Go to our course textbook (Thompson, Peteraf, Gamble & Strickland, 2014), Part 2, Case 20, and read the case regarding Disney (C-273 - C-286). From the case, answer the following questions, being as specific as possible:
What is Walt Disney Company's corporate strategy?
What is your assessment of the long-term attractiveness of the industries represented in Walt Disney Company's business portfolio?
What is your assessment of the competitive strength of Walt Disney Company's different business units?
Does Walt Disney's portfolio exhibit good strategic fit? What value chain match-ups do you see? What opportunities for skills transfer, cost sharing, or brand sharing do you see?
What actions do you recommend that Walt Disney Company's management take to improve the company and increase shareholder value? Your recommended actions must be supported with a convincing, analysis-based argument.
Finally, based on your assessment, what can you apply to organizational work in your sector from what you in the Disney case?
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