...Decision in Paradise Part Three Russ Young MGT/350 July 27, 2011 University of Phoenix - Schaumburg Campus Ronald Korrub Abstract Far in the South Pacific Ocean there is an Island called Kava. This Island is not very big but the government of that island wanted to grow their tourist population, so they have called on Marriott Hotel Company to build a resort. Marriott CEO Bill Marriott has called me (Nik), Chris, and Alex in to his office to let us know about our latest project. When we reached Kava’s airport we meet with the Governor and he greeted us along with his staff. The governor appointed us with one of his assistants named John to show us around the Island so we can learn its history and also if we had any questions. Next my team and I looked into the economy of the Island and we found out that Kava is a poor country with despicable living arrangements in some parts of the island because over 50% of the population is under 15 years of age. In conclusion upon getting back home and Bill Marriott receiving our report along with my recommendation we are now finished building our five star resort on the Island of Kava. Decision in Paradise Part Two Far in the South Pacific Ocean there is an Island called Kava. This Island is not very big but the government of that island wanted to grow their tourist population, so they have called on Marriott Hotel Company to build a resort. Marriott CEO Bill Marriott has called me (Nik), Chris, and Alex in to his office to let...
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...Orchard Station), bus-stop and taxi stands. The smoke free policy hotel is a 30 stories high building with 372 rooms, 21 suites, 13 meeting rooms which have a total meeting area of 19,773 sq ft and a concierge level. The whole hotel is fitted with high speed wireless internet access for the hotel guests who they can access it anywhere within the hotel building. The lobby of the hotel is featured with a big open concept for their guests to rest and relax or to dine. It has 9 different types of guest rooms with different set of price for their guest to select. The hotel does have a swimming pool, fitness and spa centre for the guest to use. 2. Infrastructural a. Organization Marriott International Inc, was established back in the 1927 by J. Willard and Alice Marriott with its headquartered in Bethesda, Mayland, USA. It was first started off as a drive-in motor hotel and eventually moving into hotel chain. With a strong leadership of Mr. J.W Marriott, the company grew to a major leader in the hospitality industry and his son Mr. Bill Marriott as his successor has been leading his father's company for more than 50yrs, in December 2011 Mr. Bill Marriott step down as CEO and only assuming as an executive chairman while Mr. Arne Sorenson has been appointed to be the next CEO for Marriott International Inc that own more than 4,000 properties with 3,900 hotels in over 72 countries. As Singapore Marriott Hotel being one of their own, it has 5 major...
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...Motivation Business Project GCSE Motivation Business Project 2012 Jamie Sissons 10R 2012 Jamie Sissons 10R I have chosen to use the Marriot hotel company in my GCSE Business Studies Project, as I went on a trip to one of their hotels and we learnt a lot about how they look after staff and how they believe that “if you look after your staff they will look after your customers.” I have chosen to use the Marriot hotel company in my GCSE Business Studies Project, as I went on a trip to one of their hotels and we learnt a lot about how they look after staff and how they believe that “if you look after your staff they will look after your customers.” Introduction Introduction Marriott is the 71st best place to work in the world this is mainly because of the massive discount and free facility use given to staff. For example staff are given a campus card witch they can use in all Marriot hotels anywhere in the world witch will give them 25% off of food and beverages, 10% off of accommodation and free use of the gym and luxury lounges. Staff are also entitle to 50% off of the five most local hotels to where they live and work. Marriott is the 71st best place to work in the world this is mainly because of the massive discount and free facility use given to staff. For example staff are given a campus card witch they can use in all Marriot hotels anywhere in the world witch will give them 25% off of food and beverages, 10% off of accommodation and free use of the gym and luxury...
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...Turner and the Sublime In Romantic art, nature—with its uncontrollable power, unpredictability, and potential for cataclysmic extremes—offered an alternative to the ordered world of Enlightenment thought. The violent and terrifying images of nature conjured by Romantic artists recalled the eighteenth-century aesthetic of the Sublime. An artist that stood out among the many individuals of this time was Joseph Mallord William Turner. Turner was one of the most influential landscape painters in England. His style consisted of oil painting, watercolour, and etching. Through his career he went through different ways of expressing his talent when painting. At the beginning of his career, his work consisted of solid objects and detail but as time moved forward his focus turned towards accentuating color and light. Fascinated with natural and atmospheric elements, Turner stood out as an early-impressionist for he violated the rules of academic painting, and for this was highly criticized by his fellow contemporaries. Despite the critics, Turner never ceased to provoke through these turbulent, chaotic forces that haunted his paintings. J.M.W. Turner, born in 1775, came from a working-class family. His father, William Turner, was a barber and wigmaker while his mother, Mary Marshall, came from a family of butchers. Turner's mother was mentally unbalanced, and her instability was aggravated by the fatal illness of Turner's younger sister. As a result, Turner was sent to stay with an...
