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BMIS 650 Operations Management
May 14, 2021
Boswell, A., Kirchner, S., Neumann, A., Patterson, N., Smith, M., & Enos, J. R. (2019). EXPLORING LEAN SIX SIGMA ACROSS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES. In Proceedings of the International Annual Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management. (pp. 1-8). American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM).
In this article, the authors explore the significance and implementation of lean Six Sigma principles by observing the systems of some of the most renowned organizations, including Walt Disney. This paper offers a basic understanding of the lean six sigma methodology, its claims and how these methodologies vary across different industries. By exploring lean six sigma strategies in varied sectors, their significance in improving the process can be better comprehended, specifically for Walt Disney.
The article highlights that the implication of lean six sigma strategies has improved the organizational operations of Walt Disney and reduced waste, and allowed the creation of effective and efficient systems. This article enhances the lean six sigma strategy and enables Walt Disney to have integrated systems.
Bohas, A. (2015). Transnational firms and the knowledge structure: The case of the Walt Disney Company. Global Society, 29(1), 23-41.
In this article, the author demonstrated how Walt Disney is symbolic of its success at global and intergenerational reception. The author explains that the company has achieved such success through its innovation and socioeconomic grounded powers. Furthermore, with the interrelated and collaborated knowledge structure, Walt Disney has created collective imagination that turns the behaviors through its media content and diversified products. The article suggests that the geo-cultural dynamics can be evaluated and incorporated into globalization ideas and identities through incorporating a knowledge structure. The study explains the knowledge structure through comprehensive research and analysis of Walt Disney practices.
Braga, L. A., Pinheiro, N. M. A., Costa, J. S., & de Oliveira Giffoni, F. A. (2020). The Awakening of Creativity in Organizations. Amadeus International Multidisciplinary Journal, 5(9), 170-176.
This article highlights the significance of creativity and innovation in the field of business. The article suggests that any company can meet success like Walt Disney's success through the incorporation of innovation at the organisational level. The article thoroughly explains the process of creativity in Walt Disney and how it has helped the company gain an unmatchable competitive advantage over all these years. This article imparts knowledge about the creative process taught by Walt Disney as a company and view it concerning market success. It supports the integrated learning project by providing insight into Walt Disney creative process and collaboration of its organizational structure.
Carillo, C., Crumley, J., Thieringer, K., & Harrison, J. S. (2012). The Walt Disney Company: A Corporate Strategy Analysis.
This article analyzes the corporate strategy of Walt Disney. It highlights how the company is an integrated media house with united divisions, dependent upon creativity and collaboration to gain a competitive advantage in the market. The article also indicates that through synchronized systems, operation management, and integrated strategies, Walt Disney has maintained a competitive edge in the market that, so far, no media house has been able to replicate.
However, the article also suggests that despite being a perfect example of an integrated learning project, Walt Disney still has to continually adapt and innovate to alter technological and social needs to maintain their competitive edge in the market.
Hobday, M. (2019). Learning from the Lion: is Disney's The Lion King an effective teaching tool for Christianity? (Doctoral dissertation, University of Chichester).
In this dissertation, the author Hobday inspects Walt Disney “Lion King” with a narrative of being a teaching tool for Christianity. The author argues that though the film cannot be regarded as a teaching tool for Christianity, since no Biblical story is being used as the main narrative, it can teach Christianity since many themes have been employed in the film’s story. The other creations of Walt Disney also can’t be regarded as actual Christian films, but they can be used to teach Christian themes such as salvation and martyrdom.
This dissertation has allowed the research to uncover the more profound meaning depicted in the Walt Disney films and how those narratives can impact the learning of Christianity, specifically among the younger generation.
McKenzie, T., Drucker, P., & Hamar, T. (2012, July 2). Who are a company's most important stakeholders? Retrieved from https://www.destination-innovation.com/who-are-acompanys-most-important-stakeholders/
In this article, the authors prioritize the order of the company’s stakeholders based on meeting their needs. The first and foremost significance has been given to the company’s customers as they are the reason because of which the company has been created. Drucker, McKenzie and Hamar suggest that companies should keep on innovating and adding value for their customers since they have the power to shift towards the competitor. The article then provides a list of stakeholders to their significance for the company, such as employees, shareholders, distributors, local community, and state. Through prioritizing the stakeholders’ conflicts within the operations can be managed and resolved.
Prioritizing the stakeholders for a company like Walt Disney, the operations, innovative creations, strategies, and competitiveness can be employed to synchronized integrated learning projects of the company.
Minton, E. A., & Kahle, L. R. (2016). Religion and consumer behaviour. International handbook of consumer psychology. New York-EUA: Routledge, 292-311.
In this book, the authors are analyzing the impact of religion on consumer behavior. The authors explain the association through the case study of Walt Disney, whose strategic decisions, operational factors, and even the products were designed according to the organization's core values. The values were taken from American society, which was heavily impacted by religion. This book explains consumer behavior concerning their religious beliefs and how companies such as Walt Disney adapt their business policies, strategies, values, and culture to match religious customers' needs better.
This book creates an association between an organisation's business practices and religious values that profoundly impact the decision-making capabilities of the targeted customers or society.
