Essays on Ambience

1. Since food and beverage experiences are very personal, how do food service managers design programs that will please customers and keep them coming back? Ans. The primary purpose of food service managers is to ensure customer satisfaction. They ensure that the quality and standards of food and service are up to the mark and the programs are designed in such a way that the customers keep coming back. The programs should include proper training of the employees, effective and efficient supply change management, monitoring the methods of preparation, portion sizes and presentation of food, ensuring the safety measures, ...

4. Environmental Analysis 4.1. Operating Factors Some of the common goals in any restaurant regardless of size is the desire to make money, control food and labor cost and to retain employees . A restaurant is one of the toughest businesses to run successfully because of the long hours involved, the high turnover and the relatively low pay when compared to the number of hours. Therefore it is clear that human resource is a critical operating factor. An understanding of the nature of the market is also essential; factors like market saturation and market trends are critical to operating a ...

The notion of ‘space’ in art and architecture was a highly debated topic especially since space is a rather abstract and cannot be seen by naked eye alone. However, every place has space for it interacts with every works of art whether it is sculpture, painting, or landscape. Space is a void that revolves around the objects; it cannot be seen yet it can greatly affect the resulting image of the work. Functional space in Tanner and Jamison landscapes mimics the minimalist style. Minimalist style emerged in the first half of the 20th century, its design characterized by limited ...

Part. 1 Concept introduction and analysis

Introduction This report presents a proposal for a restaurant establishment in Clarke Quay in Singapore. The report provides an overview of the proposed location and the market trends identifying the suitability of the proposed concept. To achieve that, the proposal involves analysis of the target market and the financial prospects of the business deciding on whether the model is viable.

Restaurant concept

Generic strategy The restaurant will have a premium pricing given the target customers it will be serving in Clarke Quay. The customers are mainly professionals and visitors with substantial income to afford the premium price for the food items ...

Carlo Scarpa was a prominent Italian architect previously active during the early twentieth century and one of the pioneers of modernism in architectural design. He was born in 1906 in the beautiful city of Venice, a place well-known for its old Renaissance architectures, majestic canals, and gondolas. By the time he was only two years of age, his entire family migrated to Vicenza, a county part situated on the northeastern part of the Italian peninsula. It was here that he spent much of his early childhood to teenage years; he also attended a local high school specializing in technical ...

<Tutor> <Department> Q1. In relation to the Walmart in China case study outline and critically discuss the various strategies adopted by Walmart to succeed in the Chinese retail market? Walmart Inc. first opened in China in 1996 and since then, has grown only into 405 stores. Upon its opening, one of the US’ largest chain stores applied marketing strategies to penetrate into the largest market. Among the superstore’s strategies include: Setting-up of modernized retail format: Walmart introduced highly-modernized and urbanized stores where almost all shopping needs are available. It set up huge and air-conditioned stores to ...

Abstract

Hotels and restaurant industries have gained traction in the modern economies, and this growth has been attributed to several factors including higher income disposal among the population, professional engagements, social hue and corporate affairs. In addition, tourists, whether domestic or foreign have boosted the positive prospects of the hotel and the restaurant industries. Trade has been enhanced due to growth and sustainability in the country. Alongside facilities, the hotel and restaurant industries have complemented the growth of Hong Kong as the world’s destination in terms of pleasure and trade. Besides, the local support for the industry has been ...

Designed by Joseph Paxman in 1851 to accommodate the Great Exhibition that features the technological and cultural advancement from different parts of the world for the enjoyment of the English people (Phillips 14). The architecture of The Crystal Palace was dubbed as the “modern English” since the structure was an unusually simple and the lack of ornamentation, the unity, and functionality of the designs reinforce and stabilized the entire glass roofs and walls covering it and allowing the rays of the sunlight to penetrate within the building (Phillips 24-25). The whole building was also a rejection of traditional materials ...

Both Fargo and Mr. Robot have been discussed in the media spotlight as two television shows being ground-breaking, not only for their storytelling and scriptwriting, but due to the sophisticated cinematography and sound that they incorporate. These elements add a dramatic flair to the shows, which infuses them with meaningful depth. In order to emphasize the importance of these characteristics, the current paper explores the cinematography and sound design present in both Fargo and Mr. Robot. Considering the plot of the show, it is worth stating that the protagonist of it is a young technical engineer, responsible for cyber ...

