International LLM Strategic Management A) Industries where Walt Disney compete: Walt Disney tries to be the biggest global provider of media and entertainment contents‚ for that purpose‚ operates in four different sectors: 1. Media Networks: with two main bodies‚ on the one hand Broadcasting units‚ which include the ABC television acquired in 1995 for $19 billion (second largest acquisition in US history at that moment)‚ making Disney the largest entertainment company in US and providing it with
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ferocious beast; a love-struck mermaid turns into a quiet‚ lovesick puppy; Snow White saves dwarves from their pigsty by dusting‚ sweeping‚ washing dishes‚ tidying and sprucing. Beneath the smiles‚ gardens and cheerful woodland creatures of the classic Disney we all remember from our youth lies a host of stereotypes and media violence that has shaped our generation. Since the early 1960s research evidence suggests that exposure to violence in television‚ movies‚ video games‚ cell phones‚ and on the internet
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Case Study: 1 The Not-So-Wonderful World of Euro Disney BONJOUR‚ MICKEY: In April 1992‚ EuroDisney SCA opened its doors to European visitors. Located by the river Marne some 20 miles east of Paris‚ it was designed to be the biggest and most lavish theme park that Walt Disney Company (Disney) had built to date – bigger than Disneyland in Anaheim‚ California; Disney World in Oralando‚ Florida; and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. Much to Disney management’s surprise‚ Europeans failed to “go goofy”
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Hewlett Packard: Changing of the Guards Hewlett Packard: Changing of the Guards EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HP has proven to be a successful company but the recent recession‚ strong competitors‚ and expectations of stakeholders for improvement has initiated some problems within the company. This report examines some leadership issues at HP and proposes solutions for them. An organization’s leadership plays an important role in defining the ethical values‚ innovation standards and its culture
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Making Disney Pixar Into A Learning Organization * James M. Haley and Mohammed H. Sidky This study examines how leadership‚ teamwork‚ and organizational learning can contribute in making mergers and acquisitions work. Our intention is to identify critical factors and practices needed for merger success. Our research is part of an ongoing project‚ and builds on previous analysis of merger success/failure in such organizations as Standard Oil‚ Exxon Mobile‚ and Time Warner-AOL. In this paper‚ we
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Hong Kong Disneyland was opened in September 2005 through a joint venture between the Walt Disney International and Hong Kong government. Hong Kong was a prime tourist destination for a large number of people from the mainland. Disney focused on people from mainland‚ the local residents and international tourists. The culture of Hong Kong differs from the mainland and the local residents were infamous for their low patience and different tastes for entertainment. Since it’s opening‚ the park has
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Case 2: Euro Disney 1. The factors that contributed to Euro Disney’s poor performance during its first year of operation were their lack of knowledge of their target market and the fact that they didn’t take into consideration that the target market was not intended to just focus on one culture. Disney builds and promotes Euro Disney as a piece of America in Europe although Disney failed to adapt to the culture. In the European culture they perceived Euro Disney as being overpriced and the vacation
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Nokia Microsoft alliance LONDON – Feb. 11‚ 2011 – Nokia and Microsoft today announced plans to form a broad strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem. Nokia and Microsoft intend to jointly create market-leading mobile products and services designed to offer consumers‚ operators and developers unrivalled choice and opportunity. As each company would focus on its core competencies‚ the partnership would create the opportunity
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(1) Why has Disney been successful so long? The Disney Company has been successful and they are a great example of a company that has been able to sustain superior performance. Disney has been able to ward off the competition and sustain a profitable business over the long haul‚ due to the inability to be imitated – they are protected by various barriers. Private Information - Disney has created characters and a brand that is unable to be duplicated. Walt Disney learned from his very first
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though cumulative losses through April 1993 approached half a billion dollars.1 The European park also fell one million visitors short of its goal for the first year of operations‚ with the French comprising only 29% of the park’s total visitors between April and September 1992a far cry from the predicted 50%.2 In addition to the financial woes weighing on Bourguignon‚ he was also expected to stem the flow of bad publicity which EuroDisney had experienced from its inception. Phase Two development
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