...Qualities of a Successful Leader Having graduated College and receiving a diploma, it is now time to get a job. After taking Dr. Rossi’s class I am very inspired to pursue my goal of joining an entrepreneurial start up so that I can be part of a successful team and have the satisfaction of starting a business. The most important part of a business plan of success is the management team and the qualities they possess. There are so many qualities to look for in a business leader, but the three main qualities to possess are character, enthusiastic, and be committed to excellence. Because you are taking a great risk when you start a company, a great leader is a must, because they can set a direction of success for a team. Also an entrepreneurial startup can give you excitement for a lifetime if the leader possesses the right qualities. First of all, character is the most important of the qualities to possess as a leader. True authority comes out of the respect of your peers, and without respect there is no way that you can lead because being a good leader is someone who is a role model to others. Once you respect someone you that individual becomes inspirational to you and if that person is on the right path it is likely you will be too. To have character is to be trust worthy, live your life with integrity and honesty and to treat others the way you would like to be treated. An individual who shows great character is Bill gates. Bill, who started with almost nothing...
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... Pg20121799 EARLY LIFE Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in the Hermosa section of Chicago, Illinois. His father was Elias Disney, an Irish-Canadian, and his mother, Flora Call Disney, was German-American. Disney was one of five children, four boys and a girl. He lived most of his childhood in Marceline, Missouri, where he began drawing, painting and selling pictures to neighbors and family friends. In 1911, his family moved to Kansas City, where Disney developed a love for trains. His uncle, Mike Martin, was a train engineer who worked the route between Fort Madison, Iowa, and Marceline. Later, Disney would work a summer job with the railroad, selling snacks and newspapers to travelers. Disney attended McKinley High School in Chicago, where he took drawing and photography classes and was a contributing cartoonist for the school paper. At night, he took courses at the Chicago Art Institute. When Disney was 16, he dropped out of school to join the army but was rejected for being underage. Instead, he joined the Red Cross and was sent to France for a year to drive an ambulance. EARLY CARTOONS When Disney returned from France in 1919, he moved back to Kansas City to pursue a career as a newspaper artist. His brother Roy got him a job at the Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio, where he met cartoonist Ubbe Iwerks. From there, Disney worked at the Kansas City Film Ad Company, where he made commercials based on...
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... Agenda ► About Disney ► Divisions of Disney ► A bit of History ► About the CASE ► SWOT Analysis ► Its Current Executive Management ► Recommended Organizational structures Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 02/11/08 About Disney ► ► ► ► The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. Founded on October 16, 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy Disney as a small animation studio Today it is one of the largest Hollywood studios and also owns eleven theme parks, two water parks and several television networks, including the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Disney's corporate headquarters and primary production facilities are located at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, USA. The company is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It had revenues of $31.9 billion in 2005 02/11/08 Continued….. ► On June 12, 2006 Disney Mobile phone service is launched ► On January 23, Disney announces a deal to purchase Pixar Animation Studios in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4bn ► In July 2006, the Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean 2 is the highest grossing movie in opening weekend history at $135,000,000 USD ► Employees: 133,000 (2006) 02/11/08 Divisions of Disney 02/11/08 Divisions of Disney Media and Entertainment American Broadcasting Company Buena Vista Distribution Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group Walt Disney Studio Entertainment...
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...CASE The Walt Disney Company Is heralded as the world’s largest entertainment company Earned the reputation by tight control Although control pervades the company, it is not too strong a grip * 10. Strict control but independent Employees are aware of their prime objectives Have freedom to think beyond limit and come up with new innovative ideas Company have adopted the phrase “Dream as a team” The concept of independency tempered the control over each department Managers here do the great job of encouraging the 8. A bit of History For more than eight decades, the name Walt Disney has been preeminent in the field of family entertainment. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to today's global corporation, The Walt Disney Company continues to proudly provide quality entertainment for every member of the family, across America and around the world Disney Legends The Disney Legends program was established in 1987 to acknowledge and honor the many individuals whose imagination, talents, and dreams have created the Disney magic. Since its inception, the program has honored many gifted animators, Imagineers, song writers, actors and business leaders as having made a significant impact on the Disney legacy The Walt Disney Family Museum The Disney Family Museum Web site is produced and maintained by the Walt Disney Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Founded in 1995, the Foundation strives to promote education, writing, and scholarship about Walt Disney...
