Walt Disney Studios - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2008
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Alumni Books

while witnessing the end of the studio system, the development of indepen-dent production, and the rise and fall of some of Hollywood’s most gifted (and notorious) cultural icons. Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

13 Sep 2019
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Hollywood Ending

DreamWorks Animation and Walt Disney Studios, who serves as chairman to Whitman’s CEO. She holds up her iPhone to demonstrate what this future that they envision might look like on a five-inch screen. From... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photo by Christina Gandolfo

01 Mar 2015
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In My Humble Opinion: Leonard Dick (MBA 1990)

An Emmy Award–winning television writer, Leonard Dick (MBA 1990) started out by taking a sitcom writing class at the UCLA Extension School while working as a senior business planner at Walt Disney Studios.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Arts, Entertainment

01 Feb 1997
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OPM Celebrates 21st Anniversary at Gala Florida Reunion

Florida's Walt Disney World®, this year marking 25 years of extraordinary entrepreneurial success, was the venue for the celebration of the 21st anniversary of Harvard Business School's Owner/President... View Details

01 Apr 1999
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A Vibrant Brand

for instance. Yahoo!Internet Life recently called Vibe Online "the most comprehensive and attractive hip-hop site in cyberspace." Vibe/Spin Ventures has also teamed up with entertainment giant Walt Disney to... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Jun 2008
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Team MBA

would think of. PETER STONE, 28 Modesto, California BA, Political Science and Government, Brigham Young University Peter has traveled to 45 countries; next stop is Australia. Recent adventures: the HBS India Trek and a trip to Vietnam and China with sectionmates.... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

18 Dec 2019
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Thinking Smart About Numbers

Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, and author of NY Times bestseller Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration will be the featured speaker for the next... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

30 Oct 2017
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Giving Minorities a Playbook for Career Success

pipeline at every stage; if we could, then good things would happen,” he says. After HBS, Rice worked at Walt Disney Co. for four years, in new business development and marketing. Next he joined the National... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

29 Apr 2025
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Challenge Accepted

exposure to career opportunities in business than they did in areas such as law and medicine. That insight planted the seed for what would become Management Leadership for Tomorrow, or MLT. After leaving HBS, Rice held senior roles at the View Details

Keywords: challenges; failure; advice; experience

01 Sep 2017
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City of Dreams

Yes, I was a bit of a curiosity, but I’ve always gone a bit off the beaten track, and having that be my first experience of the United States gave a very different perspective. You hear about and understand race issues very quickly.” After putting his degree to work at... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

18 Aug 2021
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Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement

WMG, Elektra, and Atlantic. Lynton, Chairman of Snap Inc., is serving as Chair of the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund. He was previously CEO of Sony Entertainment and has held top posts at Time Warner, the Penguin Group, and the View Details

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