In psychology and education‚ learning is commonly defined as a process that brings together cognitive‚ emotional‚ and environmental influences and experiences for acquiring‚ enhancing‚ or making changes in one ’s knowledge‚ skills‚ values‚ and world views. Learning as a process focuses on what happens when the learning takes place. Explanations of what happens constitute learning theories. A learning or practice theory attempts to describe how people and animals learn; thereby helping us understand
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What are development issues in Pakistan identify the obsession & hurdles impeding development of Pakistan? Scarred from birth‚ Pakistan’s quest for survival has been as compelling as it has been uncertain. Pakistan cycled through a number of phases of development through its beginning Political‚ Social and Economic crises. The politicians were corrupt‚ interested in maintaining their political power and securing the interests of the elite‚ so to have them as the representative authority did not
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those who accurately reflect the society as a whole. A recognized leader in this effort is Marriott International. Marriott has a top down approach to workplace diversity that has been a recipe for success from its beginning through is 84 year history up until today. Marriott has is a world leader in hotels and diversity and that be expressed in this paper. Diversity in the workplace in practice‚ Marriott International Diversity is an important aspect in today’s workplace in order for the best
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Financial Decision Analysis~Marriott Corporation Case Study Executive Summary – Q5 – Hurdle Rate Analysis Hurdle rates‚ the weighted cost of capital that projected cash flows must exceed for initiatives to be considered‚ vary within Marriott Corporations due to their unique industry risk levels and capital structures. They use this number to determine which projects to accept‚ to adjust the rate at which the firm grows and as a measure for compensation within each business area‚ and as incentive
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of Phoenix Corporate Finance –Fin/571 December 9‚ 2013 Prof. Ismael Torres-Pizarro In the following paper‚ I would like to focus on Ritz Carlton‚ Inc.‚ a leading lodging company with over 3‚100 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories (Marriott International‚ Inc. Corporate Headquarters‚ 2008). My key task is to discuss market segmentation‚ targeting and positioning strategies of the company with the following brands: Marriott Hotels & Resorts
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cost of capital for the lodging and restaurant divisions of Marriott? Answer: The cost of capital for lodging is 9.2% and the cost of capital for restaurants is 13.1% Calculation: WACC = (1-t) * rd * (D/V) + re* (E/V) Where: D= market value of DEBT re = aftertax cost of equity E = market value of EQUITY V = D+E rd = pretax cost of debt t = tax rate To calculate the formula above‚ we need to determine each component Tax rate (t) 56% --> calculated before LODGING Step 1: Calculate unlevered
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Marriott Corporation: Questions for HBS case “Marriott Corporation: The cost of capital” 1) Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? In my opinion‚ the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy are consistent with its growth objective. As we find in the case‚ the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy: Manage rather than own hotel assets‚ Invest in projects that increase shareholder value‚ Optimize the use of debt
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Construction Ver. 2.2 Level: Gold candidate Courtyard by Marriott‚ Chevy Chase is a 226room hotel located in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of Chevy Chase‚ MD. The hotel primarily serves the business travelers visiting various corporate headquarters and institutions in the area‚ including National Institutes of Health and GEICO Insurance. The project consisted of an extensive renovation and re-branding from a Holiday Inn to a Courtyard by Marriott while incorporating sustainable features to demonstrate
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Marriott Corporation As the vice president of project finance of Marriott Corporation‚ I am conducting an analysis of our company (Marriott Corporation) for calculating the hurdle rates at each of our firm’s three divisions: lodging‚ restaurant and contract services. I use Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) as the hurdle rate. The investment projects in our company are selected by discounting the appropriate cash flows by the appropriate hurdle rate for each division. As
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whole and for each division‚ and the hurdle rate is updated annually.(WACC = (1-Tc) * (D/A) * R[D] + (E/A) * R[E]) Marriot’s Tax Bracket = 175.9/398.9 = 44% Division’s asset weight to the corporation: Lodging = 2777.4/4582.7 = 0.59 Contract = 1237.7/4582.7 = 0.28 Restaurant = 567.6/4582.7 = 0.13 Risk free rate is 30 years T-Bond = 8.95% (Lodging use long-term debt) Market Premium is the Spread between S&P 500 and long-term US bond = 7.43% Debt rate premium above government = 1.10%
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