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- October 2004
- Case
World Wide Licenses Ltd.: From Disney to Polaroid
World Wide Licenses (WWL) was a low-technology firm that licensed famous brands, which it then applied to timepieces, stationery, and back-to-school products. It transformed into a digital imaging company and landed worldwide rights to the Polaroid brand name. Explores... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership Development; Brands and Branding; Technology Adoption; Technological Innovation; Transformation
Tripsas, Mary. "World Wide Licenses Ltd.: From Disney to Polaroid." Harvard Business School Case 805-060, October 2004.
- April 1995 (Revised November 1997)
- Teaching Note
Walt Disney Company, The (B): Sustaining Growth (TN)
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (1-794-129). View Details
- June 2023
- Teaching Note
Oriental Land Co., Ltd. — Tokyo Disney Resort
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Akiko Kanno
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-460. View Details
- October 1997 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Disney (D): The Mouse in Times Square
By: Michael A. Wheeler, Thomas Dretler and Georgia Levenson
Supplements the (C) case. View Details
Keywords: New York (city, NY)
Wheeler, Michael A., Thomas Dretler, and Georgia Levenson. "Disney (D): The Mouse in Times Square." Harvard Business School Case 898-021, October 1997. (Revised September 2000.)
- March 2009 (Revised January 2010)
- Supplement
The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire? An Update
By: Juan Alcacer, David J. Collis and Mary Furey
This four-page update to the case, "The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire?" details the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of Pixar, including deal terms, executive appointments, and operating guidelines for the two studios. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Managerial Roles; Negotiation Deal; Operations; Motion Pictures and Video Industry
Alcacer, Juan, David J. Collis, and Mary Furey. "The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire? An Update." Harvard Business School Supplement 709-489, March 2009. (Revised January 2010.)
- April 2013
- Case
The Walt Disney Company: The Entertainment King (Abridged)
By: Michael G. Rukstad and David J. Collis
The first ten pages of this case are comprised of the company's history, from 1923 to 2001. The Walt years are described, as is the company's decline after his death and its resurgence under Eisner. The last five pages are devoted to Eisner's strategic challenges in... View Details
- October 1997 (Revised September 2000)
- Case
Disney (B): The Third Battle of Bull Run
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Georgia Levenson
The saga of Disney's efforts to build a theme park in Manassas, Va. in the early 1990s is told. Disney's strategy against the various opponents of the project is presented. View Details
Wheeler, Michael A., and Georgia Levenson. "Disney (B): The Third Battle of Bull Run." Harvard Business School Case 898-019, October 1997. (Revised September 2000.)
- April 1995 (Revised November 1997)
- Teaching Note
Walt Disney Company (A), The: Corporate Strategy TN
By: David J. Collis
- February 2012
- Teaching Note
Walt Disney and the 1941 Animators' Strike (TN)
By: Anthony J. Mayo and Johnathan Cromwell
Keywords: Animation Entertainment
- June 2005
- Teaching Note
The Walt Disney Co.: The Entertainment King (TN)
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note to (9-701-035). View Details
- June 1987 (Revised May 1988)
- Background Note
Note on the History of the Walt Disney Co.
Hart, Christopher. "Note on the History of the Walt Disney Co." Harvard Business School Background Note 687-103, June 1987. (Revised May 1988.)
- 22 Mar 2022
- News
André Pratte: Walt Disney and the importance of corporate purpose
- May 2022
- Supplement
Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is? (B)
By: Robin Greenwood and Denise Han
In early May 2020, Daniel Loeb’s team at Third Point was evaluating a potential growth opportunity in the Walt Disney Company and whether investor activism might play a role. Battered by the effects of COVID-19, the company’s stock had initially tumbled to $86 and then... View Details
Keywords: Growth; Equity; Disney; Value; Economics; Finance; Investment; Strategy; Management; Investment Activism; Investment Return; Growth and Development; North America
Greenwood, Robin, and Denise Han. "Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-030, May 2022.
- March 2001 (Revised August 2001)
- Case
Time Warner Inc. vs. The Walt Disney Company (B): Reaching Agreement
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Watkins, Michael D., and Cate Reavis. "Time Warner Inc. vs. The Walt Disney Company (B): Reaching Agreement." Harvard Business School Case 801-187, March 2001. (Revised August 2001.)
- 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
- 02 Oct 2015
- News
The ‘F’ Word
I would never have started Castle Rock, which would never have resulted in a fabulous 12-year run there, and another 12 years at Warner Bros. that directly resulted in my being asked to assume my present position as chairman of Walt View Details
Keywords: Walt Disney Studios
- 10 Jan 2023
- News
Disney Will Soon Require Workers to Be In-Office Four Days a Week
- June 2008
- Supplement