...inspiration comes from art. As Richard Serra highlights, Gehry has always collected contemporary art history and cunningly and playfully made it his own. So far, this is amongst the greatest achievements that have enhanced Ghery’s creativity. One of the artistic skills he possesses can be exhibited via the paintings; the paint seems like if it has just been applied. This is due to the fact the Gehry personally attests that he thinks much about painting and explores how this idea can be integrated in the structures he creates. This belief of integrating art ideas into his works could be a probably factor that has made him experiment with paint to produced the ‘unfinished’ buildings. Basically, building is a form of art and from any artistic architecture, it can be confirmed that the building’s structure tends to be more poetic than a complete building. This may be the reason why Gehry created the ‘unfinished’ buildings such as his house; it was simply an appreciation of the more profound art. As Joyce elaborates, Ghery’s work has always been a portrayal of art. This is because Gehry has been able to follow his vision for art from the 1960’s via a ‘formal experimentation’ in LA houses to the eminent artistic expression phase that is currently characterized by buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall as shown in the picture below and Bilbao. We cannot forget that we are in a techno-world where people want their emotions and imagination aroused, try new things, take up more...
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...Walt Disney is the one of the companies that I researched on what theories they implement in employee empowerment culture. The reason this company came to mind is because it is known as the happiest place on earth. A company that is known to be the happiest place on earth definitely caught my attention on how to implement what they have in place in our company. They have been successful for many years and keep going strong, so what better company to get guidance and mirror what they do for employee empowerment culture. Disney’s believes in developing their employees’ responsibilities and confidence in the Disney workplace. They build solid working relationships that enable the employees to feel great about themselves and customer relations. Disney has been categorized as a leader in theories on employee empowerment. Their culture is educating all the employees about the value and mission of Disney where an employee has to have dedication, passion, community skills, innovation, and quality in making Disney stand out every day in the business world (Disney, 2011). Disney offers great benefits that include child care, stocks, vacation, complimentary park passes, insurance, vacation, education reimbursement, service awards and development opportunities. This is a really good theory for one good reason and that is that Disney believes that an employee will spend minimal time in worrying on personal situations and maximum time in sharpening their skills on the job...
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...he 1964 world première of “Mary Poppins” was held at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, and it was the kind of spectacle for which the Disney organization had become famous. Throngs of screaming fans were greeted by Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Snow White and the dwarfs, as well as by entertainers who gestured toward the movie’s Edwardian setting: a twelve-piece pearly band, chimney-sweep dancers, valets dressed as bobbies, and a bevy of pretty Disneyland hostesses, whose traditional uniforms (kilts and black velvet riding helmets) suggested a general Englishness. Hollywood luminaries arrived in chauffeured automobiles, the women in ball gowns and mink stoles (Angie Dickinson, Maureen O’Hara, Suzanne Pleshette), the men wearing dinner jackets (Edward G. Robinson, Cesar Romero, Buddy Ebsen). The arrival of the movie’s principals aroused muted excitement: Julie Andrews, who played Mary Poppins, had never appeared in a movie before, and Dick Van Dyke—the chimney sweep Bert—became much better known after the film’s release. Then Walt Disney himself arrived, stepping out of a stretch limousine and gallantly reaching a hand into the car to help his wife, Lillian, onto the pavement. Disney was by then immensely famous, appearing on his own television show every Sunday night. He had carefully engineered his entrance: when his car pulled up, the Disney characters mobbed it, and soon afterward clouds of balloons were released into the air. Inside the packed twelve-hundred-seat theatre,...
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... and how an employee feels about their job. Listed in this paper you will find how the different leadership styles affect the Walt Disney company as a whole, you will find how the different sources of power may affect group communication. Also you will be able to identify the motivational theories that would be effective within Walt Disney Company, and how commitment in the organization plays an important role when pertaining to the organization’s communications. According to Robbins and Judge (2011), leadership is defined as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals. Organizations need strong leadership and strong management for optimal effectiveness. Transformational leadership and charismatic leadership style both play an important role when dealing with Walt Disney as an organization. Transformational leadership inspires followers to transcend their self-interest for the good of the organization. For example, at Walt Disney the core purpose is simply to make people happy. Transformational leaders have to frame their vision by providing employees with a new purpose for working. Charismatic leaders are defined as the force of their personality and their own vision. There dependency on their presence to ensure things move forward. And when they leave, the magic disappears. In 1966, Walter Elias “Walt” Disney died due to lung cancer. Sources state that it took nearly two decades to settle the leadership roles and the financial responsibility...
