ENTREPRENEURIAL CASE ANALYSIS – ASSIGNMENT FORMAT (20%) In preparing the case study report‚ students must follow the following format‚ ASSIGNMENT DETAILS A group of 4 to 5 students. Review a case study that will be given in week 7. The case study report should not be more than 10 pages. Double spacing‚ Tahoma‚ Font Size: 12pt. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE STUDY Summarize the case study using your own words. Describe the entrepreneurial venture highlighted within the case study. ISSUES/PROBLEMS
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Case Study: 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 perceptions on how Americans see French people include: flamboyance‚ arrogance‚ being emotional and hierarchal. In the other hand‚ perceptions of how French people view Americans include: being aggressive‚ workaholic‚ unprincipled and naive. Power distance is the extent to which employees‚ or less powerful
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Walt Disney had many qualities of an entrepreneur which made him successful and leave a legacy on the world. Walt Disney was the co-founder of The Walt Disney Company‚ with R. O Disney. The success of this company has made Walt Disney viewed as a great entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is a person who sets sets up a business or businesses‚ taking financial risk in hope of reward. Walt Disney fits into this category as he took financial risk in starting up The Walt Disney Company and also risks in the
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EuroDisney’s poor performance was the lack of market research and cultural awareness. EuroDisney was built just like American Disney parks‚ without giving though to cultural differences. American characters were used‚ instead of French cartoon characters. Disney banned alcohol in a culture that enjoys drinking wine. Everyone showed up for breakfast in the mornings‚ when Disney had cut down their serving because they were erroneously informed that Europeans do not eat breakfast. Pricing strategy was
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------------------------------------------------- Febrero 27‚ 2013 FIRST PARTIAL EXAM Disney: The happiest brand on earth Case Analysis 1. Background: During the second half of the 1980s and 1990s‚ the Disney Studio experienced a significant growth‚ and the division had a "golden age" with annual box office hits with such regularity that even their creative structure started to be known as the "Disney formula.". In 1991‚ hotels‚ home video distribution‚ and Disney merchandising became 28 percent of total company revenues
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to: Ms. Camille Sotto Date: 10/29/14 DISNEY CASE STUDY SUMMARY Since its founding in 1923‚ The Walt Disney Company and its affiliated companies have remained faithful to their commitment to produce unparalleled entertainment experiences based on the rich legacy of quality creative content and exceptional storytelling. The company has five major segments: Studios‚ Consumer Products‚ Media Networks‚ Interactive Media and Theme Parks and Resorts. The Walt Disney Company’s objective is to be one of
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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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Joe Robles Case 7 Summary Disney was founded in 1923 by two brothers‚ Walt and Roy. It started as an animation company making black and white cartoons of their most famous character‚ Mickey Mouse. The company grew an eventually introduced the world to “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”‚ a color feature length animated movie with sound. It soon expanded and is now comprised of five business segments: The Walt Disney Studios‚ which creates films‚ recording labels‚ and theatrical performances; Parks
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massive success that the Walt Disney Company has achieved in Tokyo‚ the company suffered a big failure in the next overseas expansion venture which was named Euro Disneyland. The failure’s main reason was the lack of the emotional intelligence that should be present in effective leaders. In particular‚ the emotional intelligence components are: self-awareness‚ self-regulation‚ motivation‚ empathy‚ and social skill. The most important element that was missing in this case is empathy which represents
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There were Bear and Rabbit who became friends. They invited each other to their house. When Rabbit came to Bear’s house‚ Bear sat Rabbit down and cook with beans and a lot of good lard which Bear got it while Bear went round back of his house. Rabbit ate all he could. When Rabbit was leaving‚ he invited Bear to his house. Rabbit’s house was made of dry grass; unlike Bear’s house was a hollow tree. Bear sat down and Rabbit went round back of his house. After a while‚ Rabbit cry out loud. Bear went
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