Blue Ocean Strategy Institute BOS007 The Evolution of the Circus Industry (A) x Overall winner of the 2009 European Case Clearing House Awards x Winner of a 2006 European Case Clearing House Award in the category “Strategy and General Management” 06/2009-4999 This case was prepared by Matt Williamson‚ INSEAD MBA 2000‚ under
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A circus is an arena for acrobatic exhibitions and animal shows. Usually circular and surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators‚ a circus may be in the open air but is usually housed in a permanent building or sheltered by a tent. The term circus is also applied to the performance itself and to the troupe of performers. The entertainment offered at a circus generally consists of displays of horsemanship; exhibitions by gymnasts‚ aerialists‚ wild-animal trainers‚ and performing
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The Circus As time passed‚ everyone became more anxious for the show to begin. I look around at the frenzy of the crowd‚ filled with many people of all ages. Sitting front row‚ I wait impatiently‚ grinning from ear to ear. Just then the lights dim‚ and the level of my excitement increases immensely‚ it’s finally time; the circus has begun! A spot light comes on and begins moving quickly in every which way. A man’s deep voice comes over the speakers. “Ladies and Gentlemen‚ please take your seats
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Executive Summary: Circus Circus Enterprises is a leader and will continue to be in the gaming industry. In recent years‚ they have seen a decline in profit and revenue; management tends to blame the decrease on continuing disruptions from remodeling‚ expansion‚ and increased competition. Consequently‚ Circus has reported decreases in its net income for 1997 and 1998 and management believes this trend will continue as competition heightens. Currently the company is involved in several joint ventures
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protagonists in “Circus in Town”‚ by Sinclair Ross and “Happiness for Sale”‚ by Jia Lynn Yang. Jenny in the short story‚ “Circus in Town”‚ lives a poverty stricken life. One day her brother‚ Tom‚ comes home with a poster about the circus coming to town. Jenny’s excitement grew with the possibility of being able to just catch a glimpse of the professional entertainers that she envied so much‚ but she knew her family was not financially stable enough to enjoy the luxury of attending the circus. Even with
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the sleary circus in Charles Dickens’ novel Hard Times is full of life‚ color‚ and character which is in sharp contrast to the bleak and gray industrial setting of Coketown‚ the modernist mentality represented by Bounderby and Gradgrind’s modernist attitude‚ characterized by brazen materialism‚ selfishness‚ and pure rationality ‚ the circus workers are imaginative and free; the factory workers of Coketown ‚ on the other hand‚ are drones who drudge all day long. Similarly‚ the circus performers
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Circus Maximus Circus Maximus or in Latin which means Greatest‚ or largest circus‚ is an ancient Roman chariot racing stadium‚ as well as being one of the mass entertaining venus of Rome‚ Italy. It is situated in the valley between the Aventine and Palatine hills. It was the first and possibly the largest stadium of ancient Rome and the later empire. It measured 621 m in length and 118 m in width and would accommodate 150‚000 spectators. This circus was one of the largest venues for Ludi1‚ public
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Circus Cruelty Over the years circuses have been considered one of the most entertaining places of all time‚ but what happens when the show ends and everybody goes home? On the outside circuses seem magical and full of fun. People would think that they are harmless‚ but in reality they’re filled with abuse‚ fear‚ and neglect. While most famous shows claim that the animals are well kept and treated fairly‚ many sources seem to believe otherwise. Most of the performing animals belong in the
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group was about Baileys significance in the story. We could not find any real reason that he was there except to add another view point of the circus in the story. Bailey’s had his own side story in the book which made the story more real. The second thing that we also discussed was what happened in the story so far. We talked about how the book‚ “The Night Circus”‚ is a fairytale most likely set in the Victorian Era . The description of the way the characters talked‚ the scenery‚ clothing described
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The Butterfly Circus is an inspiring short film. It gave me a great impact especially during my very first beginning weeks of Master in Learning Sciences classes. I still feel miserable and less confident to get through this challenging course‚ but this film came just in time to encourage me‚ as per the Showman‚ Mr Mendez said to Will‚ the limbless man: “ The greater the struggle‚ the more glorious the triumph”. This film opens with a view of life in the Great Depression Era during 1930s where civilians
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