rights reserved 0160-7383/94 $6.00 + .00 0160-7383(93)E0032-9 THE TOURISM PRODUCT Stephen L. J. Smith University of Waterloo‚ Canada Abstract: An industry is characterized by a generic product and production process. For tourism to be considered an industry‚ it is necessary to show that such a genetic product and process exist. This paper argues that they do exist‚ and presents a model that describes the product as consisting of five elements: the physical plant‚ service‚ hospitality‚ freedom
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Core Values and Intercultural Management Sep 29‚2007 00:00 by admin Core Values and Intercultural Management Case Study: Nestlé In 2001‚ Nestlé was the largest and most diversified food company in the world‚ with nearly 500 factories in more than 100 countries. In fact‚ over the period 1867–2000 it surpassed other food manufacturers and purchasers of agricultural raw materials in scale of operations. Over 230‚000 people worldwide work in Nestlé’s factories‚ research laboratories and offices. In
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The review of “The Core Competence of the Corporation” Introduction When many corporations were struggling in unstable and unpredictable competitive environment in the 1990s‚ the proposition of the concept of core competence became the dominant framework in management theory (Liu‚ 2006). This essay will review the article entitled “the core competence of the corporation” by Prahalad and Hamel from three aspects. Initially the position of the article will be analyzed compared with the Porter’s
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Question 1: Does Chipotle Mexican Grill have any core competencies and‚ if so‚ what are they? After analyzing the case‚ I have came to a conclusion that Chipotle Mexican Grill has four core competencies that make the company more superior than its competitors: 1. Focused Menu The first core competency of Chipotle Mexican Grill is its focused menu‚ which offers a fairly limited dishes – burritos‚ burrito bowls‚ tacos‚ and salads‚ along with soft drinks‚ fruit drinks‚ and milk. Its customers‚ nevertheless
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The game of beer pong in front of me heated up as I stared into the white lining of my plastic cup. I was never that big into drinking. Perhaps when I was older‚ I thought‚ I would like it better. But no matter what I tried‚ it just made me sick. I didn’t know how the frat guys could chug all the beer on the table and not puke (well most of them‚ anyway). I was talking with my friend Amber‚ if you could really call it a conversation. She interrupted me most times I spoke with rhetorical questions
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The Actual King Stephen King’s On Writing “A Memoir of the Craft” is a book written and edited by the man himself Stephen King. Stephen King was born in Maine in 1947 and it was then‚ when a world-renowned writer was born. Unlike this book his work usually focuses on Horror as well as a little supernatural‚ science fiction‚ fantasy and more. Not being a horror book King strays from his origins to write a memoir and a teaching book all in one. On writing is a book containing scenes of King’s life
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Core competencies and capabilities of Google:- • Glocalization – think global‚ act local Google is available in 160 different local country domain and 117 languages. While Google is available virtually everywhere there is internet access but operated in only 20 countries. Google is still working to establish a significant business presence in places such as Middle East. As they are expanding their operations and hire their first employees in another country‚ that part of Google feels like a
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Despite people’s expectation of the Olympics to be inspirational and positively influential‚ the Olympics does not promote core values because of unethical activities both inside and outside games and economical conspiracy of related parties. First‚ main causes that damage the Olympics’ core purpose of giving people hope and inspiration are unethical activities. Increasing numbers and strictness of drug testing simply explain how there are many athletes who are attempting to win by cheating and
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Boston Beer—Is Greater Growth Possible? 1. Have you ever tried one of the Boston Beer brews? If so‚ how did you like the taste? Was it worth the higher price? I haven’t tried any one of the Boston Beer brews‚ so I’m not sure whether I will like its taste. I searched the key word “the Boston Beer” on the Internet‚ I found that there are three distinct characteristics of this brand’s beers: strong-flavor‚ unique package and high prices. Although a lot of beer aficionados will pay for the high price
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IDENTIFYING CORE COMPETENCIES FOR ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIANS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LIBRARY A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE TEXAS WOMAN‘S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BY SARAH W. SUTTON‚ M.L.S. DENTON‚ TEXAS MAY 2011 TEXAS WOMAN‘S UNIVERSITY DENTON‚ TEXAS December 3‚ 2010 To the Dean of the Graduate School: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written
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