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Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................3 Disney’s Current Published Mission Statement ........................................................................3 Proposed Mission & Vision .......................................................................................................4 Disney’s External Threats and Opportunities ............................................................................5 Competitive Profile Matrix ........................................................................................................5 External Factor Evaluation ........................................................................................................6 Disney’s Internal Strengths and Weaknesses ............................................................................8 Internal Factor Evaluation..........................................................................................................9 SWOT Analysis .........................................................................................................................9 Strengths:................................................................................................................................9 Weaknesses: .........................................................................................................................10 Opportunities:.......................................................................................................................10 Threats:.................................................................................................................................10 Recommended Strategies and Objectives ................................................................................10 Strategy



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