And the stronger the culture in the first place, the harder it is to change it. The merger and acquisition of organizational culture. Participatory culture as a model for how new media technologies can change public schools. Henry jenkins, sarah mcfarland taylor, and diane winston part two sep 11, 2018 sep 10, 2018 popular religion and participatory culture conversation series.
A similar situation to the daimlerchrysler merger shows how a merger can be. Nonetheless, a large fraction of mergers fail to produce value for the shareholders of the acquiring firms. As i have described extensively in previous chapters, the recently emerged media practices that have been labelled participatory culture must be understood as built up. Professor jenkins is a renowned author on the topic of media and popular culture and has coauthored the forthcoming publication spreadable media. Henry jenkins audiences, poaching and participatory culture henry jenkins, a founding figure in the speculation, study of media fandom, was informed by john fiskes mentorship 3. This led to the group discussion on how mobile medias have shaped participatory culture. Henry jenkins, sarah mcfarland taylor and diane winston part one sep 10, 2018. David, everything you say makes sense for the acquirer. Jenkins, henry published by nyu press for additional information about this book. Thats because changing the culture is so much more difficult and time consuming. Henry jenkins on participatory culture big thinkers series.
With so much riding on cultural fit and compatibility, why rush into a merger. A normal acquisition process seeks to ensure something basic. Article information, pdf download for henry jenkins participatory culture. This may happen during pre merger negotiations or during post merger integration. Howard rheingold interviews henry jenkins about participatory culture in a networked era, by henry jenkins, mizuko ito, and danah boyd, for dml central. And last but hardly least, i want to thank henry jenkins iv, who has always made intellectual contributions to my work but who was cen tral to the development of chapter 2 of this book, helping to connect me with the leaders o survivorf the fan community. Henry jenkins, director of the comparative media studies program at the massachusetts. The twentieth anniversary edition of henry jenkinss textual poachers brings this nowcanonical text to a new generation of students interested in the intersections of fandom, participatory culture, popular consumption and media theory supplementing the original, classic text is an interview between henry jenkins and suzanne scott in which jenkins reflects upon changes in the field since. The role of organizational culture in mergers and acquisitions published on september 28, 2015 september 28, 2015 69 likes 2 comments. The importance of leadership and culture in mergers. Jan 04, 2012 try to place your examples under the following headings. Digital cinema, media convergence, and participatory culture, in. In 2006, jenkins and coauthors ravi purushotma, katie clinton, margaret. Participatory culture as a model for how new media.
Jenkins 2008 the class identified and discussed why they feel their online contributions matter and what personal and social responsibility they have online. Confronting the challenges of a participatory culture revisited henry jenkins, provosts professor of communications, journalism, and cinematic art at the university of southern california the past few decades have represented a phase of profound and prolonged media. The influence of national and company culture on cross. Sep 28, 2015 the role of organizational culture in mergers and acquisitions published on september 28, 2015 september 28, 2015 69 likes 2 comments. Television fans and participatory culture, convergence culture. Before a merger, consider company cultures along with financials.
An occasional paper on digital media and learning confronting the challenges of participatory culture. Youtube as a participatory culture 67 new directions for youth development doi. Some basic distinctions may 23, 2010 henry jenkins. Participatory culture as a model for how new media technologies can change public schools wcer working paper no. Organizations would love to have their cake and eat it, too. Another question is whether the leadership of daimlerbenz and chrysler corporation adequately examined the possibility of uniting two very different cultures. Culture and the practice merger radiology business. University of southern california media scholar henry jenkins describes how educators might fuel civic engagement by tapping the skills their students build in interestdriven online communities. The organizational dynamics of postmerger cultural integration article pdf available in simulation modelling practice and theory 1057. The tentative conclusion to be drawn here is that good premerger planning with culture placed at the heart of integration strategies and implementation and the creation of a positive atmosphere.
Historically, we have enjoyed a great culture, a profitable business, and high employee satisfaction ratings. In convergence culture, i devote one chapter to thinking about the impact of participatory culture on our current understandings of education. I worked for a small 25 employees manufacturing company in the healthcare field, and we had a culture that absolutely amazed our customers, our distributors, our vendors, and yes, even ourselves. Some basic distinctions may 23, 2010 henry jenkins the following is excerpted from the afterword i wrote for the recently published book, colin lankshear and michele knobels diy media. Managing cultural integration in crossborder mergers and acquisitions daniel r. In other words, theyd love to get the benefits of change by keeping the. Culture clearly baffles most merger managers which is probably the reason that virtually none of them use culture as a screening criterion. Confronting the challenges of participatory culture the. Media education for the 21st century henry jenkins,director of the comparative media studies program. Henry jenkins on participatory media in a networked era, part. Will top management see the culture change effort through to completion. The role of organizational culture in mergers and acquisitions.
But if you are in the acquired company, the acquirer holds all the cards. The courses thematic focus on participatory culture in web 2. How to blend company cultures in a merger entrepreneur. Participatory culture in a networked era will interest students and scholars of digital media and their impact on society and will engage readers in a broader dialogue and conversation about their own participatory practices in this digital age. Since organizations normally strive to retain their own culture, serious integration problems are predicted for this type of merger if cultural differences are large. Youtube as a participatory culture article pdf available in new directions for youth development 2010128. May 07, 20 university of southern california media scholar henry jenkins describes how educators might fuel civic engagement by tapping the skills their students build in interestdriven online communities. In order to have a better understanding of the corporate culture mismatches issues, we. Before a merger, consider company cultures along with. Many teens today who use the internet are actively involved in participatory culturesjoining online communities facebook, message boards, game clans, producing creative work in new forms digital sampling, modding, fan videomaking, fan fiction, working in teams to complete tasks and develop new knowledge as in wikipedia, and shaping the flow of media as in blogging or podcasting. The challenges in merging different company cultures tlnt. The new participatory culture is taking shape at the intersection be.