Mannheim, S. (2016). Walt Disney and the quest for community. Routledge.
This book highlights the effort of Walt Disney in building the Community of Tomorrow in central Florida. The dream of Walter Elias to create a community that is the amalgamation of town, visitor attraction, and experimental laboratory was to attract some of the most innovative and highly intellectual minds of the American industry, institutes, and academicians. Through the development of a model community, Walt Disney wanted to improve the quality of urban life in the United States, which was the most pressing issue. This book highlights the philosophy behind the initiation of the project. It provides insight into the morality of Walt Disney as a man and his compassion to build a technologically advanced community that can provide solutions to state problems.
Putri, S. A. E. (2019). The Existence of Mickey Mouse as The Walt Disney Company’s Mascot in the Global Value Chain Perspective. MASYARAKAT: Jurnal Sosiologi, 77-112.
In the article, the author evaluates the presence of Walt Disney most loved mascot Mickey Mouse from the perspective of the global value chain. The report provides an insight into the strategy of introducing a mascot and employing it to become an international company. It further highlights the correlation between branding and supply chain management strategies that correlated Walt Disney to global value chain elements.
This article assists the interrelated learning project by enhancing the significance of a mascot. Its support by global value chain elements such as local context and geographic scope allowed it to become a worldwide economy.
Salvatico, Y. M., & Spencer IV, F. W. (2019). Disney’s Workforce of the Future: From HR Initiative to Organizational Culture. In Futures Thinking and Organizational Policy (pp. 347-375). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
In this article, the authors highlight how multi-phased change management by Walt Disney has created future thinkers in its workforce to meet the challenges of the global labour market. The most noticeable programs initiated by the company were recurrent learning, dedicated project management team and natural framework foresight developmental programs. The authors further highlight that through the incorporation of such programs, the company achieved revenue-leading future intelligence, which supported high innovation in the product development and offerings.
This study highlights the significance of change management in incorporating innovation in the organization, which has allowed it t sustain a non-competitive advantage and large customer base.
Transit, K. (2019). The Walt Disney Company.
This research paper gives an insight into the growth and development of Walt Disney and how the company's business attributes and diverse operations have allowed it to become a global brand. In this paper, the author, Transit, also highlights the company's strengths, weaknesses through SWOT analysis and how it has been expressed in its mission and values over the years. The various domains of the company that have been observed in the research paper are management, legal, economic and international.
In the end, the research summarizes that a successful business like Walt Disney can be conducted while following an ethical or noble value system. The research also indicates that the overall nobility of Walt Disney in its business conducts with all available resources despite negative pressure from the outside world.
Warrick, D. D. (2017). What leaders need to know about organizational culture. Business Horizons, 60(3), 395-404.
In this article, the author Warrick explains how the culture of the organization impacts its success. The culture instilled in the organization has a profound influence over the performance, morale, productivity and retention of the talented workforce. In this article, the author explains how Walt Disney, as a leader, understood the significance of culture in his organization, which allowed him to bring innovation and creativity out of its workforce. Furthermore, the article also explains various strategies employed by Walt Disney to ensure that their culture was thoroughly incorporated into its operational plan.
This article assists in the integrative learning project, as it explains the association of positive culture with the productivity and effectiveness of the organization. It highlights that a positive and well-maintained culture assists in ensuring ethical and moral practices in the company.
Wills, J. (2017). Disney Culture. Rutgers University Press.
In this book, the author Wills identifies the unique culture of Walt Disney, which seemingly has supported the moralistic thinking among the society through its products and creations. The author explains that the culture presented by Walt Disney is the depiction of the company’s values, which combine artistry, business and family values. Through its value system both inside and outside the organization, Disney has promoted its viewers to see the world in their distinct way. This book assists in comprehending the deep-rooted vision and culture of Walt Disney, which can be viewed in every strategic plan and operating plan of the company.
Zaboski, D., Dierberger, G. F., & Douglas, R. (2016). The alchemy of creativity: An operating
system for innovation, collaboration, and enhanced creativity. American Journal of
Management, 16(3), 66–81
In this article, the authors observe the route for improving workplace creativity and collaboration by employing the tools used by some of the most iconic artists and creators to comprehend its usefulness for innovation in an enterprise. The devices under observation are distinguished by the most talented and creative artist of the 20th century and involve originality and innovation, thus covering all aspects of both science and arts. The code for creativity and collaboration has been written by Disney animator Zaboski, who has observed the significance of the culture of collaboration.
The article concludes that through studying the historical models, a proper system of collaboration and innovation can allow creation through a natural process that is well applicable to the current demanding businesses.
Zhang, T., Lu, C., Torres, E., & Cobanoglu, C. (2020). Value co-creation and technological progression: a critical review. European Business Review.
In this study, the authors analyze the different value creation strategies employed by the companies like Walt Disney and how the advancing technologies supported these strategies. The study’s finding suggests that progressing technologies have influenced the value creation in a company like Walt Disney by empowering their consumers and allowing them to have greater access. The study also suggests that technological incorporation in value-creation has also enhanced the complexity within the organizations. Furthermore, the role of customers and value definition has been highlighted in the process of co-creation. This study assists integrative learning project by analyzing the association between technological innovations and value creation in an organization.