1. Cirque du Soleil combined street performers‚ clowns‚ acrobats‚ and gymnasts to present feats and create theater and dance dramas. Besides the circus performance‚ Cirque du Soleil has multimedia division‚ which has released feature film and television special. It also created an IMAX large-format film. Moreover‚ Cirque du Soleil keeps diversifying its commercial activities in publishing and merchandising by opening store on the property of Walt Disney world Resort in Florida. Regarding the stage
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Cirque du Soleil Notes INTRODUCTION LEADERSHIP * Marc Gagnon – Chief Operating officer – Started 1989 * First task: Write a termination policy * Employee newsletter – la boule – employee submissions completely uncensored. * How do we reach our people? How do we keep them focused? * Tried to create a strong sense of community & family. * Struggle with benevolent parent & official employer * Mario D’Amico – Executive Vice President Marketing
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of Human resource management‚ in 1984 a group of street performers‚ clowns‚ acrobats‚ and gymnasts banded together and formed the forerunner of Cirque du Soleil. The group toured Quebec and Ontario and then the United States‚ starting at the Los Angeles Arts Festival. In1992‚ Cirque performed in Asia for the first time. Since 1984‚ Cirque du Soleil has produced many shows; it now employs more than 2100 employees worldwide‚ including 500 artists‚ artisans‚ designers‚ technicians and employees. Cirque
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1. Based on what you read in the case‚ outline a rudimentary SWOT analysis for Cirque Du Soleil. A: Strengths: Every show in 20 years has produced a profit‚ encourages creativity‚ niche‚ financially strong‚ well known‚ great marketing‚ technology‚ database of 20‚000 potential employees‚ shows have a long run (10 to 12 years)‚ talent scouts recruit from all over the world‚ creative‚ leadership. Creative production staff. Great locations. Excellent leadership. B: Weaknesses: High turnover (people
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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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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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Introduction This report is based on the case study Cirque du Soleil ( “Circus of the Sun”) is a Canadian entertainment company‚ self- described as a “dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment”. The company operates globally‚ it was found in 1984 by a 24 year old entrepreneur Guy Laliberte. The aim of this report is to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of team work and team effectiveness in the context of Cirque du Soleil. The emphasis on team have been a critical success
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Introduction: Cirque du Soleil ("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. Cirque du Soleil – History: A marvelous idea began to take shape in the early 1980’s in Baie-Saint-Paul‚ a charming village nestled on
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1. What was the level of IT alignment at Cirque du Soleil in 2008? We can observe how an art and stage performance company used IT like no one could ever imagine. Cirque rooted IT in all its business processes. Cirque Memory is a knowledge repository used to store all relevant information on artists’ make-up and costumes‚ sets‚ and staging. Advantages of Cirque Memory are to transfer knowledge across‚ ongoing improvement‚ knowledge‚ growth‚ improvement‚ good memory‚ ill-structured‚ design. IT life
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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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