1. What do you consider to be "inedible"? According to the textbook‚ the word inedible is poisonous or are not eaten because of strong belief or taboos. Food or things that I consider to be inedible would be poisonous animals‚ fungus‚ or an animal that died from a disease. 2. What do you consider to be "edible by animals‚ but not by me"? Animals love to eat any living things as long as they are below their food chain. Natural selection plays a very big part because every animal craves the excitement
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SWOT Introduccion The Walt Disney Company‚ is an American multinational corporation located in Burbank‚ California. It is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Disney was founded on October 16‚ 1923‚ by Walt and Roy Disney and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry. Disney has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship
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In-Depth Integrative Case 2.1a‚ Euro Disneyland 1. Using Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions as a point of reference‚ what are some of the main cultural differences between the United States and France? Some of the main cultural differences according to Hofstede’s are that France has a high power distance meaning that in these countries people blindly obey the orders of their superiors. In contrast of the United States‚ which have a lower power distance meaning‚ that they have lower strata
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and protractor. You look up at the board and see numbers‚ equations‚ and more uncommon things. The teacher begins to inform the class of the assignment‚ and you pick up the pencil ready to write what you need; even if you don’t fully understand what it is. You begin writing - what seems to be nonsense- on the perfect lined paper‚ but your mind wanders to the sweet scent of fresh air. The windows have been opened and you can see the beautiful day outside. Now this is the only thing you can focus on
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CASE 2: The Not –So-Wonderful World of Euro Disney 1. What factors contributed to Euro Disney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? What factors contributed to Hong Kong Disney’s poor performance during its first year? Answer: The major factors led Euro Disney’s poor performance was the lack of cultural consciousness and market survey. Euro Disney was built according to other American Disney parks without thinking about the culture difference. They used all American characters
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SWOT Analysis: · Strengths: o The name Disney that had been well know all over the world o Financial strength from investors and profits in the other Disneylands o The amount of capital that was very sufficient · Weaknesses: o Lack of research by the management o Poor forecasting and calculations o Tendency to believe that the Chairman would make it perfetc · Opportunities: o To compete against the famous Eiffel Tower and Louvre Art Museum o Strategic location in which the park was
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Case Analysis # 1 EuroDisney- Disney Land Paris 1. What factors lead to EuroDisney’s poor performance during its first year of operation? EuroDisney had a disastrous first year in Paris‚ France. There were many reasons that contributed to the horrible start. I am going to discuss six reasons why I think EuroDisney had such a hard time adjusting in Europe. 1. It was cheaper for European families to travel to Disney World in Orlando‚ FL. Not only was the trip to Orlando going to be cheaper
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Learning from the Disneyland Paris Experience. A Case study in International/Intercultural Communication This is the most wonderful project we have ever done. Michael Eisner‚ CEO‚ Walt Disney Company A horror made of cardboard‚ plastic‚ and appalling colors; a construction of hardened chewing gum and idiotic folklore taken straight out of comic books written for obese Americans. Jean Cau‚ French Critic American businesses make assumption about the transferability of culturally loaded business
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case fourteen Euro Disney: From Dream to Nightmare‚ 1987–94 Robert M. Grant At the press conference announcing Euro Disneyland SCA’s financial results for the year ended September 30‚ 1994‚ CEO Philippe Bourguignon summed up the year in succinct terms: “The best thing about 1994 is that it’s over.” In fact‚ the results for the year were better than many of Euro Disneyland’s long-suffering shareholders had predicted. Although revenues were down 15 percent – the result of falling visitor numbers
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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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