Stakeholder Onion Diagram

The diagram depicts the relationship of the stakeholders to the issue and to one another. Below is the stakeholder onion diagram. At the heart of the diagram is the Littoral Council who owns and funds the libraries. Due to the decreasing revenues from the library service the council is contemplating closing East Coker and Burnt Norton Libraries, and relocate the Little Gidding library to a new site they are negotiating with the developer in exchange of planning permissions. The move will allow the council to cash in on the rising property prices. The move by the council to close ...

Organization Theories – Modernist and Post-Modernist Approaches

Abstract Organizational structure determines allocation of resources, strategies and planning. The paper focuses on two theories – modernist and postmodernist theories (Aleazurra, 2016; Clegg et al 1999; Casey, 2002). The article ‘A critical analysis of media discourse on information technology: preliminary results of a proposed method for critical discourse analysis’ by Cukier et al (2009) talks of critical discourse analysis where the post modernist idea of questioning the validity of claims has been explained by analyzing a media discourse on a ICT project applied in university classrooms. The second article selected for the study is ‘The relationship between information and ...

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Starbucks Strategic Analysis Introduction Starbucks ranks 45th on the Forbes list of hundred most innovative companies and 52nd on the list of worlds most valuable brands (Forbes, 2015 a & b). This is no small achievement considering the size of the corporation and its level of expansion. At last count in 2015, the corporation boasts of 22519 stores in 66 countries around the globe in which they offer a variety of products ranging from coffee to beverages to ready to drink delicacies. For an organization of this size, sustainability of product quality and service quality is an ongoing challenge. In ...

A few strengths of the ad posted by the company were the emphasis on a few pointers that would have made a few goals of the company a success. For instance, the ad emphasized on the fact that the Restaurant Manager should have

Team building skills

Relationship management skills and not just in regards to the clients, but also the staff and other stakeholders involved The ability to develop, train and hire proper talent/staff The ability to cope with the fast pace of the fast-food fine dining restaurant. One other strength of the job advertisement is the fact that the company had ...

Acknowledgement

I would like to give my heartfelt appreciation to the lecturer of the course for the time and commitment that he provided towards making us all round in the hospitality sector. They assisted me throughout my course. In addition, I would like to thank Ms Susan, the assistant manager of Healthy Life Spa in Koh Wood for allowing me to carry out the research at their facility. She helped me with the correct information as well as the motivation to carry out the research. Moreover, I would thank my family for supporting me throughout my research. Their commitment cannot ...

The American Association of Advertising Agencies defines Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) as a method of achieving marketing objectives through integrating various promotional techniques like advertising, personal selling, public relations and communication (Integrated Marketing Communications, 2016). This calls for business organizations to give customers something beyond advertising. With average customers exposed to various advertisement messages for a same product, a single message of a particular brand finds it difficult to establish a noteworthy effect in the minds of customers. Therefore, a shift to IMC approach gives marketers a competitive advantage in the light of increased customer awareness about various advertising ...

International Resort and Spa Management

Introduction 5 Findings and Analysis/Theoretical Implications 6 S-O-R Model 6 Wellness Theory 7 Motivation Theory 8 Cue Utilization Theory 10 Chinese Medical Theory 11 Conclusion 12

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International Resort and Spa Management Background and Problem Statement There is an immense pressure for the Chief Executive Officer of the World Resorts Sensosa, Singapore to earn a 5-star rating on the next annual spa review. To make this goal more achievable the implementation of a new customer service management system called NEC in the Resort’s spa and salon. Management’s objective for the system was to enhance customer service by monitoring ...

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

Introduction For the purpose of understanding the concept of marketing strategy and international marketing, we have chosen the international fast food chain of KFC. Kentucky Fried Chicken or KFC is the world’s famous fast food chain with its head office in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded by Harland Sanders in the decade of 1930’s, the fast food chain is serving more than eleven million customers in a hundred and ten nations at the global level. At present, Kentucky Fried Chicken owns fifteen million restaurants. The founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken invented the chicken recipe on his own for passersby ...

