Stratman

Experiential work 3A Developing an EFE Matrix for Walt Disney Company Purpose This exercise will give you practice developing an EFE ground substance . An EFE matrix summarizes the result of an external audit . This is an important tool widely used by strategists . Instructions Step 1Join with other two students in class , and conjointly prepare an EFE Matrix for Walt Disney Company . Refer back to the cohesion case and to Experiential Exercise 1A . If necessary , to describe external opportunities and threats .Use the information in the S&P Industry Surveys that you copied as part of Experiential Exercise 1A . Be sure not to include strategies as opportunities , but di include as many $s , %s , s , and ratios as possible . Step 2 All three-person team participating in this exercise should record their EFE make out weighted scores on the shape up . Put your initials after your score to identify it as your teams Step 3 Compare the thorough weighted scores. Which teams score came closest to the instructors answer ? iscuss reasons for variation in the scores reported on the board . Experential Exercise 3C Developing an EFE Matrix for my University Purpose More colleges and universities are embarking upon the strategic- caution process . Institutions are consciously and systematically identifying and evaluating external opportunities and threats facing higher education in your invoke , the nation , and the world . Instructions Step 1Join with two other individuals in class and jointly prepare an EFE Matrix for your institution.Step 2 Go to the board and record your total weighted score in a column that includes the scores of all three person-teams participating . Put your initials after your score to identify it as your teams. Step 3 Which team viewed your colleges strategies most positively ? Which team viewed your colleges most negatively ? Discuss the nature of the differences . Opportunities happen upon into different segments Proper inventory managem ent Market development in untapped countries. Reduction in operating make ups. Disney music channel Benchmarking to improve management practices. Disney school of management and training Online Websites Develop more attractions for theme park. Threats Security Threats due to terrorism Employee retention High competition in Media Industry. Facing angered competition from Paramount Parks, Universal Studios and Six Flags Theme Parks. Social and ethnic groups. Government policies High penurying market in terms of innovation. Increasing salaries and labor cost. niche Maintain product differentiation. Tight competition in national and international markets. Searching, paying and retaining innovative people. Piracy Recent changes in U. S. , global, or regional sparing conditions could have a continuing adverse effect on the profitableness of some or all of our businesses. Changes in public and consumer tastes and preferences for entertainment and consumer products c ould reduce demand for our entertainment offerings and products and adversely affect the profitability of any of our businesses.Changes in technology and in consumer consumption patterns may affect demand for our entertainment products or the cost of producing or distributing products. The success of our businesses is highly dependent on the existence and maintenance of intellectual property rights in the entertainment products and services we create. A variety of uncontrollable events may reduce demand for our products and services, impair our ability to provide our products and services or increase the cost of providing our products and services.Increased competitive pressures may reduce our revenues or increase our costs. Sustained increases in costs of pension and postretirement medical and other employee health and welfare benefits may reduce our profitability. Our results may be adversely change if long-term programming or carriage contracts are not renewed on sufficiently f avorable terms. Changes in regulations applicable to our businesses may impair the profitability of our businesses. Labor disputes may disrupt our operations and adversely affect the profitability of any of our businesses.Provisions in our corporate documents and Delaware state law could delay or prevent a change of control, even if that change would be beneficial to shareholders. The seasonality of certain of our businesses could exacerbate negative impacts on our operations. The Companys acquisition of curiosity is expected to cause short term dilution in pelf per share and there can be no assurance that anticipated improvements in earnings per share will be realized.