Sample Case for Video Storyboarding Exercise Backgrounder The background information relating to the Case Examination (Backgrounder) is provided to candidates in advance of the examination date. The Backgrounder contains information about both the company and the industry involved in the case. Candidates are expected to familiarize themselves with this information in preparation for the analysis that will be required during the Case Examination. Candidates should note that they will not be
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Model answers to short cases Acme Whistles 1. What is the overlap between operations‚ marketing and product/service development at Acme Whistles? The simple answer to this question is‚ ‘There is a very significant overlap between these functions’. The underlying question is ‘Why’? Partly‚ the reason is size. As Simon Topman says in the example‚ small companies cannot afford specialist functions so at a managerial level everyone does everything to some extent. This becomes especially true when
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AIRBNB The hotel industry is a saturated industry that normally requires firms to maintain substantial overhead‚ substantial capital property‚ and brand reputation to successfully compete for fluctuating market shares. As a result‚ rivalry is high and there is little room for new entrants in the fiercely competitive and economically sensitive hotel industry. That being said‚ Airbnb has created a market that enables almost anyone who owns sleeping space to become a competitor to hotels and traditional
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GREEN OX Overview In the fall of 2003‚ the new products division of Palmer Jackson‚ Inc.‚ a Cincinnati-based food and beverage manufacturer‚ successfully perfected a technique for dissolving common antioxidants such as Vitamin E and Selenium into high-glucose beverages. The result was a new line of sports beverages with the added benefit of antioxidants. While the medical community was far from unanimous in its opinion of the benefits of antioxidants‚ some reputable studies linked the use of these
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Mini Case 1: Hotel Continental By Rodriguez & Echanis Fundamentals of Management‚ Text & Philippine cases (6th Ed) Quezon City‚ Philippines: Diwata Publishing‚ Inc.‚ pp. 69 – 74 I. Personal Perspective To venture to another business as an answer to a growing demand could be an opportunity to grow and expand ones capability in handling business. There are so many nature of businesses and each requires keen knowledge if not thorough for
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policy in the hotel sector: “green” strategy or stratagem? Margaret Brown Lecturer in Accounting‚ School of Food & Accommodation Management‚ Duncan of Jordanstone College‚ University of Dundee‚ Scotland‚ UK Illustrates alternative “green” strategies to indicate possible reactions of the hotel sector to the environmental issue and the extent of the “greening” process on the control system. Discusses the results of a questionnaire survey into the environmental standing of an hotel and the control
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------------------------------------------------- Case Study ------------------------------------------------- Brief Description of the Organisation – The International Hotel Group The International Hotel Group The International Hotel Group started business with two small boutique style hotels in Melbourne‚ Australia. Over a period of 15 years it has grown to now comprise a chain of 20 hotels across 5 different countries in the Australasian region. This growth was a result of an acquisition of a small hotel chain and establishment
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Royal Hotel The Royal Hotel faces issues typical of any hotel. Customer service and aesthetics are the cornerstones the hospitality business and if they are lacking in anyway‚ patrons will find other hotels that better suit their needs. The Royal Hotel GM sees the recent events as unacceptable and is attempting to correct the problems and ensure they do not lose customers to competitors by hiring the firm that Blake works for. Blake will attempt to solve the problems of the hotel by installing
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{draw:frame} University of Derby/Buxton Hospitality Management MA Hotel Renovation A Tool For Repositioning In the Hotel Industry Submission Date: 7th May 2009 Business Analysis and Decision Making Student: Nana Yaa Addo Module Leader: Norman Dindsdale Introduction The hospitality industry has grown phenomenally since 2001 and has been driven by both leisure and business demand (kloppers 2005). The needs of the consumer have now become dynamic rather than static. Consumers
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------------------------------------------------- Abstract: The case examines Marriott International’s (Marriott) various innovative HR practices‚ which earned it the reputation of being ’the best place to work’ in the hospitality industry. It describes Marriott’s ’Spirit to Serve’ culture and the company’s HR philosophy which guided its various HR initiatives. The case gives an overview of the best practices employed by the company in the recruitment‚ selection‚ training and development of employees
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