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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Science and Education The Advantages of Green Management for Hotel Competitiveness in Taiwan: In the Viewpoint of Senior Hotel Managers Ying-Chang Chen1 & Yu-Ta Chen2 1 Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management‚ Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health‚ Keelung City‚ Taiwan (R.O.C.) 2 Department of International Business‚ Kainan University‚ Taoyuan‚ Taiwan (R.O.C.) Correspondence: Ying-Chang Chen‚ Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management‚ Ching Kuo Institute of Management
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INTRODUCTION TO THE Hospitality Industry SEVENTH EDITION Clayton W. Barrows Professor Department of Hospitality Management University of New Hampshire Tom Powers Professor Emeritus School of Hospitality and Tourism Management University of Guelph John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2009 by John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.‚ Hoboken‚ New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of
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News Brief Hilton Hotels tops in customer satisfaction http://planyourmeetings.com/2006/06/01/hilton-hotels-tops-in-customer-satisfaction/ By Kristi Casey Sanders Published: June 1‚ 2006 Hilton Hotels Corporation leads the hotel industry in customer satisfaction‚ according to the latest statistics from the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). With a score of 78 points out of a possible 100‚ Hilton took the leadership position among the seven hotel companies mentioned in the survey
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--had four laws that were passed together because of a supposed danger or threat to American safety. --had four laws that were passed together because of a supposed danger or threat to American safety. --both Acts were shaped out of fear --both acts wanted to abandon those parts of the Constitution that the creators felt needed to protect our government. --The Alien Enemies Act‚ forms a basis of the Patriot Act‚ permits the President to capture and deport all immigrants whose country was
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With American being known at the “melting pot” of the world‚ is it actually possible to have that all societies‚ communities‚ ethnic groups be looked upon as equal without racism? Since there are currently so many different health disparities and issues throughout each community in the United States‚ there must be some factors that have unknowingly been neglected when creating different policies order to increase everyones overall well-being (especially those with lower qualities of life). On a national
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This essay will examine three human behavioral issues that have evolved from the social sciences in the context of managing organizations. The case study that will be used to analyze these conditions and theories deals with The Portman Hotel Company-San Francisco. Three issues will be addressed in the following order: fundamental attribution error‚ Expectancy Theory‚ and Operant Conditional Theory. First‚ a brief description will be provided for each theory‚ then how the theories relate to the
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PART A- INTRODUCTION Sheraton is Starwood’s ’flagship’ brand‚ providing luxury hotel and resort accommodation. The origins of Sheraton date back to 1937 when the company’s founders‚ Ernest Henderson and Robert Moore‚ acquired their first hotel in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. Sheraton is Part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide‚ Inc. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide‚ Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1‚169 properties in nearly 100 countries and 171
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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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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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