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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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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Case 2: Euro Disney 1. The factors that contributed to Euro Disney’s poor performance during its first year of operation were their lack of knowledge of their target market and the fact that they didn’t take into consideration that the target market was not intended to just focus on one culture. Disney builds and promotes Euro Disney as a piece of America in Europe although Disney failed to adapt to the culture. In the European culture they perceived Euro Disney as being overpriced and the vacation
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the foreign direct investment. Walt Disney’s international strategy with Euro Disney is no different. In hindsight vision is 20/20 but it is now clear that using a combination equity ownership‚ a licensing contract‚ and a management contract was not the key to success for this investment. The organization had too many interests involved and therefore the proper due diligence was not completed. For example‚ Euro Disney experienced inflated construction costs as a result of using high-end materials
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Euro Disney I found two mission statements for this company one is “to make people happy” and the other one is “we create happiness by providing the finest in entertainment to people of all ages‚ everywhere” (Strauss‚ h. n.d.). Each and every employee from maid to the president knows the mission statement. All employees are motivated to create happiness for their guest‚ and they do everyday. From what I have read and heard‚ Disney lives up to both of these statements. Euro Disney S
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FFr188 million for the fiscal year ending September 1992‚ though cumulative losses through April 1993 approached half a billion dollars.1 The European park also fell one million visitors short of its goal for the first year of operations‚ with the French comprising only 29% of the park’s total visitors between April and September 1992a far cry from the predicted 50%.2 In addition to the financial woes weighing on Bourguignon‚ he was also expected to stem the flow of bad publicity which EuroDisney
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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 Study: 1 The Not-So-Wonderful World of Euro Disney BONJOUR‚ MICKEY: In April 1992‚ EuroDisney SCA opened its doors to European visitors. Located by the river Marne some 20 miles east of Paris‚ it was designed to be the biggest and most lavish theme park that Walt Disney Company (Disney) had built to date – bigger than Disneyland in Anaheim‚ California; Disney World in Oralando‚ Florida; and Tokyo Disneyland in Japan. Much to Disney management’s surprise‚ Europeans failed to “go
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Case Study: Euro Disney Clint Frye Professor Shore‚ Grace Corporate Entrepreneurship (BUSI - 3008 - 2) 10/5/2014 Case Study: Euro Disney As I read the case study of Disney’s Euro Disney park in France‚ one of the first things that came to mind was how little research had been made on how Europeans act and think in general compared to the rest of the world. As stated on page 143‚ Disney had not correctly calculated the success rate of Tokyo Disneyland park‚ therefor
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