Hooters of America Financial Health and Liquidity Charles Harper Prof. Lisbeth Bundli January 19‚ 2015 Hooters of America Financial Health and Liquidity Everyone is very well familiar with the name Hooters‚ and the brand they seem to personify. For the very few who are unaware‚ let’s take a quick look into Hooter’s beginnings and what they are all about. The very first Hooter’s was established on October 4‚ 1983 in Clearwater‚ Florida (“About Us”‚ 2012‚ para.1). When the restaurant first
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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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1. Hooters is in the hospitality and service business. According to Hooters’ website‚ their mission is to provide a family of hospitality and services that achieves excellence and enhances lifestyles of all who come in contact with the Hooters brand. They started out as a restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere where they show sports and their servers are attractive women with nice breasts. It is not a typical restaurant with sixty-eight percent of their customers are male‚ most between the ages of
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Hooters and the EEOC 4/24/11 Hooters vs the EEOC Is Hooters’ employee selection critical to the effective implementation of its strategy? Do the job specifications for Hooters restaurant servers have a discriminatory effect against male applicants? Does Hooters management appear to have a bias against males? Response: Hooters employee selection is critical to the effective Hooter’s primary image is that of sex appeal and the entire waitstaff is the reflection of the company’s
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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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References: Bateman‚ Thomas S. and Snell‚ Scott. (2004) Management: The New Competitive Landscape. McGraw-Hill. Helyar‚ John. September 2003. Hooters: A Case Study. Fortune Magazine. Page 4. Retrieved online 02/05/06 from http://www.hooters.com/Hooters-Fortune-9-2003.pdf Mathis‚ Robert L. and Jackson‚ John H. (2000) Human Resource Management. Cincinnati‚ OH: South-Western College Publishing.
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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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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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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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a major undertaking. They would open a place in Clearwater where other people of their caliber could gather and quench their thirst for the finer things in life. Their venture‚ however‚ got off to a slow start. After announcing their plans‚ the “Hooters Six” (as they are now called) were promptly arrested for impersonating restaurateurs. There were no
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