Individual Skills - Haight - Tan Ken Ling September 6th 2012 Session 2: ’Hurricane Island:Outward Bound School’ Case Written Assignment Please read and be prepared to discuss HBS Case: Hurricane Island: Outward Bound School‚ by Thomas V. Bonoma and Bruce H. Clark (33) The objectives of the organization is to provide a safe‚ challenging‚ educational experiences in a wilderness setting with is carefully structured to improve self-esteem‚ self-reliance‚ concern for others and care for the
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1. Problem/Purpose of the Report: Mr. Chin‚ Marketing director of Hurricane Island Outward Bound School (HIOB)‚ developed four marketing plans in 1987 to achieve following goals: Overall Goals: Continued growth and financial stability Marketing Objectives: delivering 2‚700 students‚ 47‚800 Student Program Days (SPDs) and $3.4 million in revenues. Strategic Objectives: Maintain school leadership within the Outward Bound System and Build-off season business The main problem is the implementation
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Also‚Hahn developed the first Outward Bound program for the Blue Funnel Shipping Line in the Atlantic Ocean (Hattie‚ Marsh‚ Neill‚ & Richards‚ 1997). The objectives for that first project was “a month-long course designed to accelerate the development of independence‚ initiative‚ physical fitness‚ self-reliance‚ and resourcefulness” (Hattie‚ Marsh‚ Neill‚ & Richards‚ 1997‚ p. 3) “The success of these programs led Hahn to support the establishment of Outward Bound schools in England and throughout the
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MKT 370 Spring 2011 Hurricane Island Outward Bound Individual Case Analysis Outline Note: When "bullet point" is specified you will typically provide one or two sentences per bullet point. Be sure to describe your responses quantitatively as well as qualitatively. What are the problems facing Philip Chin and the Hurricane Island Outward Bound? (two to three bullet points) (5 points) Phillip Chin and the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School are trying to find a balance between increasing revenue
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Outward Bound‚ which means going away from home‚ is an independent and outdoor education program. It was founded in 1941 in by Kurt Hahn. He wanted to start a new kind of school that would encourage physical fitness‚ enterprise‚ tenacity and compassion among British youth. The five pillars of Outward Bound consist of compassion‚ physical fitness‚ craftsmanship‚ and self-reliance. On our four day five night adventure in the Pisgah National Forest we traveled from camp to camp each day to find new
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1. Why are you interested in working with UMass Upward Bound? I am interested to work with Upward Bound program because I want to gain knowledge and experience about mentoring students from less privileged background and subordinate social identity. This work experience will facilitate insights and hands-on experience to mentor and train high-school students to pursue higher education. Personally‚ I am a first-generation‚ poor class‚ and belong to lower caste social group in India; therefore‚ I understand
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investment both inward and outward FDI provides important net long-term economic benefits for both home and host countries. In the past two decades‚ outward FDI from China increased by nearly 300%. According to the special report of TNCs and Canada-China FDI‚ the development of China’s outward FDI can be classified into two stages: (1)1982-2000‚ spontaneous stage‚ and (2) 2000-current‚ government-oriented stage. Starting from virtually no ODI in 1979‚ the initial outward FDI flows from China are few
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to regain normalcy after hurricane Ivan. Thesis: Three steps were taken by Grenada to regain normalcy after hurricane Ivan‚ firstly‚ they seek financial aid for recovery‚ Secondly‚ implement an immediate response strategy and one last point is to develop an agency of reconstruction and development programme. Topic Sentence Seeking Financial aid for Recovery Grenada saw the need to seek financial aid for recovery in order to fill the financial gap created by hurricane Ivan. Immediate Response Strategy
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is always growing and changing as year’s progress. Attending college in today society is an important part of your life for many different reasons. Years ago college wasn’t as important therefore many people did not attend after graduating high school‚ most just went into the real world and started their lives by getting a full time job. Quality full time jobs in today’s society are not just handed out to those who are uneducated therefore a high education is essential in starting a great career
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October 29‚ 2012 Hurricane Sandy a category 2 made landfall in New Jersey. Sandy had + 96 mph winds and a 6ft-8ft storm surge. Force winds extend 175 miles out from Sandy’s eye‚ making it much larger than most storms. Before the storm hit many of residence were without power due to sever winds and rain. Many people did not know how to prepare for such a storm in the North East states. Hurricane Sandy weakened to a post-tropical cyclone in the evening before it hit the southern coast of New Jersey
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