Facts
Background & Culture of Disney
Disney's Performance
Organizational Learning
Organizational Culture Concepts
100

Ovitz thinks that working at Disney was the biggest career mistake he has ever made. T/F?

True

100

What is Walt Disney’s brother’s name?

Roy

100

Ovitz achieved nothing as his time as president. T/F?

False

100

A ____ leader keeps the ship afloat.


Transactional

100

Ovitz had a difficult time accepting Bollenbach and Litvack as his equals? T or F

True

200

In which year did Ovitz begin to be Disney’s president?

1995

200

When was Disney founded? 1923 or 1932

1923!

200

During his year with Disney, Ovitz recruited ___, the founder of Nickelodeon.

Geraldine Laybourne

200

A ___ leader goes beyond managing day-to-day operations and crafts strategies for taking his company.

Transformational

200

Walt Disney instilled a theme of "to bring happiness to all" through what?

Magic 

300

Where was the first theme park, other than California, that made Disney international?

Tokyo

300

Disney’s organizational culture is about egalitarianism and _ _ _.

Culture of Quality

300

Based on Exhibit 2 and 3, during the year Ovitz was with Disney, the company’s net income _____ and the stocks _______.

Decreased, Increased

300

Who said “When the subject permits, we let fly with all the satire and gags at our command. Laughter is no enemy to learning.”

Walt Disney

300

Witnesses said Ovitz acted with _______ Authority which was counter to the Disney Culture.

Presidential

400

What was Disney’s first feature film?

Treasure Island

400

Quality of Culture means employees embrace the organization’s quality _, _ and _.

Vision, Values and Goals

400

Eisner stressed the importance of the company excelling through ______? 



Creative genius/ Joint Ventures

400

Organizational learning culture help _____, _____, and _____ knowledge to build innovative workplace.

Creating, acquiring, transferring

400

This hashtag was used for Disney's recognition program, and has become a part of Disney culture.

#CastCompliment

500

Bollenbach, the chief financial officer left Disney in 1996 because___.

of the strained relationship with Ovitz

500

Eisner’s optimism in Ovitz faded especially after a retreat, where he noticed that “[he] _____ to integrate himself with the group of executives”.

Failed

500

Staff criticized Ovitz for acting with __________ with was a counter to Disney culture.

Presidential authority

500

When it comes to fostering a learning _____, _____, _____ and _____ leadership is the key.

environment, intentional, proactive and authentic

500

Bruce Jones holds what position at Disney?



Senior Programming Director