Try to place your examples under the following headings. Henry jenkins, director of the comparative media studies program at the massachusetts institute of technology published this white paper that explores new frameworks and models for media literacy. Yet there has been little progress in the research literature exploring the role that culture may play in the. Macarthur foundation reports on digital media and learning jenkins phd, henry, purushotma, ravi, weigel, margaret, clinton, katie, robison, alice j. Chapter 6 participatory culture understanding participation. Participatory culture, an opposing concept to consumer culture, is a culture in which private.
He is the author or editor of 20 books including textual poachers. Cultural factors in international mergers and acquisitions. Rich halverson, julie kallio, sarah hackett, and erica halverson. Narrow definitions of merger success and failure must be replaced by broad and complete measures that take into consideration company goals and performance, as well as the economic and industry context. We propose the idea of participatory culture as a robust model for how to. Dec 26, 2014 a normal acquisition process seeks to ensure something basic. Creating, sharing and learning with new technologies. Affiliations, expressions, collaborative problemsolving circulations think of examples of where and when you are part of a participatory culture what are the advantages of participatory cultures. The importance of leadership and culture in mergers 6 the importance of leadership and culture in mergers i. Culture is easily one of the biggest reasons you can have failure of a merger or end up with a situation where the groups should get divorced but they dont, he says. Participatory culture is emerging as the culture absorbs and responds to the explosion of new media technologies that make it possible for average consumers to archive, annotate, appropriate, and recirculate media content in powerful new ways. Media education for the 21st century pdf, funded by. The importance of leadership and culture in mergers 8 visions if the merger would have been more successful. Im concerned that when we integrate into the new company, well lose our secret sauceour unique cultural.
Mercer periodically puts out terrific infographics summarizing research around a particular topic. But few have had a too fol r describing and analyzing carefully defined cultura cl haracteristics for each company. Often, merger strategies require years of integration and synergies before the benefits are reflected in earnings and stock price. Just as the more ingrained a personality trait is, the harder it is to reshape. He is the coeditor of from barbie to mortal kombat. Coates iv1 the core goal of corporate law and governance is to improve outcomes for participants in businesses organized as corporations, and for society, relative to what could be achieved. Introduction corporate mergers are an important driver of corporate and economic growth. Fandom operates on multiple levels henry jenkins for its. Sep 11, 2018 popular religion and participatory culture conversation. Theyd love to obtain the changes they want without having to change the culture to do it. Confronting the challenges of participatory culture. Interactivity is a property of the technology, while participation is a property of culture. Macarthur foundation reports on digital media and learning present findings from current research on how young people learn, play, socialize, and participate in civic life.
Confronting the challenges of participatory culture the mit. A participatory culture is a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing ones creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most. Participatory culture in the age of social media abstract social networking sites e. Introduction in 1998, two of the worlds most prominent automobile manufacturers daimlerbenz and chrysler corporation announced the two companies were to merge damiler, chrysler and the failed merger management case study. Henry jenkins author henry jenkins is the provosts professor of communication, journalism, cinematic arts and education at the university of southern california. The tentative conclusion to be drawn here is that good pre merger planning with culture placed at the heart of integration strategies and implementation and the creation of a positive atmosphere. In order to understand how people use our site generally, and to create more valuable experiences. Its unique technical and social features support the formation of a participatory culture among the members of its community.
May 24, 2012 professor jenkins is a renowned author on the topic of media and popular culture and has coauthored the forthcoming publication spreadable media. Types, regulation, and patterns of practice john c. Age of participatory culture how and why young people create henry jenkins and vanessa bertozzi introduction hloe, a seventeenyearold girl living in western massachusetts, has taken on the responsibility of translating the lyrics of her favorite japanese rock songs and making them available on the web. They are published openly online as well as in print in order to support broad dissemination and to stimulate further research in the field. Henry jenkins, an professor and acafan, is the author of the massively influential textual poachers, as well as many other books about media fandom jenkins, who selfidentifies as a fan, is a frequent attendee at fan cons and has created fanworks of his own.
And last but hardly least, i want to thank henry jenkins iv, who has always made. Participatory culture invites and motivates youth producers. Henry jenkins on participatory media in a networked era. Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of indi. Henry jenkins is provosts professor of communication, journalism and cinematic arts at the annenberg school for communication, university of southern california. Henry jenkins, director of the comparative media studies department at the. Henry jenkins on how content gains meaning and value in a. The participatory culture framework helps to make sense of learning in and out of schools, and points toward viable paths to integrate the best of new media experience into contemporary school design. Jan 21, 20 henry jenkins author henry jenkins is the provosts professor of communication, journalism, cinematic arts and education at the university of southern california. Cultural factors in international mergers and acquisitions mehdi majidi volume 6, number 7. How to effectively merge company cultures crucial skills by.
A conversation on youth, learning, commerce, and politics jenkins, henry, ito, mizuko, boyd, danah on. How to effectively merge company cultures crucial skills. Convergence culture in 2006, the same year that wealth of. Henry jenkins on participatory culture big thinkers. Mergers and corporate culture it is widely recognized that cultural diffe rences between the partners of a merger are one of the most common reasons for failure in mergers. Youtube and flickr have introduced the opportunity for widescale, online social participation.
This is a huge miss as your culture is the driving force of the organization its how people behave when no one is looking. In order to understand how people use our site generally, and to create more valuable experiences for you, we may collect data about your use of this. The purpose of this article is to discuss some of the theoretical and methodological problems in studies of culture in postmerger organizational change processes and to present and elaborate an alternative approach for future research based on a social constructionist conception of culture. In addition to the merge between older corporate models of media.
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