MGMT2311 Report: Analyzing Learning and Innovation at Pixar Studios

This report provides an executive summary and detailed analysis of Pixar Studios, a leading animation studio under Disney. It examines the company's organizational learning and innovation, identifying key challenges such as the initial movie-making process, production hurdles, the quality of home videos, story reel issues, concept development, employee selection, and complex problem-solving within a creative environment. The report explores these challenges in depth and provides recommendations to improve long-term effectiveness, including fostering creativity, improving production processes, ensuring consistent quality, refining story reel processes, strengthening concept development, enhancing employee selection, and streamlining complex problem-solving. The report concludes with an assessment of how these recommendations address the identified challenges, offering insights into how Pixar can maintain its innovative edge and achieve continued success.

Running head: ORGANISATION LEARNING AND INNOVATION
ORGANISATION LEARNING AND INNOVATION
MUHAMMAD NABILE BIN AZLAN
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MGMT2311

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Executive Summary
The aim of the report is to analyse the problems that is being developed at Pixar Studios, one
of the most popular animated studios of the world. This studio is under Disney which implies
its popularity as well as its success in terms of the films produced. The report analyses the
fact that even a successful organization such as Pixar has a number of issues to it which can
be solved by proper implementation of some measures by the authorities. The report sums up
the problems that are there in the organization as well as the the recommendations that can be
levied to them to have an effective solution. The recommendations are then analysed as per
their effectiveness on the concerned problems.

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Table of Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................................3
2. About the organisation – Pixar..............................................................................................3
3. Problems or Challenges faced by Pixar in their attempts to achieve long-term effectiveness
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4. Recommendations on overcoming the challenges.................................................................8
5. How the recommendations will address the challenges identified?....................................10
6. Conclusion...........................................................................................................................11
7. Reference.............................................................................................................................12

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1. Introduction
There are a number of organisations in the world which are commercially successful
but have a number of issues in them which needs to be handled by the core team to make sure
that their working as well as the skills of the organisation are there in the prolonged time.
Challenges are faced by each of the organisations that are opening in the market and so facing
the possibilities and challenges for the concerned case in the stated place. The challenges that
are being faced by the organisation is definitely one of the prime in the case which is evident
of the fact that the organisation has a number of problems underneath the factors of success
(Goldmark 2013). In addition, also the recommendations that are required by the organisation
and their effectiveness proves the level of success that the organisation has in terms of the
power to mend the effect. The report highlights about the organisation Pixar along with the
problems and the key issues that the organisation faces. The challenges that is being faced by
Pixar for attainment of long term challenges are also discussed in the report which along with
the recommendations that are there for the same. In addition, the benefits of the
recommendation in relation to the problems faced by the organisation is there for the required
sources. The following paragraphs are an amalgamation of the report analysis along with the
recommendations needed for the same.
2. About the organisation – Pixar
Pixar is one of the most popular animation studios that focusses on the computer
animation and other types of VFX effect of the film genre. The studio is based in California
and is a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios which is one of the finest as well as the largest
studios of the world (Pixar Animation Studios 2018). The studios are involved in the motion
pictures animation which was founded in Richmond in 1986 by Edmin Catmull and Alvy Ray
Smith. The 32 year old studio is the global servicing centre for the animation system that is
popular among the films and other types of strategies. Pixar is one of the leading makers of
animated films and has to its feather approximately 20 feature films including the first ever
Toy Story which was produced in the year 1995 to the modern Incredible 2 in the year 2018
(Clarke 2013). The studio is one of the creatively advanced studios and has gained a number
of recognitions for the same including nineteen Academy awards and eight Golden Globe
awards with eleven Grammy awards. Their animated films are generally among the highest
grossing films of all times which makes the organisation one of the most successful places for
the both the employees as well as the management. The films that are being produced in