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...they seem sort of quaint—and frankly, out of touch. Back then, we agreed that leaders could be born or made. We were also familiar with the American ideal of the “self-made”—our society still loves stories about determined boot-strappers who came from nothing and accumulated a ton of dough, a lofty title, or both. But let’s be clear. We were never really talking about something we need more than ever today: self-made leaders. Instead we were talking about self-made billionaires, self-made entrepreneurs, self-made CEOs, self-made NBA and NFL all-stars. People still go from nothing to something out of nowhere, even overnight. Take Mark Zuckerberg, whose Wikipedia blurb identified him as the “world’s 2nd youngest self-made (my italics) billionaire” in 2012. Zuckerberg is also a self-made innovator. As a college kid, he invented one of the most compelling capabilities of our new century, not to mention the world’s most valuable social network. Still, writing about the 2010 movie The Social Network, The New York Times columnist David Brooks took “the character loosely based on Mark Zuckerberg” to task for being “without social and moral skills” largely because he was a product of a “culture reticent to talk about social and moral conduct.” More recently, the real Zuckerberg is making headlines for what by all accounts appears to be an authentic journey toward becoming the type of leader our companies and world so desperately need. As some detractors called for Zuckerberg to step...
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...The Early Years 1927-1956: Marriott Takes Flight It all began with an A&W root beer stand. Founder J. Willard Marriott and his wife, Alice, got their young business off the ground by quenching people’s thirst during Washington D.C.’s hot, muggy summers. Good food and good service at a fair price became a guiding principle for Hot Shoppes restaurants--and for Marriott International as it grew. The Growth Years 1957-1985: A World of Hospitality Marriott made a historic shift into the hotel business in 1957. The world’s first motor hotel opened in Arlington, Virginia, under the management of J. Willard Marriott’s son, Bill. Over the next 25 years, Marriott became a diverse global enterprise, and Bill Marriott became a visionary CEO whose leadership transformed the hospitality industry. The Modern Years 1986-2011: A Bed for Every Traveler One company, many brands--that’s the innovative model that Marriott began building in the late 1980s. From pioneering the extended-stay business to launching distinctive brands geared toward the business traveler to increasing its presence overseas, Marriott International broke new ground in its quest to become the #1 hospitality company in the world. Looking Ahead 2012: Success Is Never Final Today we’re on a mission to shape the future of travel through technology and innovation. From mobile check-in and lobby Greatrooms to transforming the meeting experience with our Red Coat Direct app, we’re making travel more brilliant for our guests...
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...Marriott International is a global company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with more than 4,000 properties, and more than 690,000 rooms in 78 countries, and also have 15 brands Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $13 billion in fiscal year 2013. Marriott have 45 million members in the whole world. There are approximately 300,000 employees at this company. The company is dedicated to providing good service to customers, growth opportunities for associates, and attractive returns to shareholders and owners. Marriott offers owner across the globe: regions include the U.S. and Canada, Europe, the Caribbean & Latin America, the Middle East & Africa and Asia Pacific. Marriott was founded by John Willard Marriott in 1927 with his wife, Alice Marriott, opened a root beer stand in Washington, D.C. As a Mormon missionary in Washington D.C, Marriott was convinced that the residents of the city needed a place to get a cool drink. The Marriott later expanded their enterprise into a chain of restaurants and hotels. They opened their first hotel, the Twin Bridges Marriott Motor Hotel, in Arlington, Virginia, in 1957. Their second hotel, the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Virginia , It is Marriott International's longest operating hotel, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009. Their son, JW (Bill) Marriott, Jr., led the company to spectacular worldwide growth during his more than 50-year career. In 1995, Marriott was the first hotel company worldwide to offer...
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...I chose to research and evaluate Marriot Hotels, human resource (HR) and business strategy, their current HR department job positions, and different ways Marriot markets its company regarding human capital. Marriot International, Inc. is a leading hospitality company with more than 3,900 properties, 18 brands, and associates at our headquarters, managed and franchised properties around the world (Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino). Founded by J. Willard and Alice Marriott and guided by Marriott family leadership for more than 80 years, the company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and reported revenues of nearly $13 billion in fiscal year 2013(Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino). For the success of this company, the human resource department is responsible for workforce planning, performance management and talent acquisition. To ensure the human resource strategy is aligned with Marriott’s business strategy and ensure it maintains its competitive advantage first I would gather information by assessing all internal capabilities and resources to determine the company’s strengths and weaknesses (Stewart p.41). Assess potential threats and opportunities in relation to the company’s future goals and job opportunities. This information is critical in helping a company know what, and how many good and services to provide. Currently Marriot has over 27 different job postings available. These positions range from front office support, vacation coordinator...