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...everything, Walter Elias Disney. Walt Disney was born December 5, 1901 in Chicago. He was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, and animator. Today I’ll commensurate Walt Disney’s achievements throughout his life and how his memory still lives on with us today. (Transition: Walt Disney was an extraordinary man who has impacted everyone’s lives throughout the years.) Starting off Walt Disney’s career in the 1920s, he opened his own small company in the Kansas City area and called it, Laugh-O-Gram. His first major series was called Alice Comedies. These silent cartoons were produced from 1924-1927. The company eventually went bankrupt. (Transition: After his company went bankrupt, Walt then moved to Hollywood to start new) There he then created Mickey Mouse who is the best known creation of his. Mickey Mouse first appeared in “Steamboat Willie” on November 18, 1928 at the Colony Theater in NY. This was the world’s first synchronized sound cartoon. Walt Disney was originally going to name his masterpiece, Mortimer Mouse. His wife is the one who convinced him to use “Mickey”. According to his brother, Roy Disney, Mickey Mouse was Walt’s alter ego. Disney created many more well-known cartoons such as Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, and Daisy Duck. (Transition: Now that Walt Disney has created these cartoons, he takes the next step in his career) Walter and his brother Roy were co-founders of Walt Disney Productions; Walt became one of the...
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...leaders in the community from Walt Disney World come speak to my students. The Disney Ambassador tradition began during the 10th anniversary of Disneyland, when Walt was overwhelmed with requests for appearances and media interviews. The Ambassadors attend thousands events throughout the year, the Ambassadors are responsible for duties such as championing the Disney VoluntEARS program, supporting company programs and business initiatives, serving as master of ceremonies at park events and recognizing Cast Members’ milestones and achievements. The role has evolved since then, but Ambassador’s still represent Walt’s ideals throughout 50 years of the company’s milestones. George A. Kalogridis, president of Walt Disney World Resort said, “We selected two Cast Members who will continue the tradition of bringing to life the values that make Disney special, such as innovation, optimism and exceptional service, they represent more than 74,000 Cast Members who call Central Florida home, Ken and Brandon will share our heritage and legacy with our guests, Cast Members and community.”...
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...SHANGHAI DISNEY: MILESTONE JOINT VENTURE Rita Lemoine Southern New Hampshire University Abstract This paper examines the significant collaborative efforts of both a U.S. multi-national corporation, The Walt Disney Company and its foreign socialistic counterpart, the Shanghai Shendi Group, Ltd. negotiation of an Equity International Joint Venture agreement. The paper will disclose the joint venture agreement, the financial structure, and funding arrangements for the construction of the Shanghai Disney Resort. Then a SWOT analysis will demonstrate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that could affect The Disney Company’s operations in China according to current economic, political, and legal policies regarding foreign joint ventures. Finally, an assessment of the cultural differences between the two companies in the form of managerial and leadership styles that could hinder the success of this joint venture. Keywords: Equity International Joint Venture, SWOT analysis, Cultural Dimensions SUMMARY OF THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY The Walt Disney Company, the leading producer of family entertainment for the past nine decades, beginning in October 16, 1923 when Walter Elias Disney “signed a contract with M.J. Winkler to produce” a series of cartoons, the early stages of The Disney Brothers Studios, founded by Walter Elias and Roy O. Disney. (Retrieved from “http://thewaltdisneycompany.com/about-disney/disney-history/1920-01-01--1929-12-31”). The...
