Chapter 1 No. 30 Dear A‚ I visited Grandma Jill on the weekend. She’s doing well since her recovery and has attended her weekly rehabilitation without so much of a fuss‚ which is good news for all of us. You know how she gets when she’s off her pills. Furthermore‚ the doctors have said she’d doing well without them for a month now and shouldn’t need to rely on them as much anymore. It’s so tiring worrying about her constantly‚ but I don’t dare confess that to anyone. They all love her so
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CASE 1 : WYNN RESORTS Question 1 : What are Wynn Resorts’ distinctive resources and competencies ? Wynn Resorts Limited is a company which operates in casino and gambling industry in the US and Macau. It was created by Steven Wynn and made intitial public offering on NASDAQ on Octorber 25‚ 2002. The company own Wynn Las Vegas Resorts & Country Club‚ Encore at Wynn Las Vegas in the US and in Macau‚ the company have Wynn Macau Resorts and Encore at Wynn Macau. It is undeniable that one of
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Expedia‚ Inc. Expedia‚ Inc. (Expedia) is an online travel agency and is a parent company to some of the world’s leading online travel brands‚ including‚ among others; Expedia‚ Hotels.com‚ Hotwire.com and trivago. Expedia caters to need of both leisure and business travellers in over 70 countries through their 150 websites‚ and connects them to 435.000 bookable properties and more than 400 airlines. The primary source of income for Expedia is generated through transactions involving the booking of
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CHAPTER 1 1.0 Executive Summary As of late 2013‚ Golden Palm Tree Iconic Resort & Spa will be undergoing a rebranding exercise that will result in name change to AVANI Sepang Goldcoast Resort because of the joining to AVANI Hotels & Resorts. (Golden Palm Tree Resort & Spa Sdn Bhd‚ 2013) The group is now investing heavily in infrastructure as well as in building new hotels and resorts whilst renovating and refurbishing existing properties. However‚ they still lack other
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Chapter Eight: Entrepreneurial Strategy and Competitive Dynamics1. Explain how the combination of opportunities‚ resources‚ and entrepreneurshelps determine the character and strategic direction of an entrepreneurialfirm.2. What is the difference between discovery and evaluation in the process of opportunity recognition? Give an example of each. The discovery phase refers to the process of becoming aware of a new businessconcept. The discovery of new opportunities is often spontaneous and unexpected
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HALINA MOUNTAIN RESORT ( A ) I. SYNOPSIS- Summary of the case In July 1977‚ victor Herrera‚ chairman of the board of blue heights Realty & Development Corporation was anxious to laugh his company’s first big project. A mineral hot spring resort at Bucal‚ Calamba‚ Laguna. The major piece of asset which the company owned was a 2.2 hectare land in Bucal‚ calamba Laguna. Herrera inherited 1.5 hectares of the land from his father in 1974. In may 1977‚ Victor Herrera Sr. wrote the ministry of tourism
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1. How do scientific management and Theory X differ from the human relations movement and Theory Y? 2. How did the results of the Hawthorne Studies influence researchers’ thinking about employee motivation? 3. What are the five sets of needs in Maslow’s hierarchy? How are a person’s needs related to motivation? 4. What are the two dimensions in Herzberg’s theory? What kinds of elements affect each dimension? 5. What is the fundamental premise of reinforcement theory? 6. According
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Ekene Nnebe 601 ELA June 5‚ 2015 Rivers There are many advantages and disadvantages for living along rivers. Living near rivers helps people to meet their needs of eating food and other people’s needs such as their families. The river helps people to travel to different places by transportation such as ships‚ boats‚ and kayaks. Living near rivers can be advantageous. The river‚ such as the Nile‚ not only provides water but also helps to provide a good farmland. The river helps people to get stones
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Saputo Inc. produces and manufactures dairy products‚ such as cheese and milk. The company operates in the Canada‚ USA‚ and International Sectors‚ with the USA Sector making up most of the total revenue at 49.5%‚ the Canada Sector with 36.0%‚ and the International Sector with 14.5%. The company has 51 manufacturing facilities that operate throughout Canada‚ US‚ Argentina‚ and Australia‚ and sells its products in over 40 countries. The milk Saputo uses for its products is subject to a variety of pricing
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Case study: Wynn Resorts Q1: What are Wynn Resorts’ distinctive resources and competencies? As the founder of Wynn Resorts‚ Steve Wynn‚ the CEO could be regarded as the first significant resource for the company. He has 30 years experience and passion in operating and managing casinos‚ and has built up essential relationship‚ contacts and liaison with government‚ enterprises and upper-society‚ which could not be achieved by every company and hence became the distinctive resource helping to stabilize
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