Introduction

John and Jeff Bulllock are 2nd and 3rd generation medical device executives, respectively. Together, they have been in and out of hundreds of hospitals and thousands of clinics. Over the 40 plus years they have been in the industry, they have been observant of and listened to the medical staff expressing their needs. Out of these necessities, many patents, creations, and the development of new medical devices have come. Most recently, they have witnessed and been told about a growing problem with hospital bed sheets. As they see it, there are three major problems that hospitals face in regards ...

Battle for Haditha is a heart-wrenching film directed by Nick Bromfield which delves deep into the sheer brutalities of war which leaves a gazillion shocked and hurt at the atrocities meted out to the commoners of the city by the soldiers of the United States of America. This film is a vehement effort that reconstructs the circumstances and events which led to the

colossal massacre in Haditha where twenty-four people were assassinated by the marines in the year 2005. The film goes on to dramatize the horrific episode. The marines, civilian and the insurgents are portrayed in the film and their ...

Part 1

The strategy adopted by MacDonald’s is effective in a competitive market. The organization has added variety of foods into its menu and removed some foods that were regarded as unhealthy. The company has decided to go for healthier foods. The organization has improved on the use of technology to cater for its tech-savvy clients (Dean Robinson, 201). The improved food quality, ambience and the use technology has given Macdonald a competitive edge. Similarly, increased marketing through advertisement has also improved the uptake of its food products.

The organization has removed some foods from its menu and replaced them with healthier ...

The owner of the ‘Eat Street’ wanted me to help him out in finding out the overall rating of his cafeteria in the eyes of the visiting customers in order to offer better services in the prevailing cut-throat competitive hotel industry.

1. The report: Mr. at your instance, I set out to visit the Eat Street, to have a first-hand information and knowledge about the whole place and its present state of affairs.

The Eat Street which is situated about two-and-half miles away from my school-block bordering the northern part of the university campus is quite a nice place. The path leading to the cafeteria, plush with greenery and flower gardens all around it; is quite a smoothening ambience for the visiting customers which the other cafeterias in the campus lack. I ...

Abstract

The Purpose of this report is to analyze and evaluate various services of The Edge Restaurant and prepare exiting and potential blueprint of the services. The services of The Edge Restaurant are evaluated and determined on five dimensions of quality.

Introduction

Restaurant business is continuously growing at a fast pace. Change in consumer habits and preference towards eating out is fueling the growth of industry. Development in restaurant business also attracts new entrants in the industry. Continuously increasing competition increases customer’s expectations in terms of excellent services at affordable prices. Restaurant business is completely service based; hence it is essential ...

Jack Snyder talks of realism, liberalism and idealism in the context of United States of America. The effects these two theories have on foreign policies are enormous as is evident from the policies undertaken by the United States of America. The theoretical debate between idealism and realism is also a matter of discussion. In his essay, the author discusses the intricacies and complexities of the theories of international relations in view of the contemporary state of affairs in world politics. In reference to another essay by him, one can get to know of the democracies and wars and the effects ...

Introduction

Organisations can thrive in a market environment only when they effectively compete and adapt to new trends by improving the quality of goods and services they offer (Fen & Lian 2010). In the hotel and restaurant industry, indicators of quality services include adherence to standards set forth by laws and customer satisfaction. In order to be effective, any change project aimed at enhancing services must be managed well. It is then important to understand the process of change and the role of leaders/managers in it.

In this paper, I propose a change project for a hotel in Nigeria, which I will refer ...

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Social Media Handles/Pages Executive summary The shoe shining and repair industry has a reputation of being a pedestrian business, dominated by lone and struggling artisans. Then ease and low cost of setting up in the shoe shining business, coupled with the large flexibility in the business models in this industry have rendered it competitive. However, there are still prospects for innovative business models and considerable differentiation. The proposed Sole’s Shoeshine LLC will seek to change the shoe shining experience by creating an executive ambience and providing the highest quality services. The start-up costs are estimated at $38, ...

BUSINESS EVENTS MANAGEMENT: HANDLING THREE DIFFERENT CONFERENCES

INTRODUCTION Choosing the right venue for an event is essential in ensuring the event’s success. Two of the main considerations that professional conference organizers (PCOs) and event management companies) (EMCs) should consider are the functionality of the venue and its suitability for the event’s creative purpose (Van der Wagen 2010). In the same manner, Wale, Robinson and Dickson (2010) provides the following factors as some of the things to consider in order to ensure that the attendees’ or participants’ needs are met: target market; venue theme and ambience; venue capacity; venue reputation; venue availability; and venue ...

