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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www.palgrave-journals.com/rpm Examining the determinants of room rates for hotels in capital cities: The Oslo experience Christer Thrane Received (in revised form): 7th November‚ 2006 Department of Social Sciences‚ Lillehammer University College‚ 2626 Lillehammer‚ Norway. Tel: þ 47 61 28 82 47; Fax: þ 47 61 28 81 70; E-mail: Christer.Thrane@hil.no Christer Thrane is Professor of Tourism in the Department of Social Sciences at Lillehammer University College‚ Norway. His research interests
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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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important effects on companies operating in another country. (Deresky‚ 2006) from this report will choice China‚ U.S. and Britain. Hofstede’s culture dimensions are basic framework to analyse the culture differences between China and U.S. and Britain. It the most popular theories and used by many national culture. Hofstede (1980) developed five cultural dimensions: (1) power distance; (2) individualism versus collectivism; (3) uncertainty avoidance; (4) masculinity versus femininity; (5) long term orientation
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Contents Introduction Budgeting The Three Periods Forecasting Suggestions Technological advances in the Hospitality Industry Conclusion References Introduction The Newtown Central Hotel runs a 100 bedroom three star city centre hotel part of a global chain. The present report purpose is to evaluate the implementation of a range of strategies in order to achieve profitable room sales‚ looking at the past 3 period’s figures and using group results from the first assignment (yield management
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OF INNOVATION‚INNOVATION STRATEGY 5 BUSINESS MODEL- VALUE CREATION & VALUE CAPTURE 6 ROGER’S FACTOR 7 CUSTOMER PSYCHOLOGY 8 DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION 4 TYPE OF INNOVATION SERVICE PRODUCT PROCESS INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION SERVICE INNOVATION FTD is a service innovative app providing intrigue information about unexplored destinations and festivals of India. 5 TYPOLOGY OF INNOVATION INCREMENTAL INNOVATION MODULAR INNOVATION ARCHITECTURAL INNOVATION
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Boutique hotels focus on the experiential nature of service delivery. Factors helping to deliver upon the experience include a cap on the number of rooms‚ a design or cultural aspect to the property and attention to the location of the property. The subsector however‚ lacks a singular definition. This is in part due to structural changes undergone by the subsector since conception of the concept. The subsector evolved from comprising of independently owned properties to establishment of
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practice Raffles Hotel in Singapore Full Situational Audit of the Raffles Hotel and Develop a Strategic Place for the next 3 Years. Cover Page: Student Number‚ Module Code‚ Title‚ Module Tutor Table of Contents‚ List of Tables‚ Figures and Appendices Introduction Explaining the Purpose of the Report Brief Company Overview (10% of the assignment mark) 400 words External Audit: analysis of relevant macro-environmental (PESTE) and industry dynamics (Porter’s Five Forces)‚ an assignment
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GR HOTELS INC Preliminary Report To: Andrew Mayd‚ CEO From: Chris Mell‚ CMA Subject: Analysis to increase occupancy rate Date: January 15th ‚ 2008 Introduction. The report was prepared for GR Hotels Board of Directors review. It examines current opportunities to increase profitability. Several options were examined and the most plausible solution proposed – Upgrade to upscale both hotels. This measure will increase long term profits and improve position in the
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permission of the copyright holder. Backgrounder Sample Case for Video Storyboarding Exercise GR Hotels Corporation (GR) Backgrounder Company History (1991 to 2007) GR Hotels Corporation (GR) is a privately-owned corporation that operates two large mid-scale hotels‚ one in Montreal and one in Toronto. The corporation was founded by the Gemron family in the late 1980s. The company’s first hotel was built near
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