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...Beyond endless achievements, there was a man named Walt Disney: a loving son, husband, brother, and most of all “Dad” to his two sweet baby girls. Above everything in his life, family always came first. With a strong family bond and home life full of harmony and love, Walt Disney challenged himself to dream, explore, and create many things throughout his career. In an article written by Scott Whitelaw, Scott states, “I have a deep admiration for Walt Disney and loved his approach and method of accomplishing his goals and dreams. He dared to dream big but learned to be daring a little bit at a time. He started with small goals. First, he built a studio in Kansas City, Missouri, then a bigger one in Hollywood, then a massive studio in Burbank, California, then a theme park in Anaheim and then an entire city in Florida. Walt learned to set his goals one step at a time using his imagination focused toward the future and having fun along the way.” (Whitelaw, 2014) So, in the following paragraphs, Walt Disney can be portrayed to achieving many of his goals in life....
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...Organizational Commitment and Communication Paper Shayonda Williams COM530 September 15, 2014 Aileen M. Smith, MBA Starting back in the early 1920, Disney made it their mission to seek leaders who are competent in making daily decisions. Leaders have to have “the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals (Ch. 12 pg. 376). The leaders of Walt Disney are the board of directors and the management team. The board of directors consist of ten members with Robert A. Iger being the chairman and chief executive officer. Management consists of fifth teen members with Andy Bird as the corporate chairman and Bob Chapek as the president of the business unit. Each member has their style of leadership that work for the committee. Some styles of leadership that can be found within the committee are charismatic leaders, transactional leaders, and authentic leaders. Charismatic leaders are those who have “a certain quality of an individual personality, by virtue of which he or she is set apart from ordinary people and treated as endowed with supernatural, superhuman, or at least specifically exceptional powers or qualities” (Ch. 12 pg.387). CEOs of a company are normally the ones who are classified as a charismatic leader. There are two sides of a charismatic leader, a good side and the dark side. The dark side of the leader may “use their powers to remake companies in their image and allow their interest and personal goals to override the goals...
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...Shobhit Devi COM/530 07/07/2014 Peter Ioveno Abstract Walt Disney Company “Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.” Walt Disney. Taking a step back into Walt Disney’s history reveals its humble beginnings accompanied by its share of controversies. The young workforce of 1940s described Walt Disney as an unfair leader as they felt he was an authoritative leader. It was evident at that time as Walt Disney did not want to budge from his formed idea of how to run the company and this led to tension. Yet there were loyalist who felt he was doing this to channel the talent in right direction to get maximum productiveness out of employees. Walt Disney did seem to have an influential effect on a certain group of employees as despite the troubles brewing this group was hard at work being creative. Today authoritarian leadership would spell disaster for Walt Disney Company if used by the management. Workers have the tendency to view this style as “being bossed around “and regard this very unprofessional in today’s era. With so many changes in law throughout the years workers are more aware of their rights as employee as well and this has created a more feeling of freedom in a workplace. Current Walt Disney prides itself on the ideas and imagination of its employees and also its customers. In doing so participative leadership quality seems to be used at the organization. In this style...
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...Building a Visionary Company James C. Collins Jerry I. Porras Above all, there was the ability to build and build and build—never stopping, never looking back, never finishing—the institution.... In the last analysis, Walt Disney's greatest aeation was Walt Disney [the company]. —Richard Schickel, The Disney Version' I have concentrated all along on building the finest retailing company that we possibly could. Period. Creating a huge personal fortune was never particularly a goal of mine. —Sam Walton, Founder, Wal-Mart^ magine you met a remarkable person who could look at the sun or stars at any time of day or night and state the exact time and date: "It's April 23, 1401, 2:36 A.M., and 12 seconds." This person would be an amazing time teller, and we'd probably revere that person for the ability to tell time. But wouldn't that person be even more amazing if, instead of telling the time, he or she built a clock that could tell the time forever, even after he or she was dead and gone?' Having a great idea or being a charismatic visionary leader is "time telling"; building a company that can prosper far beyond the presence of any single leader and through multiple product life cycles is "clock building." The builders of visionary companies tend to be clock builders, not time tellers. They concentrate primarily on building an organization—building a ticking clock— From 6u/;t to Last by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras. Copyright © 1994 by James C. Collins and Jerry...
