NAIROBI’S FIVE STAR HOTELS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMMES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY Kathurima Jane Mutimbi – M.Sc Department: Hospitality Management Supervisors: Dr. Alice Ondigi Dr. Godfrey Olukoye (Late) Corporate Social Responsibility‚ otherwise known as CSR‚ has been defined as the continuing commitment by businesses to contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families‚ as well as the local community and society. Studies
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Group Case Study Nundies Define the Problem or Objective: Nundies a unique brand of stockings introduced to the market fall 2006. The item to be sold at women’s boutique and specialty shops as well as 10 Neiman Marcus department stores throughout 40 states. Management problem did not seem to be the distribution of the new item in which they shipped out 11‚ 383 units of Nundies to stores through December 2007 and sold 2007 units online. A unit of Nundies consisted of a package of 5 liners. Nudies
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of the most noticed hospitality service providers is known by the name of SHERATON with an absolute commitment to customer satisfaction‚ this five star hotel is a great destination as a accommodation service provider‚ owned by Starwood Hotels and Resorts chain‚ every guest notice the innovative designs and marketing procedures that Starwood Hotels and Resorts does‚ but the most important and to complement all others efforts and that customer will not forget is the people‚ people that take care of
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ROLE AND PURPOSE This subject aims to introduce to students a range of basic concepts and ideas in modern finance. After completing this subject‚ participants should know the principles involved in making investment and financing decisions‚ understand functions of financial markets and financial managers‚ and possess basic knowledge of option pricing and financial planning. This foundation course prepares students for more in‐depth studies at a later stage. LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of the
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asset pricing model (CAPM) and the security market line Risk and Return M K Lai Page 2 Introduction to Risk and Return finance can be complicated‚ but it can be reduced to three basic concepts cash flows Risk and Return time value of money risk and return M K Lai building blocks in finance Page 3 Basic Assumptions in Finance people are rational people prefer more wealth to less (higher expected return) people are risk averse investors require compensation
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Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002 was passed to: Establish auditing standards. 4) In general‚ what is changing as you read down the left hand side of a balance sheet? The assets are becoming less liquid. 5) Early in the history of finance‚ an important issue was: Liquidity 6) When shareholder A sells its Ford stock to shareholder B in the secondary market‚ such as on the New York Stock Exchange‚ how much money is received by Ford? Ford will receive nothing. 7) The appropriate
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United States Department of Defense The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest employer in the world‚ employing approximately 3.2 million people on active duty‚ in the reserves‚ and in the civilian sector (Alexander‚ 2012). The Department of Defense is an independent agency operating under the jurisdiction of the Federal Government. More than half of the annual Federal discretionary budget goes to the Department of Defense. There are three departments within the Department
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the Marine Department of Malaysia‚ Marine Department consists of three different independence Departments i.e. Marine Department Peninsular Malaysia‚ Marine Department Sabah and Marine Department Sarawak which were headed by different Heads of Service. • As of 1st January 2011‚ Marine Department Peninsular Malaysia has integrated with Marine Department Sabah dan Marine Department Sarawak and known as the Marine Department of Malaysia. • The first Director General of Marine Department of Malaysia
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Basic Finance for Non-Finance Managers As a line manager‚ department head‚ entrepreneur or financier‚ you will at some point find yourself having to analyze a spreadsheet or have some form of financial recording to do as part of your job description. Spreadsheets‚ budgets‚ cash flow projections‚ business statistics‚ figures and the financial side of a business is not just meant for accountancy experts. Many are baffled by balance sheets‚ or confused by the financial statements of a business entity
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hotel security A successful hotel security manager needs to be professional‚ well-trained in topics ranging from life safety to liability‚ a good communicator‚ and open to addressing new and challenging needs. Understanding new technology is especially important. Security salespeople and security managers can work together to bring the best system and product to the hotel property in such areas as: 1. guest room key systems‚ 2. fire alarm systems‚ 3. radio systems‚ and 4. closed-circuit television
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