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Pixar is definitely one of the greatest in the genre as that enables the organisation to have
maximum credibility when it comes to films production.
Inspite of being one of the most successful organisations for the animated film
industry, there are a number of potential problems and challenges that are faced by the
company for achieving long-term effectiveness. The whole of the organisation is categorised
under the Learning Management system which is defined as the tools that is used by the
authorities for the administration, tracking and reporting as well as the delivery of the sources
that are there in the system. The problems in Pixar is related to a number of factors which
have their own set of recommendations for the system. The effectiveness of the
recommendations along with the importance of the challenges are also mentioned in the
following paragraphs.
3. Problems or Challenges faced by Pixar in their attempts to achieve long-
term effectiveness
In order to achieve the theory of long term effectiveness of the organisation, there are
a number of problems that needs to be considered to make sure that the attempts for the long
term effectiveness are met in the concerned sources. The problems and challenges faced by
Pixar which can affect the organisation as well as the working are stated as follows –
During the filming of any of the particular movie, there are a number of problems that
the studio faces to make sure that the content that is being provided to the people of the
organisation are of supreme quality and which will make sure to have the required amount of
forces for the betterment of the quality.
The first issue that is being faced by Pixar in its process of making a movie that will
be loved and appreciated by all is the initial idea of movie making. The initial process of
making a movie that the people of the industry or the unknown of the sources of the movie
business call the high concept is one of the basic steps of the process that takes approximately
four to five long years to get completed. The creativity is at the topmost level of the sources
which makes sure that all the problems in the context of movie making is fulfilled by the
given sources. The creative level of idea is one of the most important means by which any
creative organisation can effectively make sure to have a better space in the scene. The
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that is being done by the people of the organisation is to make sure to have the least of the
flaws and attain perfection.
The second issue that is being faced by Pixar is the production challenges that are
being faced at the early stages of film making. The film making is one of the most creatively
challenging things that is being done by the production house. In addition, the film making
which is being done at the animation level is also assessed to make sure that each of the
aspect of the film making sector is analysed and done as per the measure of the work. Pixar
faces a number of problems in the case as the organisation is mainly focussed to build up a
scale in which the organisation can make the challenges for the same. The organisation is
mainly focussed to build the concept of film in which the things and the other aspects of the
films will be at par with the other films produced at the genre (Hery, Villemin and Studios
2013). The production challenges that are faced by Pixar is therefore one of the biggest
accounts that are there for the concerned people of the studio.
The third challenge that is faced by Pixar is the quality of picture and audio that is
comparatively low in the home videos than the films which they are producing. Disney
produced a series of movies which were meant for the home viewing and not for the theatres
which made the quality of the pictures as well as the sound low for the people. The creativity
of the studio though tried to be intact was comparatively low in this case which had
tremendously bad effect on the overall reputation for the people of the organisation. The two
standards of the quality made sure to have the stipulated amount of audience for the both the
parts of the movie making (Holliday 2017). The problem of lower quality of visual and audio
is one of the genuine problems that is being faced by the people of the studio.
The fourth problem is dealt with the concept of story reels that is being placed after
the production of the movie is being done. At first, the music and the movie is being directed
which makes sure to have the required amount of the story reel in all the phases. The story
reels is an important part of the whole process of film making as the story reels gets the
required amount of place for the conduction of the whole matter. The story reels makes sure
to have the required amount of the matter in the process of film making.
The fifth problem that is the core concept of the whole matter which is related to the
film which is being screened in the space. The concept is one of the most important parts of
the film making which is surely one of the greatest problems of the Pixar studio as it is very
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as well as the concept that is required for the storyline modification. The addition of several
elements of the concept of film making with the required amount of the factors in the story to
make the plot interesting is one of the vital matters that is being done by the film makers as
well as the people at the Pixar studio. In the animation films, the addition of elements to
make the plot interesting is one of the major matters in the case as it is being done for the
people of the creative mind.
Another problem of Pixar studious is the problem of finding the right kind of
employees for the working of the firm which also ensures that the people who are
undertaking the job are suitable for the post. The employee selection is one of the major
problems of the genre as it becomes way more essential for the organisation to select the right
kind of employees for the betterment of the work. The employee selection is one of the major
facts that is essential for the working of the organisation in a manner that is way more
applicable for the people in both short and long matters. The team as well as the employees
should be able to solve the problems that is arising out of the situations and should be able to
solve the problem with ease in the case. The functions of the company should be dealt by the
people of both senior management as well as the development team to make sure that all the
workings are done in the proper manner.
One of the basic problems of Pixar studios is the fact of solving the complex problems
that are there in the minds of the people who are there for the solving of the problems in the
required matter. The studio is full of complex matters which means that it has the amount of
the resolved matters in the course of the field. The creative field is one of the most
problematic fields in the study which means that the people who are engaged in the field are
interested in the works of the matter to make sure that the creativity level of the people
engaged are there for the required case of film making.
Another problem of Pixar Studio is the problem of production of a certain piece of
film making and the other aspects that is required for the self. The problems of the production
is mainly there to assess the amount of problems that is there in the concerned field. The
authority of the production is to measure the trust that the people have on the house to have
the required importance in the matter.
Lack of time and efforts by some of the people working in the organisation is one of
the major problem that is occurring in the Pixar studios. The people working in the
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symbolise the make believe of the world that lack of time and efforts make sure to have
problematic effect on the self. The incapability of the organisation in solving the problem of
the matter is one of the principle elements of the group which is again one of the major
problems of the Pixar studios.
The problem of communication is one of the basic problems that is occurring in the
Pixar studios as there is a lack of communicative issues in the same manner. The people of
the organisation have the required forces to make themselves available for the communicative
issues that is being faced by the people of the organisation for the betterment of the work as
well as better communicative agendas.
The impulse of movie making is one of the other problems that is being faced by the
people of the organisation which means that the concept and the whole aspect of movie
making is one of the basic problems that is there in the concerned matter. The movie making
is one of the basic problems and hard concepts that need to be dealt with to make sure that the
people with the concerned level of the ideas get impulse in the matter.
The problems of diversification and making and establishing unity in the sense is one
of the major matters that is there in the sense. The company has a number of employees
belonging to all the sectors of population which means that the diversification in terms of the
employee note is one of the major instances in this case (Cheu 2015). The employees of the
organisation are so engaged in the work that even the majority of the sector who belong to the
mainstream audience are there for the required span of time. The various diversification
needs of the workers enable a company to have the right amount of work in the matter to
make sure that each of the policy of the employee is suited for the people working in the
company.
There are a number of management challenges that is faced by Pixar studios in terms
of the work of the employees in the concerned matter. The management challenges that are
being faced by the people of the organisation is to make sure that the work of the organisation
is being done in the concrete manner (Tranter and Sharpe 2012). The challenges that are
being faced by the people of the studio is to ensure that the different employees working in
the organisation have the amount of diversification and work balance that is needed in the
organisation.
These are the number of problems that is being faced by the Pixar Studios both in
terms of management and the working of the space in the concerned time span. The Pixar

