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The Walt Disney Company and Pixar Inc.: To Acquire or Not to Acquire
Please answer the following questions after reading the article:
1. Which is greater: the value of Pixar and Disney in an exclusive relationship, or the sum
of the value that each could create if they operated independently of one another or were allowed to form relationships with other companies? Why?
2. Assuming that Pixar and Disney are more valuable in an exclusive relationship, can that value be realized through a new contract? Or is common ownership required (i.e., must Disney acquire Pixar)?
3. If Disney does acquire Pixar, how should Bob Iger and his team organize and manage
the combined entity? What challenges do you foresee (based on points covered in
class), and how would you meet them?

