incumbents, innovation, competence --> phillips & owens, 2004

Question 1

legitimacy

Answer 1

economic sense
it is the way you would expect it to be

• doesnt mean its good

Question 2

jazz as innovation

Answer 2

stylistically radical innovation by african american

Question 3

why do incumbents usually not go with innovations

Answer 3

itoo risky
ignore it
misestimate the value
are less successful

Question 4

recorded jazz in 1900s case study

Answer 4

incumbents went against usual trend
were first movers of jazz

Question 5

why did incumbents distance themselves from jazz in the end

Answer 5

it seperated high and low brow

jazz was associated with african americans

Question 6

why did they start calling it jazz orchestras

Answer 6

to stay in business
sounded less radical
–> enhanced competencies
–> rising legitimacy

Question 7

competency and jazz

Answer 7

dominant record didn’t know how to record jazz
- loud instruments
- right roomtemps needed
- more takes for african american groups

Question 8

hypo 1

Answer 8

The more dominant a record company → the less likely it will record an african-american group in the first take

Question 9

hypo 2

Answer 9

More dominant company → More likely to record group identified as an orchestra in the first take