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• Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  Danaher Corporation (TN)

  David Collis

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  Collis, David. "Danaher Corporation (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-412, April 2013.

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | 2013

  The Walt Disney Company: The Entertainment King (Abridged)

  Michael G. Rukstad and David J. Collis

  The first ten pages of this case are comprised of the company's history, from 1923 to 2001. The Walt years are described, as is the company's decline after his death and its resurgence under Eisner. The last five pages are devoted to Eisner's strategic challenges in 2001: managing synergy, managing the brand, and managing creativity. Students are asked to think about the keys to Disney's mid-1980s turnaround, about the proper boundaries of the firm, and about what Disney's strategy should be beyond 2001.

  Keywords: Company History; Managerial Roles; Brands and Branding; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Creativity; Corporate Strategy; Boundaries; Entertainment and Recreation Industry;

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  Rukstad, Michael G., and David J. Collis. "The Walt Disney Company: The Entertainment King (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 713-475, April 2013.

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  Cree, Inc.: Which Bright Future? (TN)

  David J. Collis

  Citation:

  Collis, David J. "Cree, Inc.: Which Bright Future? (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 713-451, April 2013.

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