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .. 4 INTRODUCTION ..5

Purpose of the Study 5

Scope of the Study.5 UPGRADING OF PET CLINIC 6 Improvement on Ambience....6 Information Management..6

Improving Comfort7

Equipment upgrade.7 Internet connectivity8 Additional Services..9 Information for Pet Owners..10

Sponsorship of Community Activity10

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .11

REFERENCES 13

LIST OF FIGURES 14 GLOSSARY Ambience this refers to the atmosphere or feel of the environment of a place Information technology this is the use of electronic gadgets such as computers to record, receive, store, retrieve as well as process information Pet clinic these are facilities that provide pet owners with health services of their ...

Research background (Starbucks case study)

Starbucks is known for its role in providing coffee of the highest quality to people around the world. At present, Starbucks coffee can be found in over sixty countries in the world, but the company started in the United States in 1971. The worldwide expansion of the brand started as early as 1982 when Howard Schultz joined the company. He studied the Italian market and saw that the market could benefit from a branch of the company. It was not until the 1990s that Starbucks created the first expansion in the United States then Canada and later the Americas. But, ...

Its impact on the businesses of New Zealand in 2014

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External organisational environment of New Zealand and its impact on the businesses of New Zealand in 2014

Introduction Since the past few years, increasing emphasize have been cast “on the importance of analyzing the relationship between the organization and its environment (Pfeffer, 1972).” Several researches have been made in order to understand how the external organizational environment, general environment and task environment affect business in a country. “Also known as the operating environment, external organizational environment refers to market conditions, economic and political issues on the local and national levels, demographic factors, and other forces outside of a business that affect the overall success of that business (‘External Environment’, n.d.).” On the other ...

Executive summary

This paper purports to dig into affordable, sustainable housing through a project in which both the environment and affordability are key factors. In an all-encompassing effort to abridge the environmental impact of building, this paper assays that both affordability and sustainability can complement each other in a project to establish an eco-friendly environment. Part one of this paper, “Sustainability and affordability in the design” lunges a functioning distinction between affordability and sustainability and proceeds to proffer a fabric of green building objectives. Additionally, it is discovered that the green building program excels in the following areas: durability, indoor environmental quality and efficiency. ...

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Business Description and Vision 5 Vision and Mission of the Company 5 Definition of the Business 5 How The Idea Was Born? 6 Definition of the Market 7 Target market 8 Market share Projections 9 Description of the Products and Services 10 The Station Product 10 The Station Service 10 Organization and Management 11 Corporate Structure and Management 11 Legal Structure 12 Marketing and Sales Strategy 13 Target Customer Groups 13 Distribution Channels 13 4P´s Strategy 13 Financial Management 15 ...

Executive Summary

Green Mountain is one of the leading coffee brands in the highly competitive American coffee market. The brand was established in the year 19981 and quickly grew to be most popular coffee brand in USA by overtaking market leaders like Starbucks. Apart from offering world class coffee to its customers, Green Mountain also commits itself to the sustainable business practices. It procures a substantial part of its coffee seeds through the Fair Trade Coffee route. Fair Trade Coffee involves procuring coffee directly from the coffee producers and ensuring a good standard of living for coffee producers and coffee workers. America is ...

Description of 3D Printing and Associated Science

Over the past decade, technological advancements and general progress have indeed changed or rather revolutionized human life and activities. Through the advanced technology both in hardware and software, people can now interact, communicate and complete different tasks in a more efficient and effective manner than before. The efficiency is because of how technology has influenced how we operate. Computing and Information technology has seen the rapidest and noticeable development in the past few years. These changes have affected the society, businesses and human life over the past few years. Through technology, one can achieve more socially, industrially and commercially. 3D ...

Executive summary of the case

The case study starts with a brief history of Mc Donald’s; how it came into being. McDonald’s “competency center” in each country uses their acquired to knowledge to innovate and develop strategies for growth of the company. The case focuses on the company’s Switzerland strategy. In 2001, McDonald’s diversified into hotel industry in Switzerland by setting up two hotels in Zurich and Lully. The hotels were operated under the brand name of "Golden Arch Hotel”. They were positioned as 4 stared hotels that were highly modern and technologically advanced in terms of interiors of the hotel ( ...