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...Walt Disney From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur,entertainer, international icon,[3] and philanthropist, well known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O. Disney, he was co-founder of Walt Disney Productions, which later became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation is now known as The Walt Disney Company and had an annual revenue of approximately US$36 billion in the 2010 financial year.[4] Disney is particularly noted as a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, for whom Disney himself provided the original voice. During his lifetime he received four honorary Academy Awards and won 22 Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations, including a record four in one year,[5] giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history.[6] Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorttheme parks in the U.S., as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland. The year after his December 15, 1966 death from lung cancer in Burbank, California, construction...
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...project, a review of the strategic initiatives taken by The Walt Disney Company relative to organizational and operational adaptations to the changing markets. An explanation of how recent economic trends are influencing the company, strategies Disney has used or could use for adapting to the changing markets. In addition, tactics Disney has implemented or could implement to achieve their strategic goals, the role human resources management plays in helping them achieve the goals, and would I be willing to invest in this company as a mutual fund manager. How Recent Economic Trends Are Influencing Disney. Even though the economy has been in a recession for the past couple years The Walt Disney Company has been doing well and shown continued growth. The company continues to show signs of being a healthy company as indicated by their continued increase in their net income Nelson (2012) “Disney’s income for 2011 and 2010 was $4,807 and $3,963 respectively, which represents a 21.30% increase.” (p. 4). In addition, the company had a net income of $3,307 in 2009, which represents a 19.84% increase for 2010. As shown in Figure A, Disney has shown growth in all areas of its financial statements during the past three years. Over all the company has not been significantly effected by the current economic downtrun and has been able to hold its market share. Strategies Disney Has Used to Adapt to Changing Markets The Walt Disney Company has the capital to allow management to expand the...
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...Walt Disney was an innovator and a visionary. But he was also one of the most successful business leaders of his time. Here are eight principles that made Walt Disney one of the greatest icons of the 20th century: 1. Make people happy: Walt was always striving to make people happy. During the fall of 1918, Disney attempted to enlist for military service. Rejected because he was only 16 years of age, Walt joined the Red Cross and was sent overseas, where he spent a year driving an ambulance and chauffeuring Red Cross officials. His ambulance was covered from stem to stern -- not with stock camouflage, but with drawings and cartoons. He keeps that morale with his whole life. 2. Provide a promise, not a product: The legend goes that Walt Disney was sitting on a bench watching his daughters ride a carousel when he came up with the concept for Disney World. He noticed amusement parks and state fairs were always littered and poorly organized, and the employees were generally rude and resentful. His wife once asked, “Why do you want to build an amusement park? They’re so dirty.” To which Walt replied, “That’s the point. Mine won’t be.” From day one, Disney has focused on “the experience” as a key component to increasing the value of its parks. 3. Always exceed customers’ expectations: One of the reasons the Disney tradition stands the test of time is that Walt Disney was more critical of his creations than anyone else could ever possibly be. He was a relentless perfectionist...
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...Kevin Aquilo AMST 350 Final Exam: Response 1 California is the final destination for those who seek freedom and success. It is the state where dreams can become fulfilled and anything born from imagination can be physically built. California has spawned plenty of “built environments” in the twentieth and twenty-first century. Many of these environments were responses to things like the automobile craze, tourism, and celebrities. These built environments were constructed with the California Dream as their framework. We discussed many examples of built environments in class but there are three in particular that stood out to me. They are Hollywood, Disneyland, and the suburbs of Orange County. Hollywood was a small city with a post office, hotel, and a couple markets before the film industry took Hollywood by storm in the 1900s. Prior to Hollywood, major film companies were located in New Jersey. Filmmakers ventured to Los Angeles, California to break free from harsh movie producing patents and rules imposed on them by the Edison Motion Picture Company. The beautiful weather and diverse terrain of California were also ideal filming locations. Hollywood is an example of a built environment because filmmakers and producers saw the opportunity for success within the film industry and took advantage of it. The first film shot in Hollywood was titled Old California, and its success encouraged many out-of-state filmmakers to make their way to the golden state. It wasn’t long...