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studios is one of the best studios in terms of the animation and the film making category, in
spite of which there are a number of problems that has been discussed in the matters. The
following paragraph says about the probable recommendations that are there in the working
of the organisation to make sure that the Pixar studios achieves its goals in the concerned
time span.
4. Recommendations on overcoming the challenges
There are a number of recommendations that are needed for the working of the
organisation to makes sure that the problems that are there in the process of the organisation
are not repeated and the productivity level is achieved in the wholesome matter. The
recommendations for the problems of the solutions are as under –
One of the probable solutions is to differentiate the way in which the working of the
organisation is done in the case. In terms of the many things including the way in which the
theories and approach of the organisation is there in the concern matter. If the same technique
is applied to the places in which the failure of the case is there, no amount of betterment can
help the organisation from the collapse. The change in format of the film making along with
the better way of producing a film is one of the best measures for overcoming the challenges.
Another major challenge that is being faced by the people of the organisation is to
make sure that the management and the authorities of the organisation is working for the
considerate period of time. The management as well as the organisation is one of the major
cases in which the studio is operated in big time which also makes sure that every workers
working in the organisation have the required amount of the facilities available for them for
the better working power and capabilities.
The introduction of new methods and means for the working of the people is another
mean that is useful for the people of the organisation. The place for the organisation is to
make sure that each of the people of the organisation have the required for the benefit of the
workers. In addition, the people of the organisation is to address the required sources for the
betterment of the organisation. The management as well as the authorities have the full right
to have benefitted the people of the workplace to have the required work force talent. The
people of the organisation belong to different sections of the society to make sure that each of
the worker in the place are deliberated.

