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It was unclear whether Blockbuster should focus The rise of the internet and the increasing availability

on its physical stores or its digital offerings, and of broadband connections in the early 2000s 
it struggled to make the right decisions in a => Consumers began to shift away from physical
timely manner. This ambiguity left it vulnerable media and toward digital downloads and streaming
to disruption from competitors like Netflix, services 
which were able to capitalize on the changing => Blockbuster failed to adapt quickly to these
market conditions more effectively. changes and was slow to develop its own digital
offerings

Ambiguity Volatility

BLOCKBUSTER

Complexity Uncertainty

Blockbuster was faced with the challenge of The video rental industry began to shift => difficult to
developing a digital platform that could compete predict how consumers would respond and Blockbuster
with Netflix and other streaming services.   This was uncertain about how best to respond to these
requires a complex set of business and technology changes.
decisions, as the company must decide which Netflix launched its online service in 2007 =>
technologies to invest in, how to structure its Blockbuster was slow to react: In September 2011, it was
online services, and how to market them announced that Blockbuster and Dish Network would
effectively. launch a new service called Blockbuster Movie Pass that
would compete with Netflix. 

COMPANY WENT BANKRUPT BECAUSE IT FAILED TO ADAPT TO THE VUCA ENVINRONMENT

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