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...SLIDE 1. The Walt Disney Company. The Entertainment King. SLIDE 2. “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Walt Disney SLIDE 3. Case question: Had The Disney magic begun to fade? SLIDE 4. About The Company SLIDE 5. Walt Disney Company is largest media and entertainment conglomerate Other ventures: -Studio Entertainment -Parks and Resorts -Consumer Products -Media Networks SLIDE 6. Walter Elias Disney SLIDE 7. • Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901. • In 1911 at school he met Walter Pfeiffer who came from a family of theatre aficionados, and introduced Walt to the world of vaudeville and motion pictures. • In 1917, Elias acquired shares in the O-Zell jelly factory in Chicago and moved his family back to the city, where in the fall Disney began his freshman year at McKinley High School and took night courses at the Chicago Art Institute. • He became the cartoonist for the school newspaper, drawing patriotic topics and focusing on World War I. Despite dropping out of high school at the age of sixteen to join the army, Disney was rejected for being underage. • After his rejection by the army, Walt and a friend decided to join the Red Cross. Soon after joining he was sent to France for a year, where he drove an ambulance, but only after the armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. SLIDE 8. • Hoping to find work outside the Chicago O-Zell factory, in 1919 Walt moved back to Kansas...
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...Strategic Management Case Study: The Walt Disney Company Group 10: 1. What were the businesses developed at Disney until 1983? 1. Animation: ● 1923 founded Disney Brother Studio >> full-length animated film ● 1927 Luck Rabbit ● 1928 Mickey Mouse >> licensing ● 1937: Snow white >> re-release >> Mix live action ● Disney Music Co 2. TV Special: ● 1950/1954 ABC produced TV series, live-action moive >> Buena Vista Distribution (eliminate distribution fee) ● early 1980: Touchstone (Expand the business to teenagers & adult) ● 1983 Disney channel 3. Create universal timeless family entertain] ● 1954 ABC produced TV series & Disneyland (imagineers >> seperate from Disney Production) ○ built a Park for entire family ○ Corp. sponsorship is used to minimize the cost of upgrading attractions and adding exhibits ○ generate traffic >> in-house travel co. & travel agency ○ bringing live shows ○ hotels ● EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) 2. What did Eisner do for Disney during 1984-1993? What are the resources and capabilities that Disney possess at that time? Resources & Capabilities: ● R Human resource ○ Eisner’s background: well business acumen and operating managment skills & past experinece of COO of Paramon ● C Coporate culture ○ history and culture of Co. and lagacy of Walt (training program) ○ 文化妥協 (cultureal cherrobyl) ● C Managing Creativity ○ forced tension between creative and finance force ○ encorage...
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...Studies have shown parents want their firstborns to have high status jobs such as lawyers and doctors but they relax on the choices for other siblings. The coaching we get concerning job, affects our achievement and self-esteem. The position of first born is very much geared towards high achievers. 21 out the 23 first astronauts in space were first born children. In a study looking at the birth place order of CEO’s it was found that 43 percent of them were firstborn children, 33 percent were middle born and 23 percent were the youngest children in their family. On the other hand, the youngest sibling in the family may be the one to engage in more reckless behavior such has dangerous sports including sky diving, motor cycle racing, sky jumping, and even football. According to a survey taken in a high school, the younger siblings said they were more sentimental and were less judgmental than their older siblings. The same survey reinforced the studies on firstborns who were geared towards being high achievers as this survey indicated these students rated themselves as being perfectionists. However, studies show that younger children get better grades. This is because they are mentored by the older siblings; they have watched how their older siblings overcome challenges and learn from them. Strangely, the very first studies on birth order never included females. Nevertheless, Montrealers need to know that these studies, especially the earliest ones did not account for the...
