------------------------------------------------- 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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STUDY OF PROFITABILITY OF A LOGISTICS COMPANY USING ECONOMETRICS TOOLS Executive summary This study examines the impact of three factors‚ namely Sales‚ Fixed assets and Interest paid on the profitability of a logistics company. Econometric tool of multiple linear regression model was used for analyzing the impact of above factors on profitability of a major logistics company GATI Limited. Based on the financial data of last 10 years 2000-2009 the regression analysis has revealed that profitability
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NAME: KRISTIJAN MITIC ID: 10058 TITLE: AVARI RAMADA HOTEL: PRICING HOTEL ROOMS COURSE: PRICING POLICY INSTRUCTOR: IRENA NIKOLOVSKA DUE DATE: 22 DECEMBER 2014 Avari Ramada Hotel: Pricing Hotel Rooms BACKGROUND Five-star hotel affiliated with the Ramada Renaissance hotel chain. Located in Lahore‚ the capital of the Punjab province in Pakistan. Established in 1978 by Byram Avari as part of the Hilton hotel chain. Independently operating since 1987. ROOM RATES AND PRICING POLICY Avari priced
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Branding‚ Pricing‚ and Distribution Gary D. Tate Strayer University Marketing-500 Instructor: Brett Jordon 5/17/2012 Branding‚ pricing‚ and distribution are all integral parts of a strategic marketing plan. Each segment of the plan needs to be developed individually with the entire culmination of the plan in mind. In other words‚ each segment should be a link in the chain to a completed marketing strategy. The ultimate goal is to reach a successful culmination of all three tiers that will
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I. INTRODUCTION • Branding is a plan for earning product reputation and for making sure that the world knows about it and believes in it too. • “Branding is the process by which companies distinguish their product offerings from the competition. Brands are created by creating a distinctive name‚ packaging and design.” (Egan & Thomas‚ 1998) • 1st Brand name= Bass [beer]‚ because British were the 1st with trademark registration. • Customers (particularly consumers) view a brand as an important part
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Disneyland Resort Paris: a development after understanding local cultures The case Disneyland Resort Paris: Mickey Goes to Europe introduced readers to the development of Disneyland Paris during fifteen years. Even though Disneyland Paris had a terrible start in 1994‚ it had a great improvement and bright future in 2007. The reason for its failure and success is the same: culture. Forgetting to respect local culture caused Disneyland to lose market and revenue in Paris‚ while adjusting its operations
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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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Why have McDonald’s super-sized co-branding? In this essay‚ we seek to give a balanced informative diagnosis of how in recent years McDonald’s have tried to recreate and re-sculpt its brand image in the mindset of its customers and society as a whole. In particular‚ we want to focus our attention on how McDonald’s has adopted the marketing strategy known as co-branding to draw on the benefits of already well-established brands. “Despite being in the midst of an obesity crisis‚ it has done little
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES PROFITABILITY OF MOMENTUM STRATEGIES: AN EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS Narasimhan Jegadeesh Sheridan Titman Working Paper 7159 http://www.nber.org/papers/w7 159 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 June 1999 This paper has benefited from the excellent research assistance of Fei Zou and helpful comments from the participants of finance workshops at Indiana University and the University of Texas. All opinions expressed
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used for strategic planning‚ resource allocation and tactical marketing. 2.0 Branding What is a brand? It has been asserted (Kennedy‚ 2012) that‚ a brand collects name‚ symbol‚ design‚ logo and term together‚ intended to identifies and differentiates a product or service. Consumers regard brands as an essential element of the production‚ and most companies usually charge a higher price due to the influence of branding‚ like Louis Vuitton. Belch‚ Belch‚ Kerr‚ and Powell (2009) depicted that‚ brands
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