This supplementary case follows up on the Netflix Prize Contest described in Netflix: Designing the Netflix Prize (A). In the A case, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings must determine how to arrange a competition that is crowdsourcing to improve the algorithms for Netflix's film recommendation applications.
Netflix Designing the Netflix Prize (B) Case Study Solution
The B case follows the competition from the construction of the platform in 2006 to the awarding of the highest prize in 2009. The B case additionally considers the aftermath of the competition, and the issues of successfully implementing a winning idea from a competition.
PUBLICATION DATE: September 03, 2014 PRODUCT #: 615025-HCB-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS
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