Hilton Hotels founded in 1919 by Conrad Hilton. Hilton bought his first hotel‚ the Mobley Hotel‚ in 1919 in Cisco‚ Texas. The first hotel to bear the Hilton name was the Dallas Hilton‚ a high-rise that opened in Dallas‚ Texas in 1925. In 1949‚ at the Caribe Hilton Hotel’s Beachcomber Bar in San Juan‚ Puerto Rico‚ Ramon "Monchito" Marrero created the Piña Colada. In 1954‚ Hilton hotels bought the Statler Hotel chain‚ making it the largest hospitality company in the world. Hilton Hotels Corporation
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Inter-professional practice‚ in the healthcare setting‚ refers to the way in which we respect the roles and responsibilities of others and our own professions and collaborate and communicate with health professionals from other disciplines in order to have the best outcome possible for our patient. Studies have shown that incorporating inter-professional practice reduces the rate of error (Barclay‚ 2017). If we look at healthcare settings prior to the mid 20th century‚ it is clear that the diversity
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categories of Marriott hotels which are separated by location and type. Each category is aimed at a different target market‚ with wealthier individuals the target of category seven hotels while individuals looking to enjoy their vacation without breaking the bank are the target of lower category hotels. While all Marriott hotels strive to bring an excellent stay to their guests‚ the old phrase‚ “you get what you pay for‚” can certainly be applied to the various Marriott hotels. Within the seven
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International Business All rights reserved 0047-2506 www.jibs.net COMMENTARY Inter-organizational trust and the dynamics of distrust John Paul MacDuffie Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia‚ USA Correspondence: JP MacDuffie‚ 3105 Steinberg-Dietrich Hall‚ Wharton School‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia‚ PA 19104-6370‚ USA. Tel: 215-898-2588; Fax: 215-898-0401 Abstract Early research on inter-organizational trust drew on theories about social ties among individuals‚ for
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` The First Inter Party Government (18 February 1948-13 June 1951) was the name given to a number of political parties including Fine Gael‚ The Labour Party‚ Clann na Poblachta‚ Clann na Talmhan‚ The National Labour Party and Independents. Before its establishment Fianna Fail had ruled uninterrupted since 1932 along side its founder Taoiseach Eamon de Valera. Coalition governments in Ireland had predominantly advanced as a result of the demise on the dominant position of Fianna Fail‚ which managed
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Case A One of the underlying assumptions for financials statements prepared using the generally accepted accounting policies (GAAP) is the going-concern assumption. Under the going-concern assumption‚ the enterprise will continue in operation for a reasonable future period (will not liquidate). This means that the business will continue in operation long enough to recover its assets and repay its outstanding liabilities. The going-concern assumption provides a conceptual basis for many of the measurement
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who did much of the early work on continental drift? In the early 20th century‚ German scientist Alfred Wegener published a book explaining his theory that the continental landmasses‚ far from being immovable‚ were drifting across the Earth. What evidence did this scientist have to support his idea of continental drift? Wegener noticed that the continents seemed to fit together‚ not at the continuously changing shoreline‚ but at the edge to their continental shelves. He derived this hypothesis
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From ABC-CLIO (original source) Continental System One of Europe’s most storied leaders‚ Napoleon I is remembered for his dramatic victories as the leader of France‚ conquering large swathes of Europe until his ultimate downfall following the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Despite his military prowess‚ Napoleon was never able to conquer the United Kingdom‚ his archrival to the north. As Europe’s most successful economic power and the nation with the most powerful navy in the world‚ Britain relied
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Company and Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin. Competing in this market with low margins has been hard for Continental AG before 1995. They have been losing money due to their high manufacturing costs and not able to compete against big competitors. Von Grunberg was appointed as new CEO in 1991 and has implemented several changes for the continuity of Continental AG and growth. Cutting labor costs by shifting manufacturing processes to low labor cost countries and restructuring the
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1. What are Browning’s dilemmas at White Cap? Explain Peter Browning’s dilemmas are the urgency/necessity to change White Cap’s organization’s operations to become more competitive with actual markets and customer’s necessities but there are some organizational culture factors that would need to change in order to make White Cap a more proactive corporation. Some factors in particular are the seniority of some key manager positions (under his supervision) that represent the true identity of White
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