CORP3501 Strategic Management CORP3501 Strategic Management 2012-13 Module Team 2012-13 Module Team Introduction. Welcome to the Strategic Management module! The intention of this module guide is to provide you with the detailed plan of the syllabus of this module‚ the schedule of works to be undertaken and support tools available to enable you to work to the best of your abilities and fulfill your potential on this module. You will be expected to work independently and also with
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Group Assignment Topic: HR Planning at the City Hotel Background The City Hotel has been having some difficulties around recruiting kitchen assistants‚ waiting and bar staff due to local competition and the unsociable working hours‚ compounded by the fact that local transport is not readily available at these times also. They have also identified issues with lack of availability of chefs and receptionists due mainly to the skill levels and
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The Hotel Industry Overview The hospitality industry covers a diverse range of establishments providing hospitality services in the form of accommodation‚ meals and drinks. A large proportion of people working in the hospitality industry are employed part-time and this is an increasing trend. It is estimated that by the year 2007 about 55% of the people employed in the hospitality industry could be working full-time and 55% part-time. This reflects the realities of the industry‚ where there is
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problem lies in the lack of distinguishing between operation effectiveness and strategy. The expedition for productivity‚ quality and speed has resulted in management tools and techniques‚ total quality management benchmarking‚ time based competition‚ outsourcing‚ partnering‚ reengineering‚ change management. In any organization‚ strategy management is the key to its success. There are many theories based on this assumption that without a proper strategy and planning‚ it is difficult for any industry
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visitors to the Island have increased‚ the occupancy rate for hotels has dropped significantly. The tourism climate had left Regal Carnation Hotel with an opportunity to reinvent or reposition itself among their competitors in Guam. The Regal Carnation Hotel has many internal issues to overcome as poor customer service‚ poor management‚ and poor property upkeep. Overview of Key Issues and Root Causes Vacationers were upset with their hotel experience on the Island of Guam. A number of symptoms
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also advice the applicants to be careful on what they write and whom they communicate since the internet is full of scam. Commune Hotel has a powerful search engine dedicated for recruitment (Commune‚ 2013). Highgate Hotel website provided all the information needed to encourage applicants to apply online‚ discover opportunities and gain extraordinary benefits such as high salary‚ medical‚ dental‚ health‚ retirement‚ disability‚ family protection‚ travel and other benefits. They also have a quick
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Australian population to buy its products over cheap international imports. Strategic management and strategy is a key factor when trying to compete and the external and internal environment needs to be analysed to do it effectively. By using business level strategy Dick Smith can compete with its competitors and achieve its goal of being one of the main brands that Australians prefer to buy. Strategic management is defined as dealing with the major intended and emergent initiatives
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to adopt strategies that enable it to maintain its competitive advantage over its rival. Consumer Goods industry where P&G operates has matured reaching the consolidation stage and competition amongst rivals is intense. P&G has many strategic options create competitive advantage over its rivals such as further market penetrations by rebranding its current line of products and selling them at a lower price. Another option for P&G is to expand in the emerging markets by collaboration
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The Portman Hotel Company was a relatively small hotel with only 348 rooms and 21 floors located in San Francisco’s booming hotel district. It was influenced with Asian philosophy of services‚ to provide high quality hospitality to its guest at affordable rates. On paper‚ the hotel sounded like a great success‚ one that would definitely flourish amongst the competition. However‚ even with this philosophy‚ there were numerous problems that plagued the Portman Hotel. A few examples of these problems
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Case 3-1 HOTEL CONTINENTAL In July 1989‚ Mr. Oscar Mendoza‚ owner of Triumph Tours read in the newspapers anadvertisement for the leasing of Hotel Continentals facilities. During the last six months‚ OscarMendoza has been seriously thinking about operating a hotel to complement his travel agency business.Oscar Mendoza had been experiencing difficulties in getting hotel accommodations for his tour groupssince last year during the peak travel months of December‚ January‚ July and August.Hotel Continental
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