DB #7

Walt Disney Co is your firm/company. Please answer the following prompts with approximately one paragraph for each part of each question.

QUESTION 1: STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

• Identify the firm’s founder(s). Explain how the founder(s) influenced the firm over the long term (e.g., shaped the firm’s products and services, culture, strategy, or structure in enduring ways).
• Identify the firm’s CEO. Describe his or her prior experiences and other relevant information (e.g., apparent character traits) and why they are important to the firm.

QUESTION 2: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

• Discuss key attributes of the firm’s corporate governance (e.g., the mix of insiders and outsiders on the board, whether the CEO serves as Chair, owners that have large stakes, etc.).
  • You can find this information by examining the firm’s 10-K reports (see https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.htmlLinks to an external site.). 
• Evaluate the appropriateness, strengths, and weaknesses of the firm’s corporate governance.