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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Strengths Weaknesses Range of products from swimwear‚ denim‚ jersey‚ going out Easy to distinguish on the shop floor where each product group is Good Pricing: reasonable and affordable Children wear ASOS Entrance to the store was aesthetically pleasing Charity work Window display didn’t have the ‘WOW’ Factor‚ one nearer to Marble Arch had a better display Lacked in products for petite and tall Not many varied sizes in some products‚ had size 8 but not many other sizes Height of products
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Hurricane Web Site Analysis Rate the sites from 1-5 based on the criteria below with: 5=superior; 4=good; 3=acceptable; 2=fair; 1=poor Site Ease of Use Information Educational Value Average Rating Hurricanes: Online Meteorology Guide 4 4 5 4.3 How Stuff Works 5 5 5 5 BBC News: Animated Guide: Hurricanes 3 4 4 3.6 National Geographic: Forces of Nature 5 3 2 3.3 Discover Channel: Hurricane Videos 0 0 0 0 Which site do you rate as the number one site?
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ESS Analysis of Hurricanes Thesis Statement: A hurricane is a type of tropical storm that forms in the southern Atlantic Ocean‚ Caribbean Sea‚ Gulf of Mexico‚ and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes can cause significant damage to coastal areas and even several hundred miles inland‚ depending on the strength of the storm. Hurricanes can cause winds above 150 miles per hour and are categorized 1-5‚ depending on the strength of the winds‚ with 1 being the calmest and 5 being the harshest
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SWOT analysis From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A SWOT Analysis is a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture or in any other situation of an organization or individual requiring a decision in pursuit of an objective. It involves monitoring the marketing environment internal and external to the organization or individual. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey
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Chapter 2 SWOT Analysis STRENGTHS * Owning of cruise brands‚ tour companies‚ hotels * Forms of entertainment * Competitiveness of the corporation | WEAKNESSES * Safety and security * Environmental safety practices * Overtime pay issue | OPPORTUNITIES * Population * Economy | THREATS * Hurricanes * Lawsuits against the corporation * Competitors | Carnival Corporation & plc was a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. Owning
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ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES SWOT Analysis SWOT ANALYSIS RCC is the second largest global operator of cruise ships and holds a market share of about 35% in the oligopolistic North American cruise market. The company may face a considerable decline in its earnings due to increasing fuel prices. Strengths Dominant business position Strong brand recognition Consistent increase in revenues Weaknesses Increasing expenses Low efficiency Inadequate presence in high growth European market Opportunities
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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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’The Hurricane’ Film Review How is it possible for an innocent person to be wrongly excused and reprimanded all because of their pigment or race? How can a supposed ’justice system’ allow a man to be put behind bars for nearly 30 years for a crime he did not commit‚ solely because he is black? ’The Hurricane’ evokes‚ explores and answers these questions and more in a dramatic‚ meaningful manner. By the end of the film there is no question in any viewer’s mind of how hard it was to be a black person
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Hurricane” Martin Luther King once said‚ “There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe‚ popular‚ or political‚ but because it is right.” The song “Hurricane”‚ written by Bob Dylan takes a stand and ignores what was safe‚ popular‚ and politically right during the 1960’s and 1970’s‚ in order to paint a picture of injustice. Dylan organizes the actual events of a man named Rubin “Hurricane” Carter who was a middleweight boxer
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