2) How does the corporate office create a parental advantage, which is difficult to duplicate by its more focused competitors? 3) What are the synergies and economies of scope and how do they work at Disney to lower its overall costs? 4) Given the diversification approach that Disney uses, what are some things that they can do to deal further with the trend toward cord-cutting and competition from large streaming and content producers such at Netflix, Amazon, and other content producers?

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