Valentin FIQUET Professor S. Coker MGMT 2603214 03/27/2013 HOOTERS CASE STUDY Although known for its spicy chicken wings and its mascot‚ Hooters has‚ for more than 27 years‚ been represented by its attractive‚ beautiful Hooters Girls. Recently‚ the company has been facing a lawsuit raised by two of its waitresses in Michigan‚ Cassandra Smith and Leeanne Convery‚ who got fired following a gain of weight. The two girls are suing the company for discrimination. Many questions arises from such
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The 4 P’S of Hooters The first Hooters opened April 1st‚ 1983 in Clearwater‚ Florida. Six fun-loving businessmen with roots in the Midwest and with no experience in the foodservice business were opening doors to a restaurant with an owl logo‚ chicken wings as the featured item‚ and girls in orange shorts. Hooters is running at full speed with restaurants opening throughout the Sunbelt‚ the Rockies‚ the Eastern Seaboard‚ the beautiful Canadian country with expansion plans for the entire U.S.
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Economics It’s more than just the perceived exploitation of women. Contemporary issues facing Hooters restaurants Michael Brizek South Carolina State University ABSTRACT Hooters of America and Hooters International share rights to a brand that has emerged as a powerful force in the branding game over the past twenty-four years. This case study will examine‚ while focusing almost solely on Hooters of America‚ the history of the organization‚ the operational domain in which it functions‚ the
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Hooters is very much your typical sports bar with the exception of their main draw‚ the seductively dressed waitresses. By offering sex appeal in combination with quality appetizers‚ a variety of drinks and TV’s with all the main sports events‚ Hooters becomes a man cave on the go (Though women and children are allowed). Their services might seem daring to those with conservative views‚ but from a business perspective‚ Hooters might actually be one of the safest business in terms of being profitable
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THE CMC-HOOTERS MANAGEMENT MANIFESTO" GUIDE TO HOOTERS RESTAURANT OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE By James E. Cornett III‚ with J. Philip Cornett All Rights Reserved Copyright 1998 Created: December 1996 Last Updated 7-16-2010 MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES This memo will highlight responsibilities for the Hooters Manager position. Many duties are for the position of General Manager. However‚ any "assistant" manager performing these duties well will progress and perform much better than one just
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Hooters Current Ethical Issue Over the years the national chain restaurant Hooters has had lawsuits brought against them for discrimination based on gender. Currently‚ the issue is weight discrimination. Not just one lawsuit‚ but two‚ and maybe three lawsuits may be filed. The waitresses claim that they lost their jobs because they weighed too much. They were put on a 30-day weight probation and offered gym memberships. The ethical issue here is the fact the company practices such discrimination
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Hooters Round Rock is located at 2700 S IH 35. It is a franchise of Hooters of America‚ Inc‚ and the Atlanta-based operator. HOA is also a franchiser of over 440 Hooters locations in 42 states in the US‚ Argentina‚ Aruba‚ Austria‚ Australia‚ Brazil‚ Canada‚ Chile‚ China‚ Colombia‚ Costa Rica‚ England‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Guatemala‚ Israel‚ Korea‚ Mexico‚ Paraguay‚ Panama‚ Peru‚ The Philippines‚ Singapore‚ Spain‚ Switzerland‚ Taiwan‚ Venezuela and the Virgin Islands. The privately held corporation
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What Is Ethics? Ethics is the part of philosophy that deals with good and evil. Ethics tries to answer questions like: • What actions are good? What actions are evil? • How can we tell the difference? • Are good and evil the same for everyone? • How should we make hard decisions that might help or hurt other people? The Four main studies of ethics are; • Meta-ethics‚ about the theoretical meaning of moral propositions and ethical opinions; • Normative ethics‚ an abstract set of principles
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SCHOOL OF LAW Year 2013-14 Term 1 LAW001 ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Instructor: David N. Smith Practice Professor‚ School of Law Tel: Email: Office: 6828 0788 davidsmith@smu.edu.sg School of Law‚ Room 4044‚ Level 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION Issues of ethics and social responsibility arise in all professions and all aspects of life. The failure to anticipate‚ recognize and deal effectively with these issues can have serious implications for individuals‚ companies‚ governments
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CARE ETHICS (The Ethics of Care) A Presentation of the Northeast Ethics Education Partnership and Ethical Awareness for International Collaboration‚ Brown University‚ 2012 Introduction • Care ethics [The ethics of care] originated among feminists who maintained‚ on the basis of Carol Gilligan’s work‚ A Different Voice ‚ that women and girls approach moral issues with a strong concern for empathy and caring in interpersonal relationships. Care and Virtues • Care ethics focuses on virtues
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