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Executive Summary Chanel as a leading fashion brand has been able to keep up with the times and trends in an excellent manner. The brand equity and recognition of Chanel is excellent in the luxury brand market. However, a set of guidelines are ...

Introduction

Servicescape can be defined as environment in which a service is delivered to customers (Bitner, 1992). Service totality delivered at one place is also called service setting. Service setting plays a critical role in shaping expectations, differentiating service firms, facilitating customer and employee customer goals, and influencing the nature of customer experiences (Bitner, 1992). In the context of the current paper servicescape means the environment of delivering hotel and restaurant services. The topic of the current assignment relates the ambient factors, design, layout and social factors accompanying delivery of the services in the hotel lobby and restaurant. The following ...

Abstract

The report discusses the aspects of food in detail regarding the ethics and moral duty that is the liability of the restaurants and caterers. Food is the basic necessity of life. Healthy food is essential for the proper growth of the body a d minds. Owing to it, serious concerns have been arising regarding the healthy food available in restaurants. Often people are motivated to take their meals from outside restaurants in cases e.g. while travelling, in hurry, on duty, for enjoyment, etc. So this report discusses all the issues at one place.

Introduction

Human body is like a racing car. It ...

Introduction

Nuclear weapons though not used have been the central to the political conflict of USA and USSR. Presently, in the post-Cold War ambience, this superpower rivalry has been totally removed instead the utility of these weapons are put in question. Nuclear weapons play an important role in the security of the country internationally. No large scale conflicts have been seen in past years after the Second World War inspite of the rapid increase in transportation, communications, as well as weapons technology. These weapons are most destructive instruments give a stabilizing effect on the relations of various countries making the ...

Implementing Solutions to Deal With Negative Comments from Customers in the Commercial Food Service Industry

(Student’s Full Name) Implementing Solutions to Deal With Negative Comments from Customers in the Commercial Food Service Industry

a) What is the root cause(s) of the problems/issues occurring and what other factors contribute to them? The possible root causes of the problems or issues occurring which initiating the negative responses from the customers of Harrington’s are the following: lack of communication amongst staff members; inadequate of inspection of surroundings and improper sanitation; and improper training which lead to lack of attention to detail and prohibiting the staff from anticipating the customers’ needs. The possible ...

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Introduction

DineEquity Inc., formerly known as the IHOP Corporation, is a company that manages over 3600 restaurants under the brand names IHOP (International House of Pancakes) and Applebee’s Bar & Grill. Based out of Glendale, California, the restaurant chain operates both brands on a franchisee model and is one of the largest food retail chains in the Full Service Restaurant (FSR) business (DineEquity, 2014). Unlike its competitors serving pizza, burgers, burritos and coffee among other eat-on-your-feet snacks in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) format, DineEquity’s restaurants promote the full dining experience of a restaurant where the customers can ...

-Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F Minor, Op. 21 -Rachmaninoff Symphony No.2 in E Minor, Op. 27

Concert Report/ Mini Ethnography

On October 4 2014, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performed Chopin Piano Concerto No.2, and Rachmaninoff Symphony No.2 at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. The music conductor was David Zinman, and the piano soloist was Khatia Buniatishvili. While enjoying the impressive concert performance, I made notes and participant observations regarding the concert culture of Western Art Music.

Performers

The orchestra consisted of approximately 60 performers for the first piece, and 90 performers for the second piece. All the performers were in a formal ...

When I see someone lighting a cigar, or any tobacco product, the first question that comes to my mind is, why the person is doing this? I have three concerns. The first one is why the person wants to harm self. Second, I am concerned about myself. I don’t smoke, so why do I have to bear the smoke filled air? Third is about the other people around in the public places. Since the person who smokes, chooses to do it deliberately, so we can safely leave him out of the discussion. But if we consider the plight of ...

Business

Sound in the television or film is for the purpose of supporting the story of the documentary, television program, narrative, or a film. However, sound can be so effective that it may explain the entire story directly, and it can also be used indirectly in order to enhance effects of movie’s story. It has been argued that television sound is different to film sound. This is because of the fact that there are different perceptual methods and mechanisms for the picture and sound in the television and film; the sound may, however, be integrated by the spectators or the ...

