify volunteer opportunities
– Covid-19 has impacted working population in two ways – it has led to people soul searching about their professional choices, resulting in mass resignation. Secondly it has encouraged people to do things that they are passionate about. This has opened opportunities for businesses to build volunteer oriented socially driven projects. Ruling Finsyn can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Ruling Finsyn can build a diversified supply chain model across various countries in - South East Asia, India, and other parts of the world. This reconfiguration of global supply chain can help, as suggested in case study, Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries, to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
Buying journey improvements
– Ruling Finsyn can improve the customer journey of consumers in the industry by using analytics and artificial intelligence. Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries suggest that firm can provide automated chats to help consumers solve their own problems, provide online suggestions to get maximum out of the products and services, and help consumers to build a community where they can interact with each other to develop new features and uses.
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, Ruling Finsyn is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries case study suggests that firm can utilize new technology to build more coordinated teams and streamline operations and communications using tools such as CAD, Zoom, etc.
Loyalty marketing
– Ruling Finsyn has focused on building a highly responsive customer relationship management platform. This platform is built on in-house data and driven by analytics and artificial intelligence. The customer analytics can help the organization to fine tune its loyalty marketing efforts, increase the wallet share of the organization, reduce wastage on mainstream advertising spending, build better pricing strategies using personalization, etc.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Ruling Finsyn to increase its market reach. Ruling Finsyn will be able to reach out to new customers. Secondly 5G will also provide technology framework to build new tools and products that can help more immersive consumer experience and faster consumer journey.
Increase in government spending
– As the United States and other governments are increasing social spending and infrastructure spending to build economies post Covid-19, Ruling Finsyn can use these opportunities to build new business models that can help the communities that Ruling Finsyn operates in. Secondly it can use opportunities from government spending in Leadership & Managing People sector.
Developing new processes and practices
– Ruling Finsyn can develop new processes and procedures in Leadership & Managing People industry using technology such as automation using artificial intelligence, real time transportation and products tracking, 3D modeling for concept development and new products pilot testing etc.
Reconfiguring business model
– The expansion of digital payment system, the bringing down of international transactions costs using Bitcoin and other blockchain based currencies, etc can help Ruling Finsyn to reconfigure its entire business model. For example it can used blockchain based technologies to reduce piracy of its products in the big markets such as China. Secondly it can use the popularity of e-commerce in various developing markets to build a Direct to Customer business model rather than the current Channel Heavy distribution network.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Ruling Finsyn to conduct training and development for its employees across the world. This will result in not only reducing the cost of training but also help employees in different part of the world to integrate with the headquarter work culture, ethos, and standards.
Use of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies for transactions
– The popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as asset class and medium of transaction has opened new opportunities for Ruling Finsyn in the consumer business. Now Ruling Finsyn can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Lowering marketing communication costs
– 5G expansion will open new opportunities for Ruling Finsyn in the field of marketing communication. It will bring down the cost of doing business, provide technology platform to build new products in the Leadership & Managing People segment, and it will provide faster access to the consumers.
Manufacturing automation
– Ruling Finsyn can use the latest technology developments to improve its manufacturing and designing process in Leadership & Managing People segment. It can use CAD and 3D printing to build a quick prototype and pilot testing products. It can leverage automation using machine learning and artificial intelligence to do faster production at lowers costs, and it can leverage the growth in satellite and tracking technologies to improve inventory management, transportation, and shipping.
Threats Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries are -
Consumer confidence and its impact on Ruling Finsyn demand
– There is a high probability of declining consumer confidence, given – high inflammation rate, rise of gig economy, lower job stability, increasing cost of living, higher interest rates, and aging demography. All the factors contribute to people saving higher rate of their income, resulting in lower consumer demand in the industry and other sectors.
High level of anxiety and lack of motivation
– the Great Resignation in United States is the sign of broader dissatisfaction among the workforce in United States. Ruling Finsyn needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Leadership & Managing People industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry in the industry are lowering. It can presents Ruling Finsyn with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the sector.
Instability in the European markets
– European Union markets are facing three big challenges post Covid – expanded balance sheets, Brexit related business disruption, and aggressive Russia looking to distract the existing security mechanism. Ruling Finsyn will face different problems in different parts of Europe. For example it will face inflationary pressures in UK, France, and Germany, balance sheet expansion and demand challenges in Southern European countries, and geopolitical instability in the Eastern Europe.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Ruling Finsyn can face lack of demand in the market place because of Fed actions to reduce inflation. This can lead to sluggish growth in the economy, lower demands, lower investments, higher borrowing costs, and consolidation in the field.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Ruling Finsyn can face downward pressure on margins from increasing competition from international players. The international players have stable revenue in their home market and can use those resources to penetrate prominent markets illustrated in HBR case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries .
Trade war between China and United States
– The trade war between two of the biggest economies can hugely impact the opportunities for Ruling Finsyn in the Leadership & Managing People industry. The Leadership & Managing People industry is already at various protected from local competition in China, with the rise of trade war the protection levels may go up. This presents a clear threat of current business model in Chinese market.
Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution
– Ruling Finsyn has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Leadership & Managing People industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, Ruling Finsyn needs to keep up with the evolution of technology in the Leadership & Managing People sector. According to Mckinsey study top managers believe that the adoption of technology in operations, communications is 20-25 times faster than what they planned in the beginning of 2019.
Increasing wage structure of Ruling Finsyn
– Post Covid-19 there is a sharp increase in the wages especially in the jobs that require interaction with people. The increasing wages can put downward pressure on the margins of Ruling Finsyn.
Technology disruption because of hacks, piracy etc
– The colonial pipeline illustrated, how vulnerable modern organization are to international hackers, miscreants, and disruptors. The cyber security interruption, data leaks, etc can seriously jeopardize the future growth of the organization.
Environmental challenges
– Ruling Finsyn needs to have a robust strategy against the disruptions arising from climate change and energy requirements. EU has identified it as key priority area and spending 30% of its 880 billion Euros European post Covid-19 recovery funds on green technology. Ruling Finsyn can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Leadership & Managing People industry.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Leadership & Managing People field will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Ruling Finsyn can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Aging population
– As the populations of most advanced economies are aging, it will lead to high social security costs, higher savings among population, and lower demand for goods and services in the economy. The household savings in US, France, UK, Germany, and Japan are growing faster than predicted because of uncertainty caused by pandemic.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries Template, Example
Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers in the HBR case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries needs to zero down on the relative importance of each factor mentioned in the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants.
We can provide the relative importance to each factor by assigning relative weights. Weighted SWOT analysis process is a three stage process –
First stage for doing weighted SWOT analysis of the case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries is to rank the strengths and weaknesses of the organization. This will help you to assess the most important strengths and weaknesses of the firm and which one of the strengths and weaknesses mentioned in the initial lists are marginal and can be left out.
Second stage for conducting weighted SWOT analysis of the Harvard case study Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries is to give probabilities to the external strategic factors thus better understanding the opportunities and threats arising out of macro environment changes and developments.
Third stage of constructing weighted SWOT analysis of Look at Three Regulatory Forces Influencing Content and Distribution in the Motion Picture and Television Industries is to provide strategic recommendations includes – joining likelihood of external strategic factors such as opportunities and threats to the internal strategic factors – strengths and weaknesses. You should start with external factors as they will provide the direction of the overall industry. Secondly by joining probabilities with internal strategic factors can help the company not only strategic fit but also the most probably strategic trade-off that Ruling Finsyn needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
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