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 case study will be analyzed‚ and finally‚ recommendations will be provided in an attempt to correct or alleviate the management difficulties being experienced at the Portman. First‚ we will take a look
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is the strategy of the hotel? It is appropriate? It is possible? The strategy of the Portman Hotel is to achieve a new level of service among American luxury hotels. They started with these standards when they found a spectacular niche in the hotel sector. The niche was a revolution in guest services based in Hong Kong style: “To bring Asian standards of the hospitality to the U.S” Base on his goal‚ Patrick Mene‚ vice president and managing director of the Portman Hotel‚ wrote the operating plans
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1) What is the Portman Hotel business model and what was the personal valet arrangement trying to accomplish? The business model of the hotel was setting new standards in the hotel industry from the very beginning. It was a niche product‚ a revolution in guest service and style of service. The management of the hotel got impressed by this approach in Asia where they stayed at fine hotels for a lower amount of money. The hotel was relatively small – 348 rooms and 21 floors. Its rooms were
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lead the Portman Hotel to this terrible situation was that their HR policies were inconsistent with its strategies. The Portman Hotel’s philosophy is that if they want their customers treated better‚ they must treat each other better. They also think the Portman Hotel is a place where they can make their employees feel satisfied with their jobs. Their jobs will be fun and they will fulfill their expectations. The employees will have the best work experiences. Besides‚ the Portman Hotel expects to
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Portman Hotel was built with the intent of being a 5 star hotel that provided superior service to its guests. This superior service centered around a business plan that was based on Asian standards of hospitality. The Portman Hotel executives were committed to keeping both their guest and employees happy. The vision that would separate The Portman from the competition was “personal valets” (PVs). These PVs were responsible to every need of a guest. This included everything
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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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Starbucks Harvard Business School Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service MKT 690: Marketing Management Mike DiPietro Spring 2015 Nevin Johnson Abstract The following diction is an analysis of the Harvard Business School study on Starbucks coffee‚ titled “Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service.” There are many factors accounted for Starbucks extraordinary success in the 1990s. Though Starbucks offered great coffee and a great experience their customer satisfaction scores declined. There are many
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of each hotel. *Problems: How far can management push this branding strategy without undercutting the distinctiveness of each individually branded hotel? Traditional Emphasis on Individual property brands: Pros: -the company became known for its ability to enhance a property’s value by creating unique‚ one of a kind properties with a small ultra-luxury residential style that differentiated it from other chain-like luxury competitors. Competitors include 2 groups of luxury hotels: corporate
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behave‚ which establishes norms that filter down through the organization.”3 Moreover employees “learn an organization’s culture through stories‚ rituals‚ material symbols and language.”4 So what did WorldCom employees learn? They learned the company encouraged “a systemic attitude conveyed from the top down that employees should not question their superiors‚ but simply do what they were told.” Over time‚ these messages became “the basic assumptions which are widely held as truth within the organization
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running. They learn the ropes‚ get along with their bosses and subordinates‚ gain credibility‚ and ultimately master the situation. Others‚ however‚ don’t do so well. What accounts for the difference? In this article‚ first published in 1985‚ Harvard Business School professor John J. Gabarro relates the findings of two sets of field studies he conducted‚ covering 14 management successions. The first set was a three-year study of four newly assigned division presidents; the second consisted of 10 historical
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