Problem Statement

Starbucks as an organization since its launch in 1987 has become the world’s premier roaster and retailer of coffee. The issue discussed in the case study with regards to Starbucks Evolving into a Dynamic Global Organization in 2012, is based on the challenges the company faced due to the economic downturn in late 2008 and all of 2009. The impact on Starbucks was significant and thus due to declining sales, approximately 800 stores in US and 100 overseas were closed. New stores plans were shelved with a cost effective operation initiated.

Analysis

Great organizations when facing issues in terms of ...

The name beach house is used to signify and show a housing structure built near the beach or a large mass of the water body. Mostly, they are houses used as vocational homes or second homes for people who work in further places. They are equally used by people of good financial means and ability as vocational homes or where the wealthy and their families go to spend vocational periods like the holidays. Beach houses are usually designed and constructed with considerations of the weather of that particular geographic location. Thus, beach houses are uniquely different from one another, because they ...

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Introduction

Just like every human being has a unique personality, the same mantra is applied to business and brands as every brand in the same category have a unique selling proposition which is different from its competitors. In the pizza sector there are various chains which focus on taste, size, and variety. When it comes to Boston Pizza as a brand the key differentiator is it’s positioning as a ‘two experience under one roof which is family oriented dining restaurant with a sports bar associated separately as stated on the website. Serving the consumers for the last 50 years, Boston Pizza ...

Starbucks is the largest coffee shop chain in the world and has the longest queue of customers waiting for iced drinks too. Starbucks employees and customers endure long queues when the weather is hot and people seek icy Frappuccinos. Starbucks iced drinks require more preparation time than regular hot coffees, the prep time plus the demand on hot days is what causes the long queues. According to a Starbucks spokesperson they did not anticipate that people would be ordering blended icy drinks like Frappuccinos on a regular basis and therefore their cold beverage stations are not large. Besides the delay caused ...

Introduction

With globalization, the markets have opened up. Companies are expanding to untapped markets to gain more market share. When companies plan to expand overseas, it is important for them to understand the market, environmental factors, and legal aspects and develop marketing strategies accordingly. For the purpose of the assignment, the US Based MNE that is selected is Red Lobster and the country where the company would be entering through FDI is China. Set up in 1968 by Bill Darden, Red Lobster is now a subsidiary of Darden Restaurants Inc. Based in US the company has its restaurants in Canada as ...

The prospect of attending a Japanese concert gives me goose bumps. It is an experience worth relishing every minute, and Sunday the 17th of November, was not an exception. I arrived early in the concert hall. Soon the audience started tripping in followed by the VIP who took their seats at a separate front section with an incredible view to the stage. The stage had already been set and a clamor of gripping sounds filled the stage as the audience settled. I was overwhelmed by an ethereal of placidity. The ambience was tranquil. I was ready to experience the Japanese culture through ...

Introduction

Violence by and against children is completely unacceptable and against their fundamental rights. It is imperative that institutions and government agencies ensure they design policies, programs and initiatives that are efficient and progressive not only by preventing juvenile delinquency, but more significantly by protecting the society from errant delinquents. Many theorists and scholars have placed more emphasis in drafting these policies to reflect a social approach to the problem of juvenile delinquency rather than adopting a judicial approach. It is a fundamental obligation not only to the criminal justice system, but also to the society at large to prevent juvenile delinquency. The ...

MARKET SEGMENTATION

Abstract For a new product launch it is imperative that the stakeholders scan the environment for the feasibility of the product success and acceptability in the eyes of the prospective consumers. The reason intent of every product or service is to induce trial in the target market by leveraging the brand’s key assets i.e. the unique shape, taste, variety etc. It is important to achieve an emotional connection with the primary target market with the claim and thus eventual credibility in the minds of the consumers and thus develop the brand’s equity by building a brand identity ...

Executive Summary

‘Paint the Beat’– an event showcasing a unique form of entertainment and collaboration among local artists and musicians. By creating works of art through a different avenue of inspiration the music is performed and the artist’s expression and interpretation of the music helps further inspire the artwork being created in the moment. The event concept was developed to evoke how talented Melbourne's artists are in collaboration with one another. The event, held onThursday the 10th of October, involved a band that brought everything together and two young talented artists that brought contemporary art to a whole new level. By encouraging and supporting ...