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The deliberate attempt of the authorities of the organisation is to make sure that Pixar
studios have the advantage of having newer talents on board. The talents that are there for the
people of the organisation will help the place to have newer ideas and talents that is there in
the sense. The new workers of the place makes sure to have the required ideas for the benefits
of the organisation. The old workers are not interested in the innovative working talent which
is again one of the basic talents of the new work force that is working in the organisation.
Another recommendation for the film studio is to make sure that the films that are
being produced in the sector is made according to the audience who are watching it and also
to the fact which makes sure that the films are deliberated in the same manner. Lack of audio
and video is also one of the principle problems of the organisation which makes sure that the
audience who are ready for the thing are also analysed. The people who are working for the
quality control is also given the fact the produced films are at par with the global standards.
The standards of the films are at par with the standards that are there in the film making
sector.
The recommendation for Pixar Studios is to make sure that the people who are there
in the organisation is to be made efficient enough to have the level of the working in the
place. The efficiency of the team is in direct proportion with the people who are getting the
benefit in the case. The recommendation for the people working is to be better at the things
which are there in the same. The employees of the organisation have to deal with the
problems and scope of the organisation in the concerned matter. The Pixar studios is to be
analysed both on the management as well as the authority side.
The other recommendation for the Pixar studios is to make the studio one of the best
in the concerned place as there is ample scope for the people who are working for the people
as well as the management role which is played in the concerned time. The studio is to be
analysed as per the requirements of the staff and also to the fact that both the people as well
as the organisation has the required staff benefit in the sense.
The other recommendation for the people of the organisation is to make sure that
every employees gets the required amount of efficient level for the efforts put in the case. The
workers who are working for the organisation has to be assessed in the terms to make sure
that all the benefits are received by them in the course of the time.
In the working of an organisation, all the recommendations should be assessed to
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that are being faced by the organisation in the concerned matter. In the next section, the
recommendations for overcoming the challenges are deliberately stated to make sure that
each of the problems of the organisation are answered by the required strategies.
The recommendations for the employment of the issues play an important role in
warding off any form of problems that Pixar studios have in terms of creative and
management level. The impact of the problem lies in the fact that these problems can suspend
the reputation of the place that is there for the prolonged time span.
5. How the recommendations will address the challenges identified?
The recommendations will have a full-fledged effect on the various problems that are
being faced by the Pixar. There are various challenges faced by the organisation Pixar and the
given recommendations will address the issues. The first issue identified by the organisation
is regarding the unknown facts of initial process of movie making and this is the reason why
the process of making the movie takes a longer period of time to complete. If the organisation
adopts new methods of movie making, then such issues can be resolved easily.
Another issue of the organisation is to find the right kind of employees for the working of the
firm. This can be easily solved by recruiting new talents who can solve any sort of complex
problems at the right place within the right time. In addition to this, it can be also inferred
that, with the help of new talents, the organisation can also attain a competitive advantage in
terms of its competitors. Another challenge faced by the organisation is in the terms of lack
of communicative issues in the same manner. This can be solved by making sure that the
people who are there in the organisation is to be made efficient enough to have the level of
the working in the place. If all the employees are efficient enough, then the communication
issues will be nullified completely and the flow of operations can be carried out in an
effective manner..
6. Conclusion
From the given case study, it can be concluded that there are various issues that exists within
the organisation Pixar. Based on the issues, there are several recommendations that are given.
All the given recommendations will be successful to address the issues. Many complex
problems will be solved easily, if the content of the movie is met for the targeted audience. In
this way, production costs can also be cut down and the organisation will turn those movies

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into a profitable venture. In this manner the organisation can attain its long term and short
term goals and objectives.