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...report is on Walt Disney, a man who demonstrated, both positive and negative leadership throughout his life. The leadership theories which will be focused on for this report include concept of power, trait approach, skills approach, style approach, and transformational leadership will be explored and applied to Disney’s experiences. Biography Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. At the age of four, his family moved to Missouri, where his love for drawing and arts developed. When he was 18 he moved to Kansas and was employed at the Pesmen-Rubin Art Studio (Mosley, 2002). He soon after opened his first animation studio, Laugh O’ Grams with his brother, Roy Disney (World Biography, 2014). The studio grew in popularity, but eventually went bankrupt due to poor financial managing and high employee costs (Mosley, 2002). This prompted the brother’s move to California. Here they opened the Disney Brothers’ Studio in Hollywood (Disney, 2014). Walt met his wife, Lillian Bounds, who was hired at the studio in 1925. The pair got married and had two daughters, Diane and Sharon (Mosley, 2002). In 1926, Mickey Mouse was created and featured in the first animated short with sound, Steamboat Willie (World Biography, 2014). Nine years later, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered in Los Angeles. This was soon followed by many more successful animated classics including Dumbo, Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Bambi (Disney, 2014). Today, Disney is recognized...
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...KhongorgerelGankhuu MG371HOA: Mgt& Organizational Behavior Instructor: Frank Conforti August 26, 2014 Homework Assignment #1 Bloomberg Business Week case in the news; page 32-35 1. How does CEO Jelinek’s management approach resemble that of former CEO Sinegal? * -Since they have high level management skills, they especially focus on their wage and health benefits to keep and make their work environment happy in satisfaction condition. Sinegal boosted those benefits when Wall Street repeatedly asked it to reduce and Jelinek has valuable opinion that people need to make a living wage with health benefits. 2. How would you describe Costco’s approach to planning and strategy? * -I would describe Costco’s approach is that they are increasing international presences which are located in EU and Asia. It is good planning move to make global deals. Costco has diverse strategy to increase gross profit and pay the wages, such as they sell and buy more products than anyone and it allows to bulk discount from its suppliers. 3. What is Costco’s approach to managing its workforce? How has this approach influenced the culture and values of the company? * -They pay more than other retailers and 88% of employers have company-sponsored health insurance. However they do not hire business school graduates and 70% of their managers started at the company by pushing carts and ringing cash registers. The Wall Street Journal case in the news; page 75-77 1. How would you...
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...creations also have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In total, 7/15 animated characters on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are infact Disney’s. Walt even received the nation’s highest civilian award, The Medal of Freedom, from President Lyndon B. Johnson. Even though many of Disney’s achievements cannot be given in awards, he is also credited with shaping the world of entertainment into what it is today. He is also responsible for creating “The Happiest Place on Earth” and being huge parts of countless children’s childhoods all over the world. In 1926, Universal Pictures was looking for a new creative Rabbit series. Walt, of course always looking...
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...The Walt Disney Company: The Entertainment King Starting as a young boy from Missouri, farmer Walter Elias Disney set out to make a mark on society. After first joining the Red Cross in World War I, he came back determined to be an artist. After moving to Hollywood in 1923 with his older brother Roy, they founded Disney Brothers Studio. After diversifying as much as possible, Disney had a firm grasp on the global market share until the 1980’s where the company’s revenues began to slump in the film industry. Luckily Sid Bass invested $365 million in order to rescue the company and bring an end to all hostile takeover attempts. Disney’s billion dollar powerhouse status in the entertainment industry can be broken down and analyzed using the McKinsey’s 7S model. This model can be applied to Disney to analyze the company’s management and strategic policies. The McKinsey 7S model covers important strategic areas of operation including, strategy, structure, systems, style, skills, staff, and shared values. These seven elements need to be aligned and mutually reinforcing so that the model can be used to help identify what needs to be realigned in order to improve performance or to maintain alignment and performance. Disney Corporation has a hugely diversified strategy, that is to say, the plan devised to maintain and build competitive advantage over the competition. In 1928, after creating and losing the Oswald franchise to his distributor, Walt used a technique new to the animated...
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