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  • March 2017 (Revised December 2018)
  • Case

Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company

By: David Collis and Ashley Hartman
Mickey Mouse, Snow White, and Buzz Lightyear strolled down Main Street at the grand opening of Hong Kong Disney in the fall of 2005, pausing to snap selfies with enthusiastic children in Mickey Mouse ears. Bob Iger, newly appointed CEO of The Walt Disney Company,... View Details
Keywords: Franchise Management; Brand Management; Culture Change; Business Units; Acquisition Strategy; Technological Change; Disney; ESPN; Cord-cutting; Bob Iger; Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Integration; Media; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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Collis, David, and Ashley Hartman. "Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company." Harvard Business School Case 717-483, March 2017. (Revised December 2018.)
  • 05 Apr 2016
  • News

The Leadership Quality that Truly Separates Disney's Bob Iger From his Peers

  • March 2020
  • Teaching Note

Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company

By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for HBS No. 717-483. View Details
Keywords: Acquisition Strategy; Technology Strategy; Franchise Management; CEO Role; Corporate Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Acquisition; Global Strategy; Information Technology; Strategy; Vertical Integration; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Consumer Products Industry
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Collis, David J. "Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 720-450, March 2020.
  • 04 Apr 2022
  • What Do You Think?

As Disney Board Chair, What Would You Advise CEO Bob Chapek Regarding 'Don’t Say Gay'?

history. Its stock, suffering the typical ups and downs of entertainment companies during the pandemic, had recovered and was at about the same price as when Chapek took over from “legendary” CEO Bob Iger... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 06 Apr 2016
  • News

Innovation Leaders Create Long-Term Value

  • 11 Apr 2022
  • News

Lessons from the Dustup at Disney: How CEOs Can Stand Up for Their Companies’ Values

  • 29 May 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, May 29, 2018

Harvard Business School Case 717-483 Reawakening the Magic: Bob Iger and the Walt Disney Company Mickey Mouse, Snow White, and Buzz Lightyear strolled down Main Street at the grand opening of Hong Kong... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • May 2019 (Revised January 2020)
  • Case

The Video-Streaming Wars in 2019: Can Disney Catch Netflix?

By: Anita Elberse and Monica Cody
Bob Iger, CEO of entertainment conglomerate Disney, thrilled investors with details about Disney’s upcoming foray into video streaming in April 2019. Disney’s move was only the latest in a series of actions taken by new and established entertainment companies in a... View Details
Keywords: Television; Entertainment; Media; Television Entertainment; Management; Strategy; Disruption; Information Technology; Competition; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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Elberse, Anita, and Monica Cody. "The Video-Streaming Wars in 2019: Can Disney Catch Netflix?" Harvard Business School Case 519-094, May 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
  • 18 Sep 2019
  • News

Level Up

There was a very specific moment when the crisis underway in the sports industry became clear to Angela Ruggiero (MBA 2014). It was August 4, 2015, when Disney CEO Bob Iger announced in the company’s... View Details
Keywords: Paul Flannery and Dan Morrell; illustrations by Matt Chinworth
  • 26 May 2016
  • News

Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971

manner is fueled by respect for others and a natural confidence. When he arrived at Disney, hired by CEO Bob Iger to help heal a troubled group, he employed his tried-and-true method of watching, listening,... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 01 Dec 2020
  • News

The Fine Print: Alumni Recommend Their Best Reads

Memoir, by Anna Wiener The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, by Robert Iger —Kurt Daniel (MBA 2000) Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, by Makoto Fujimura A reflection on... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2017
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: As America Recedes from Global Leadership, Its CEOs are Stepping Up

As America recedes from global leadership under President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies, a new generation of business statesmen is stepping up to take on global issues of monumental importance: global trade, climate change, job creation, and healthy living.... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 07 Sep 2021
  • News

Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2

of analysis that said, ... Look, it was a perfectly good business and things like that. But I saw Bob Iger at Disney doing things that we weren't going to do. And so, you know, like I observed somebody that... View Details
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