Business as the new rock and roll
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Disney head, Michael Eisner, fits into a trend of chief executives who attract a great deal of publicity. This type of chief executive can help companies in trouble, but celebrity bosses can also become involved in corporate feuds. Their celebrity status can help boost their bargaining power in employment, which can help boost executive pay trends, though celebrity status can also result from high pay. They may also blame world economic problems when their companies do not perform well, and take the credit when there is a bull market.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
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Waiting for Dumbo: Euro Disney
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EuroDisneyland, Disney's amusement park in a Paris suburb, had sales of $333 billion over the six months ending Mar 1993, but it suffered a substantial overall loss. The prospects for the future of the park do not look profitable, although Disney is planning a theme park as a second phase.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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The kingdom inside a republic
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A series of management changes, cost-cutting measures, and adjustments to the theme park itself helped earn Euro Disney its first net profits in 1995. The park had been on the verge of Bankruptcy as late as 1994, thanks to a European recession and mismanagement by Disney executives.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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