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The Tools of Strategic Analysis
Chapter 1

What is Strategy and the Strategic Management Process?

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Walt Disney Company
1984 Profits: $242 Million
Theme Park Operations: 77 percent of profits Consumer Products: 22 percent of profits Filmed Entertainment: 1 percent of profits

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Walt Disney Company
Hired Michael Eisner - 1984
1. Increased admission prices at theme parks 1984 - $186 m 1989 - $787 m 2. Focused on movie studios (character development) 1984 - $2.42 m 1994 - $845 m

3. Diversified into television (ABC), hotels, retail stores, sport team, cruise line, publishing, consumer products, licensing, etc. (Huey & McGowan, 1995)

Market Cap: 1984 = $2 billion 1994 = $28 billion
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Definition of Strategy
Strategy: A firm’s theory about how to gain competitive advantages

Eisner’s theory may have been:

People will pay a premium price for extraordinary entertainment. We have the necessary resources to create extraordinary entertainment. Therefore, let’s redeploy our resources in a different way and offer something extraordinary to people.

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The Tools of Strategic Analysis

The Strategic Management Process

External Analysis

Mission

Objectives

Strategic Choice

Strategy Implementation

Competitive Advantage

Internal Analysis

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The Tools of Strategic Analysis

The Strategic Management Process
External Analysis

Objectives

Strategic Choice

Strategy Implementation

Competitive Advantage

Internal Analysis

Mission
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