Walt Disney Company: The 1984 Attempted Takeover and the Recovery Plan Devised by Michael Eisner

Pamela Howell, Western Kentucky University

Document Type: Article

Abstract

Beginning with a brief history of the 1984 attempted takeover of the Walt Disney Company, this study provides a financial analysis of the then-targeted company. What follows is a discussion of Michael Eisner's management techniques for rejuvenating Disney and a financial analysis of the company in 1996 to show the progress the company has made under Eisner's leadership.

Discipline(s)

Finance and Financial Management

Recommended Citation

Howell, Pamela, "Walt Disney Company: The 1984 Attempted Takeover and the Recovery Plan Devised by Michael Eisner" (1997). Student Honors Theses. Paper 54.
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/54