University College of Northern Denmark CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABILITY IMPLEMENTATION FOR MARRIOTT HOTELS & RESORTS A management case assignment by Kelly Hrupa 5th semester IHM E 20112013 submitted to the Department of International Hospitality Management in accordance with the requirements for the PBA degree No. of characters (excl. title page‚ table of contents and list of references): 11883 No. of characters (incl. title page‚ table of contents and list of references): 14472 Signature:
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Introduction and background We are conducting an analysis of Marriott Corporation for calculating the hurdle rates at each of the firm ’s three divisions--lodging division‚ restaurant division and contract service division. Marriott uses Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) as the hurdle rate‚ and use it to discount the appropriate cash flows when evaluate an investment project. Our goal is to determine the WACC at every division base on the information that the case has provided. First
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Organizational Behavior Project Report Company: Marriott Marriott International is ranked 71 in the top 100 companies to work for. It has a adaptive strategy to external forces‚ third highest paid salary in U.S. It is family friendly and has a lot of other benefits‚ provides a great health and fitness program and upward and friendly communication. It is the best company for hourly workers. Mission and Vision: To create an environment conducive and helpful to both our employees and customers
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Alice Marriott and guided by Marriott family leadership for more than 80 years‚ the company is headquartered in Bethesda‚ Maryland‚ USA‚ and reported revenues of nearly $13 billion in fiscal year 2013. Since 1927‚ Marriott has been known for a culture that puts people first. They are growing globally and opening up a world of experiences and opportunities for people from all walks of life. Marriot with Employees & Customers (what they did & how they did it) Started by J. W. Marriott‚ Sr.‚
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Why is Marriott ’s CFO proposing Project Chariot? 2. Is the proposed restructuring consistent with management ’s responsibility? 3. The case describes two conceptions of managers ’ fiduciary duty (p. 9). Which do you favor: the shareholder conception or the corporate conception? Does your stance make a difference in this case? 4. Should Mr. Marriott recommend the proposed restructuring to the board? Marriott Corporation (A) 1. Why is Marriott ’s chief financial officer proposing Project Chariot
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the purpose of this controlled assessment‚ they will be my local business known as London Heathrow Marriott-LHM. Marriott is currently a private limited company (PLC) and has two other private investors as owners of the company. The Marriott hotel was founded in 1993 and is located in Harlington‚ Hayes. Currently its labour turnover for the month of September (2010) is an increase of 10.1%. Marriott acquires approximately 133‚000 employee’s world wide and between 8‚000-9‚000 employees in the UK.
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HR aspect of a company: Training and Development in Marriott International Group of Hotels Waddoups (2012) notes‚ “some people today are wandering generalities instead of meaningful specifics because they have failed to discover and mine the wealth of potentials in them” (p. 1139). All companies‚ here size does not matter as the said company could be one on the Forbes list or a private limited company with only a handful of employees‚ have a special unit to carry out their training requirements
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Marriot Corporation: Cost of Capital By Xue Fan Background Marriott Corporation began in 1927 with J. Willard Marriott’s root beer stand. Over the next 60 years‚ the business grew into one of the leading companies in industry in United States. In 1987‚ Marriott’s sales grew by 24% and its return on equity stood at 22%. Sales and earnings per share had doubled over the previous 4 years‚ and the company strategy was aimed at continuing this trend. Marriot Corporation had three major lines
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1. Marriott uses its’ cost of capital estimates to create a hurdle rate to effectively run operations. Marriott uses these estimates to operate its four financial strategies. These are managing rather then owning hotel assets‚ investing in projects that increase shareholder value‚ optimizing the use of debt in the capital structure and repurchasing undervalued shares. If the company uses its overall WACC it may have divisions accept projects with returns below their respective WACC which will result
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GROWTH OF HOTEL INDUSTRIES IN INDIA Over the last decade and half the mad rush to India for business opportunities has intensified and elevated room rates and occupancy levels in India. Even budget hotels are charging USD 250 per day. The successful growth story of ’Hotel Industry in India’ seconds only to China in Asia Pacific. ’Hotels in India’ have supply of 110‚000 rooms. According to the tourism ministry‚ 4.4 million tourists visited India last year and at current trend‚ demand will soar
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