Publications

April 1995 (Revised November 1997)
Teaching Note

Walt Disney Company (A), The: Corporate Strategy TN

By: David J. Collis

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

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

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

Keywords: History; Business or Company Management; Creativity; Boundaries; Business Strategy; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry

May 2020
Teaching Note

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

By: Anita Elberse

June 1987 (Revised May 1988)
Background Note

Note on the History of the Walt Disney Co.

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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

June 2008
Supplement

Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds - Duration Analysis - courseware

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Keywords: Bonds; Theory; Education; Information; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

March 2001 (Revised August 2001)
Case

Time Warner Inc. vs. The Walt Disney Company (B): Reaching Agreement

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

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

May 2022 (Revised April 2024)
Case

Third Point in 2020: Growth Is Where the Value Is?

By: Robin Greenwood, James Williams 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; COVID-19 Pandemic; Economics; Strategy; Growth and Development; Investment Return; Opportunities; Business and Stakeholder Relations; North America

December 2022
Supplement

The Walt Disney Company Streaming Services (B): Expanding The Product Line

By: Robert J. Dolan

Article

Coherencia Sistemica: El enfoque estratégico de Disney en América Latina [Systemic Coherence: Disney's Strategic Approach in Latin America]

By: Roberto Vassolo, Andres Hatum and Luciana Silvestri

La búsqueda de crecimiento internacional con frecuencia ha llevado a las multinacionales a ingresar a mercados emergentes, donde deben navegar a través de turbulencias económicas, políticas y sociales. Los rasgos ambientales particulares de América Latina plantean una... View Details

June 2008
Supplement

Walt Disney Company's Sleeping Beauty Bonds - Duration Analysis - courseware for instructors

By: Carliss Y. Baldwin

Keywords: Bonds; Theory; Education; Information; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

November 2010
Teaching Note

The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire? TN

By: Juan Alcacer and David J. Collis

Teaching Note for 709462 and 709489. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Making; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

07 Jul 2022
HBS Case

How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

Creamery in 2010, a Brooklyn ice cream parlor that would grow to 16 stores in four states by 2020. Smith’s clever flavors—mixing pecan pie and Sufganiyah jelly donuts in “Thanksgivukkah,” for example—were so enticing that Walt Disney... View Details

Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds

August 1992 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Euro Disney: The First 100 Days

By: Gary W. Loveman and Leonard A. Schlesinger

The Walt Disney Co. theme parks historically have thrived on the basis of a formula stressing excellent customer service and a magnificent physical environment. The formula has proven successful in Japan, as well as the United States. With the controversial opening of... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Service Operations; Service Delivery; Corporate Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Service Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Japan; France; United States