Introduction

Increased globalization has enhanced competition level across industries and organizations are resorting to various methods to retain their key resources. Likewise, employees need to continuously hone their skills to meet career goals. This essay presents elaborated job description of a Human Resource Manager. The profile of HR managers is challenging enough because they are the channels between employees and the management. Different aspects related to their profile have been outlined and discussed to present a holistic overview.

Job Description and Analysis: Human Resource Manager

Human resource manager takes care of employees' concern in an organization. He/she is responsible for charting out different plans and procedures that may ...

Implementation Strategies

There are definitely concrete reasons behind Benihana’s success in the U.S. despite being an oriental type of restaurant in an almost entirely Westernized market. In general, Benihana’s core implementation strategy is comprised of six individual milestones or mini targets: effective utilization of space, ambience that must be historically authentic, Hibachi/Teppanyaki table concept, economized menu choices, successful collaboration, simple management structure, and good site selection. Careful planning and execution of whatever plans were agreed upon by the management in these core areas are all vital to the success that Benihana experiences today in the U.S. market. The aspect ...

Choosing a college is daunting task. It is a critical decision that a student has to make knowing that it will affect his future. Moreover, it is in college that one decides a career that one wants, make lifetime friendships, meet new people from diverse backgrounds and also provide an opportunity for one to discover oneself. Therefore, this is always a tough decision. It is also harder when the decision regards studying abroad. Most students have mixed feeling about studying abroad. However, it offers an opportunity for a student to move out of his comfort zone. It provides a student with a chance to build an ...

Contingency theory is a concept of leadership that argues that there is no best way to do things. It argues that the best way to handle a particular situation would be different from the best way to handle another situation. This means, therefore, that there are no hard and fast rules in leading and organizing and that leadership or organizational behavior that is effective and efficient in some situations would or may not work in others. The theory posits that leadership styles are dependent on numerous internal and external factors and constrains and should, therefore, be analyzed depending on the specific ...

Restaurant business has become popular with businesses involved increasingly seeking to develop unique concepts as a way of differentiating their brands and delivering value through excellent service and foods wrapped around themes that their markets can identify with. In this respect, this analysis seeks to utilize secondary data to compare two restaurant brands; Outback Steakhouse and Longhorn steakhouse by identifying their various components including their missions, concepts, design, locations, menu and equipment/flow design as well as food purchasing systems. In addition, the analysis compares their restaurants’ managements in terms of leadership and management, revenue analysis and performance management. The analysis ...

The Ideas and Beliefs of Recent times

Organizational Leadership: the Ideas and Beliefs of Recent times According to general view, leadership is the behavior or trait of a leader who leads a people, a group of people or even an organization. On the other hand, some people think that leadership is the best and only way to improve their social, professional and personal life . 1 Different archetypes of leadership

There are five archetypes of leadership . They are-

- Aversive Leadership- The major type of leader impact followed by most of the leaders is through making use of unsympathetic and apathetic means such as abuse, scolding, and coercion. Aversive leadership mostly gives emphasis on their subordinates’ ...

Outline Specific Purpose: To conduct a thorough research aimed at establishing a plan that will make me successful in hospitality management while concentrating on general management Central Idea: To be successful in hospitality management a person needs certain skill sets and proficiencies which I will need to develop or hone so as to achieve my short and long term career goals. This research will therefore enlighten me the requirements of working at luxurious boutique hotels like the Delano hotel. I. Introduction a) Attention Getter- A saying by Mark Sullivan, “To find a career to which you are adapted by nature, ...

Hooters Restaurant is an American restaurant chain that has grown to become a globally recognized brand in casual dining. This research paper will focus on one of its branches located at the Mall of America in Bloomberg Minneapolis. The paper will identify its strengths and weaknesses in a changing business environment. This study will also examine the current business operation state and emerging trends in the market. Finally, it will suggest ways of improving operation and cementing the business position in the future.

Hooters Restaurant

Hooters are the trade name of a chain of restaurants located in over 455 locations all over the world. ...