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Change Management: A Case Study on Netflix Vs. Blockbuster

Jingyao Meng

Overview

Netflix and Blockbuster

DVD rental service

Prior to 2000

  • Blockbuster was the leader
  • Netflix was just the growing company

Overview and Introduction

At present

  • Netflix is the leader
  • Blockbuster is out of the business

Organizational Change

Change Management

  • The external factors have a profound impact on businesses
  • Organizational adaptation strategies also known as change management

Organizational Structure

Flexibility to change in the business environment

Robust change management systems

Maximize the opportunities and strength

Role of Leadership

Blockbuster- John Antioco

  • lacked innovation
  • desire to change
  • old conventional leadership strategy

Role of Leadership

Netflix-Reed Hastings

  • Transforming from rental service provider to online content
  • strategically re-positioned himself throughout his career (Fiegerman)
  • valued innovation
  • employee autonomy

Analysis of Netflix and Blockbuster through Kotter’s Eight-Step Model

  • Establishing a sense of urgency
  • Forming a powerful guiding coalition
  • Creating a vision
  • Communicating the vision
  • Empowering others to act on the vision
  • Planning and creating short-term wins
  • Consolidating improvements
  • Institutionalize new approaches

(Cameron and Green 110-111).

Kotter’s Eight-Step Model

Netflix

  • Knew that it needed to change its business model
  • Integrate online services to take advantage of the internet
  • robust communication and discussion with the team members
  • makes sure the urgency to change is realized by the employees

Key Takeaway From Netflix Vs. Blockbuster

Key Takeaway

  • External factors forces organizations to change.
  • Organizations need to examine the external factors and make changes within the organizations.
  • Organizational structure and leadership have a great impact in implementing changes in the organization.
  • Netflix recognizes the potential of the internet platforms and make necessary changes
  • Blockbuster failed to change as per the advancement in the technology

  • Cameron, Esther, and Mike Green. Making sense of

change management: A complete guide

to the models, tools, and techniques of organizational change. Kogan Page Publishers, 2019.

  • Fiegerman, Seth. “How Netflix Beat Its Rivals and

Survived the 2000s.” CNNMoney, Cable

News Network, 24 July 2018,

money.cnn.com/2018/07/24/technology/netflix-2000s/index.html.

Reference

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