Case Analysis 1: Harvard Business School Case #9693013 Euro Disney: The First 100 Days Euro Disney’s first few months in operation has already shown signs of mediocre profits and not living up to the success of its parks counterparts in the U.S. and Tokyo. There are a number of items Disney must attend to in order to make Euro Disney a success. For one‚ Disney must deal with the conflicting cultural aspects of its park attractions and service. Another is getting local residents as repeat guests
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with artificial on an unprecedented scale all around the world. We are entering an automation revolution right now and by the end of it‚ natural life will be changed forever. Leaving us to only ask questions of what the future holds for mankind. The Pixar film Wall-E‚ written
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in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ is a hospital with a three-faceted identity. First of all it is a hospital for patients from Boston and the surroundings. The second role is as a research institution and the last role is as a trainings institution where Harvard Medical School faculty members can be trained. Despite the hospital is one of the best‚ some people called the organization “an unruly mob”. Malcom Weinier‚ vice president of clinical and support services‚ told that the BI hospital has a structure
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The Walt Disney Company has evolved from a wholesome family-oriented entertainment company into a massive multimedia conglomerate. Not only is Disney a producer of media but it also distributes its and others’ media products through a variety of channels‚ operates theme parks and resorts‚ and produces‚ sells‚ and licenses consumer products based on Disney characters and other intellectual property. CEO Michael Eisner has been instrumental in many of these changes. How can such extensive changes occur
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Throughout Michael Eisner’s time at the Disney Company he believed corporate synergy was the key to success. By actively encouraging synergy Disney could get the most out of its brand and create value that would greatly contribute to the growth of the company (Case‚ p.11). Synergy refers to how‚ by working together‚ two or more businesses can increase value creation greater than if they were working separately (Goode and Campbell‚ 1998). How Eisner sourced synergy will be discussed later‚ but first
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Retailing: Tempting trouble‚” The McKinsey Quarterly‚ 1996‚ Number 1‚ pp. 116-125. 17. Tarun Khanna and Krishna Palepu‚ “Why focussed strategies may be wrong for emerging markets‚” Harvard Business Review‚ July – August‚ 1997. 18. Hugh G Courtney‚ Jane Kirkland and S Patrick Viguerie‚ “Strategy under uncertainty‚” Harvard Business Review‚ November – December‚ 1997. 20. Vijay Govindarajan and Anil Gupta‚ “How to build a Global Presence‚” Financial Times Survey - Mastering Global Business‚ January 29
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Disney’s Planning Process Aggregate planning at Disney World is all about people—how many people will visit the parks and what they will do while there. The Disney property in Florida includes 4 parks‚ 20 hotels‚ 27‚500 rooms‚ 160 miles of roads‚ and 56‚000 employees. Forecasting attendance and guest behavior helps plan for more than 1 billion customer interactions per year‚ and the purchase of 9 million hamburgers‚ 50 million Cokes‚ and tons of “tangible memories.” Planning begins with
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to debt service) * Fully underwritten deal → underwriting risk Reasons to bid * Chase wants to maintain its relationship with Disney * Might enhance Chase’s reputation in the region * Despite the risks‚ might be profitable if the deal is designed carefully - What are the tradeoffs of the market flex provision for Chase and Disney? - How should Chase design the syndication strategy (general vs. sub-underwriting‚ syndicate size‚ loan shares etc.)? * Sub-underwriting
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Harvard Case Review and Analysis 1. Jeff Immelt’s strategies for GE were solid in a theoretical sense. The company should have been delivering above-average returns and seen all the positives that he preached about it. The reason this did not happen and they faced some humiliation in 2008 until 2010 were due to GE Capital. Immelt thought that they were diversified enough to survive the economic downturn. However this proved to be wrong. In an interview for BusinessWeek magazine David Magee
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Stephanie Hanes’ “Little Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effect” first appeared in the Christian Science Monitor in 2011. Hanes aims to convince her audience that little girls are being subjected to the hypersexualization of women. With supporting evidence‚ strategic organization‚ and a specific purpose and audience‚ Hanes is able to produce a convincing argument. Hanes’ purpose is to provide reason to believe that little girls are becoming involved and corrupted with inappropriate
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