In 1923, Mr. Disney started a cartoon studio. Today, the Walt Disney Company has grown to become a diversified, international family entertainment and media company. Among the company's major products/services are entertainment theme parks, domestically and internationally, hotels, media companies, and cruise line. In 2003, the company had revenues of over $27 billion and 117,000 employees approximately.
Explore Disney's Website. Prepare a short report responding to the following questions. Describe how Disney handles employee training and development. What different approaches (described within the text chapter) for employee learning and development are offered to employees by this organization? Does the company offer explicit mentoring program? Explain the benefits of such a program to Disney. Does the company have a management succession policy? Who is responsible for it? Does the career opportunities at Disney excite you? Why or why not?