Bus 499 Assignment 1 Strategic Management

Assignment 1Business Capstone (BUS499)Prf. GambuzzaCarlos A. Machado Z.10/25/2013Assess how globalization and technology changes have impacted the corporation you researched.The company researched was Universal Music Group because the music industry is ever growing and I wanted to know more about the company. As we all know, technology has been a major part of the music industry both good and bad. Technology has helped plenty of artists and hurt others. Since the introduction of the mp3 and the popularity of the IPOD device, compact disc sales have declined and more music is being released without the record company’s permission. Some may view this as a major problem to the other major record labels that distribute music globally. But some are using the mp3 to their advantage. A while ago an artist could not walk out of a studio and release a record in ten minutes. Now artists can get the music to their fans in