MBC 635 Instructor’s Solution for Cirque du Soleil Tour Planning Fall 2012 Discussion Questions: Tour Planning at Cirque du Soleil: HEC Montreal Centre for Case Studies‚ HEC025‐ PDF‐ENG‚ March 1‚ 2011. 1) The main decisions facing Cirque is whether Istanbul is an attractive destination and if so‚ whether it partners with Turkish Television and Entertainment Society (TTE) and/or with the City of Istanbul/Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MCT). To begin your analysis‚ please enumerate the
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Cirque du Soleil: Juggling Act Baseline‚ June 10‚ 2005‚‚ http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0‚1540‚1826548‚00.asp By Larry Barrett Danielle Savoie can’t fold herself into a pretzel or spin around on her head. But she walks a tightrope every day managing the information systems that make it possible for the Cirque du Soleil to entertain more people each year than the Yankees and Red Sox combined. The circus‚ which features astonishing acrobatics and Broadway-caliber music
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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: CREATING AND SUSTAINING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE Michael Porter Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Competitive Strategy: The Core Concepts 3 The Structural Analysis of Industries 4 Industry Structure and Buyer Needs 6 Generic Competitive Strategies 7 Cost Leadership 8 Differentiation 9 Focus 9 Stuck In The Middle 10 Sustainability 12 RISKS OF COST LEADERSHIP 12 RISKS 12 OF DIFFERENTIATION 12 RISKS 12 OF 12 FOCUS 12 Generic Strategies and Industry
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Cirque du Soleil Recruitment Analysis Introduction “Cirque du Soleil is a multifaceted creative workforce” encompassing “imaginary worlds‚ art forms from around the world‚ acting‚ acrobatic performance‚ dance‚ daring‚ dexterity‚ and grace” (Cirque du Soleil‚ 2010). Putting together the right workforce to achieve this result is not necessarily an easy feat. This paper will explore the recruitment decision-making process for attracting job candidates (demand) from the available labor force (supply)
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Cirque du Soleil International Strategy SMO 641: Business Strategy Individual Case Project Navjot Singh October 16‚ 2014 Cirque Du Soleil has been a global leader in performing arts industry. It is based in Montreal‚ Canada and has been privately held since its inception till 2008. In 2008‚ Guy Laliberté sold a 20 percent share of the company to Dubai based partners. Innovation and creativity are the pillars of Cirque’s competitive advantage. Human capital forms an essential part as it
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Cirque Du Soleil INTRODUCTION Cirque Du Soleil is a unique and a classy mix of music‚ dance‚ and acrobatics that has reached from rags to riches through its live entertainment mesmerising people all over the world. Since its inception‚ it has travelled around the world exposing the audience to an alternate dimension of reality. Over the years‚ it added inventiveness to its shows‚ groomed its performers to unimaginable heights to display their best performances and built a strong brand name that
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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the leadership behaviors noted in the movie Stand and Deliver. This movie was about a teacher who stood up to the school administration‚ his family‚ and the community to help a group of underprivileged‚ mostly Spanish children from an LA ghetto excel in mathematics. Eventually his teaching program had the teenagers passing AP calculus. Despite officials stating the students cheated‚ hostile students‚ an unorganized and underfunded school‚ and a school staff
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Cirque du soleil Introduction Founded in 1983 by a group of street performers‚ Cirque du Soleil has been in constant evolution since its creation. The company enjoys excellent international recognition and is reputed to have reinvented circus arts. The company was founded by Guy Laliberte‚ Gilles Saint-Croix and Daniel Gauthier with a differentiated offering in the circus industry blending street circus with opera‚ dance‚ theatre‚ live music‚ excellent choreography and amazing pyrotechnics
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Cirque du Soleil Q1. How would you assess the attractiveness of the circus industry in early 1980s? What would you conclude from industry analysis? The Circus has been an extremely popular form of entertainment during the 20th century. The circus creates an image of drifters and dreamers in the mind. In the 20th century the emphasis on spectacle continued on 3 ring formats. The following factors played a major role in the attractiveness of the circus industry:- * Animal acts provided an added
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Cirque du Soleil (English: Circus of the Sun) is a Canadian entertainment company‚ self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal‚ Quebec‚ Canada‚ and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel‚ it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers‚ Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix.[2] Initially named Les Échassiers‚ they toured Quebec in 1980 as a performing troupe. Their initial financial hardship was relieved in 1983 by
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