Disruption in Business Environments: A Framework and Case Evidence
Disruption in Business Environments: A Framework and Case Evidence
Author(s): M S S El NamakiSubject(s): Politics, Media studies, Business Economy / Management, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: New Millennium Discoveries Ltd
Keywords: Functional Disruption; Generic Disruption; Business Environment; Strategic Management; WeChat; Artificial Intelligence;
Summary/Abstract: Disruption in business environments is an opaque phenomenon. While roots seem to lay in technology the tentacles and symptoms extend to economics, sociology and even politics and ideology, the article defines disruption as s a system violating force. It then identifies two domains of disruption: generic and functional with the generic being a force or a bundle of forces that cut across systems and re-configure constituent elements. The functional is seen as a system attribute. This could be economic, political, technological or socio cultural. This is followed by case evidence citing artificial intelligence, Blockchain, Belt and Road Initiative, WeChat as well as Fintech as illustrations of one segment of disruption or the other. The paper contributes to the field of strategic management with the focus on the role of disruption in environmental analysis and scanning.
Journal: International Journal of Management and Applied Research
- Issue Year: 5/2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 1-7
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English