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Cirque du Soleil
Case
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Reference no. 9-403-006
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Thomas J DeLong (Harvard Business School); Vineeta Vijayaraghavan (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2002
Version: 15 October 2002
Revision date: 30-Aug-2011
Length: 12 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Hiring and recruitment; Organizational behavior; Service management
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Abstract

Retaining talent is an issue for any company whose success relies on the creativity and excellence of its employees. This is especially true for Cirque du Soleil, the spectacularly successful ‘circus without animals,’ whose 2,100 employees include 500 artists - mimes, clowns, acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, and production professionals. Managing a company full of creative people is a juggling act in itself, between keeping its artists happy and pursuing a successful strategy for attracting more business and talent.
Industry:
Media, entertainment, and professional sports
Size:
2,500 employees
Other setting(s):
2001
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Cirque Du Soleil
Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-403-158
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Thomas J DeLong (Harvard Business School); Jaan Elias (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2003
Version: 16 May 2007
Length: 14 pages
Data source: Field research
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Cirque du Soleil
Case
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Reference no. 9-404-S08
Spanish language
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Thomas J DeLong (Harvard Business School); Vineeta Vijayaraghavan (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2002
Version: 15 October 2002
Length: 14 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Organizational behavior; Hiring and recruitment; Service management
View full details
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Cirque Du Soleil
Case
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Reference no. 9-405-P01
Portuguese language
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Thomas J DeLong (Harvard Business School); Vineeta Vijayaraghavan (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2006
Version: 15 October 2002
Revision date: 30-May-2023
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Hiring and recruitment; Organizational behavior; Service management
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Abstract

Retaining talent is an issue for any company whose success relies on the creativity and excellence of its employees. This is especially true for Cirque du Soleil, the spectacularly successful ‘circus without animals,’ whose 2,100 employees include 500 artists - mimes, clowns, acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, and production professionals. Managing a company full of creative people is a juggling act in itself, between keeping its artists happy and pursuing a successful strategy for attracting more business and talent.

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Industry:
Media, entertainment, and professional sports
Size:
2,500 employees
Other setting(s):
2001

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Cirque Du Soleil
Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-403-158
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Thomas J DeLong (Harvard Business School); Jaan Elias (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2003
Version: 16 May 2007
Length: 14 pages
Data source: Field research
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Cirque du Soleil
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Reference no. 9-404-S08
Spanish language
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Thomas J DeLong (Harvard Business School); Vineeta Vijayaraghavan (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2002
Version: 15 October 2002
Length: 14 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Organizational behavior; Hiring and recruitment; Service management
View full details
Thumbnail image for product with reference number 9-405-P01
Cirque Du Soleil
Case
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Reference no. 9-405-P01
Portuguese language
Subject category: Human Resource Management / Organisational Behaviour
Authors: Thomas J DeLong (Harvard Business School); Vineeta Vijayaraghavan (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 2006
Version: 15 October 2002
Revision date: 30-May-2023
Length: 13 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Hiring and recruitment; Organizational behavior; Service management
View full details