CONTENTS

Cinzia dal Zotto, What is the New Economy? 3-9.

J. Bradford DeLong and A. Michael Froomkin, Background, Questions, and Speculations for Tomorrow’s Economy. 11- 38.

Aaron Braaten, The Anticipated Effect of the SuperNet on Alberta’s Media Industry. 41-54.

Tobias Fredberg and Susanne Olilla, Big Brother: Analyzing the Media System Around a Reality TV Show. 55-71.

Benedetta Prario and Giuseppe Richeri, Integration Strategies of a Niche Communication Company: The Case of Gambero Rosso. 73-85.

Xin Xun Wu and Ji Yin Chen, The Changing Structure of Media Organizations and its Meaning During the Transformation of the Social and Economic System in China. 87-99.

Jacqueline Pennings, Hans van Kranenburg and John Hagedoorn, Past, Present, and Future of the European Telecommunications Industry. 103-123.

Giuseppe Pagani, Benedetta Prario, Fabiana Visentin and Yvonne Zorzi, The Key of Success, the Cause of Failure: A Comparative Analysis of Two UK Digital Television Companies. 125-137.

Marco Gambaro, Growth in a Convergent World: The Bundle of TV and Telephone Services on the Fiber Optic Network, 139-153.

Daeho Kim, The Impact of Digital Convergence on Broadcasting Management in Korea: Telecommunications Firms’ Entry into the Broadcasting Industry. 155-166.

Franz Lehner, Will Peer-to-Peer Technologies Create New Business? 169-184.

Yingzi Xu, The Successful Model of Overseas Investment in Chinese New Media Companies. 185-194.

Robert C. Burns and T.Y. Lau, Censorship, Government, and the Computer Game Industry. 195-210.

Cinzia dal Zotto, Managing Growth in Young Firms: A Matter of Theory or a Question of Practice? 211-233.

This article explores the role of leadership and the effects of different types of personnel planning, hiring, and development in publishing companies. Based on three case studies from the German newspaper industry, it finds the human resource planning is increasingly relevant to media firms, that many hiring practices lack sophistication and strategic orientation, and that development activities are relatively weak. The article suggests that greater attention to human relations activities should assist companies in coping with the dynamic environments currently faced by media firms and in preparing firms to develop and change as media markets are altered.