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...Walt Disney Company, Part III Walt Disney is a name recognized world-wide for providing first class family entertainment through its movies, theme parks, television and characters. Ever since Disney’s most famous character, Mickey Mouse, was first released in 1928, the Walt Disney Company has continued to entertain children and adults alike with imagination and creativity. They continue to update their theme parks, movies, and merchandise to keep up with the current trends. Walt Disney said it best “Disneyland will never be complete, as long as there is imagination left in the world”. Walt Disney Company has five business segments: Media Networks, Parks and Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products and Interactive Media. Media Networks Economic Trends Current trends in television viewing include mobile video viewing, online video viewing, diversity in sports viewership, and increased in spending on television advertising. The media research group Nielsen has found that Americans between the ages of 12-34 are actually spending less time in front of the television than in years past, as opposed to those older than 35 who are spending more time in front of the screen (Watch, 2012). Consumers’ appetite for media continues to grow. New and enhanced technologies only fuel the demand for video content. The average American watched 34 hours 39 minutes of TV per week in Q4 2010, a year-over-year increase of two minutes. (Nielsen, 2011). 143.9 million Americans viewed video...
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...]apanese development company that owned a large tract oflandfill east ofTokyo zoned for pubIic leisure activities, approached Disney with the idea of building a Disneyland in lapan. Six hundred acreswere set asidefor the project. But, in an era of conservative (caretaking) management at Walt Disney Productions, senior executivesat Disney were hesitant. After all, lapan was far away, quite distant in terms of culture, and Tokyo not only had much colder winters than California or Florida but endured a lengthy rainy seasonin lune and July. Yet, after exploring alternativeoptions at some length (including other sitesin Asia), Disney decided to go ahead. Nevertheless,it insisted on a deal that left Oriental Land with virtually all of the risk. Instead of taking an ownership position in Tokyo Disneyland, Disney demanded royalties of I0 percent of the revenues from admissions and rides, and 5 percent of the receiptsfiom food, beverages,and souvenirs. Disney also asked for and more or less received artistic control of the park. Its partner, with its experience in developmer-rt projects in Tokyo, looked after the complex relationships with local planning and regulatory authorities, financing, and adjacent development. At first glance,Tokyo Disneyland seemsto be a close physical and social copy of Disneyland in Southern California, Disney's Imagineers were interested at the outset in adapting some of their attractions to the Japanese context-Samurai-land instead of Frontierland...
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...every organization there are many different factors in which control the ins and outs of the operation and dictate the successfulness of the organization. In this paper I will be explaining these factors in The Walt Disney organization. I will be giving a breakdown of all of the following, Globalization, Technology, Innovation, Diversity, and Ethics. Along with the breakdown of each factor I will be highlighting examples in which The Walt Disney Company. has exceled to hold themselves true to the factors that are needed in the business world. Without large organization having all five of these factors with strong force the balance of the company is off tilt. Globalization Globalization in simple words would be the spread of a company over the entire globe, from one country to the next country in the process of selling their product and expanding their company’s empire. This factor is being grasped by many companies strongly with the help of the Internet. Companies such as Coke, Chevy, and even a small boot company Redwings Shoe companies all understand truly how important this factor is. One company that really understand the importance of globalization is The Walt Disney Company, this company goes above and beyond to embrace and reinforce globalization. The Walt Disney Company has opened 5 theme parks, two in the United States, one in Paris, one in Hong Kong, and the latest one in Tokyo. Every chance this company gets it is finding ways to expand its reach in different directions...
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...greatest place on the earth. It is an imaginary place where you can really feel that you are enchanted. There is no place in the world that has this special magic which Disney has. It is the dream of every child, teenager, adult, and even mothers and fathers. I went there when I was fifteen years old and actually no one can imagine how happy I was; except who went there. In addition, I could not forget how my dad and mum were extremely happy with us; really it is a place where parents and children spend the most joyful time together. I choose to discuss this topic because many of us go there and spend unforgettable time, but we cannot imagine or think how the inventor of Disneyland (Walt Disney) achieved his dream. Disneyland process involves several steps in order to be done. On July 18, 1955 Walt Disney had invented his first theme park Disneyland after four years of working hard and extensively. The theme park was located in, California, U.S.A. Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland in the 1930s and 1940s when he and his daughters visited the Griffith Park in Los Angeles and he came up with the idea of having a park where parents can spend enjoyable time with their children. But this dream took a long time to be a reality. Walt Disney was receiving many letters from the fans that they want to visit Disney studio so that he started thinking of building an adjacent tourist attraction in order to amuse fans. (Disneyland) Fig4.Chart shows the final picture of Disneyland...
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