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...Human Resource Strategy: Student Name: Aissatou Diallo Professor’s Name: Michael Laverty Course Name: BUS 508 – Contemporary Business Date: May 18, 2015 In this essay, I will evaluate, compare and contrast two major successful American companies by the name of Marriott International, Inc. & Nordstrom, Inc. They differ in many ways and also have some minor similarities, which I will later illustrate in my paper below. They are two different companies that evolve in two different activities. One is a retail company (Nordstrom) and the other is a hospitality service company (Marriott). They are both major corporation and are well know in the United States market. Marriott International, Inc. is an American global leading lodging company whose headquarters is based in Bethesda, Maryland with over 4,200 properties and is present in 80 countries. Nordstrom Inc. is a well-known and respected American upscale fashion retail company with 271 stores with full operations in 36 states in America. Being a company that was founded on May 15, 1927 by John Willard Marriott, the family legacy still stand strong and Bill Marriott took over from his father and managed the hotel as a CEO for the longest. He recently, in 2012 handed over the CEO tittle to Arne Sorenson while he takes on the tittle of Executive Chairman. John and his wife Alice started by opening a root bear stand in Washington DC. As small as they were, they managed to see beyond and concluded the residents of DC needed...
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...http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Marriott-International-grew-vastly-under-Bill-Marriott/ 1957 opened their first hotel in Virginia. 1969 opened their first international hotel in Mexico. And 1975 opened their first hotel in Europe in Amsterdam. During the past 30 years, Marriott International grew from 100 hotels to 3,700 hotels in more than 70 countries The family’s first retail operation was an A&W root beer stand that opened in Washington in 1927. It opened its first hotel in Arlington, Va., in 1957. the company opened its first international hotel in 1969, in Acapulco, Mexico, and debuted its first European hotel in Amsterdam six years later. During the past 30 years, Marriott International grew from 100 hotels to almost 3,700 hotels in more than 70 countries while acquiring brands such as Ritz-Carlton and Renaissance. it split in 1993 into Marriott International, which was to specialize in managing and franchising hotels, and hotel-ownership company Host Marriott International (now Host Hotels & Resorts), whose chairman is his brother Richard Marriott. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marriott-international-celebrates-more-than-40-years-of-service-in-mexico-105346073.html "Marriott opened its first international hotel in beautiful Acapulco, Mexico, 41 years ago, and right away we realized that this country is a fantastic travel destination and would provide great opportunity for the company to grow globally," said J.W....
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...THE MARRIOTT MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY A living tradition of values and beliefs "A businessman once said, 'A business succeeds not because it is long established or because it is big, but because there are men and women in it who live it, sleep it, dream it, and build great future plans for it." "We have realized for a long time that you can't have a service business with a lot of employees without having people who know how to manage. So we have been teaching our management how to manage, as well as our employees how to take care of their jobs. Good management and trained personnel are the most important factors in our business." "Good personnel will work for a competent manager. Go to every length to find, hire, and train good employees and treat them like your family. This is the crux of your whole operation." "'When we had six or seven Hot Shoppes, I'd drive to every one of them every day, sometimes twice a day. Every time I visited, I'd find something was wrong: the root beer was flat or wasn't cold; the lights hadn't been turned on at night; or the barbeque machine wasn't clean. There were just a lot of things our management didn't do or didn't see. So I decided then that if we were going to have a lot of places, we had to hire supervisors to do what I was doing - going from one store to the next, training managers." "Some of my remarks may appear to be too detailed, but it's the little things that make the big things possible. The close attention to the fine details of any...
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...Art & the World II May 8, 2006 Formal Analysis Essay “The Harbor of Dieppe” “The Harbor of Dieppe” is one of many naturalistic paintings by Joseph Mallard William Turner. “The Harbor of Dieppe” is an oil on canvas painting by an English Romantic painter Joseph Mallord William Turner. It was painted and exhibited in 1826 however its current home is at the Frick Collection in New York. Like many other paintings of the 19th century Romanticism Movement “The Harbor of Dieppe” illustrates a painting of nature and city landscape that is captured in its true existence. In this painting Turner captures an amazing natural phenomena, which is the rising of a powerful sun that embraces together the city of Dieppe. “The Harbor of Dieppe” is an enormous painting, measuring a 68x88 (inches) rectangle. The painting represents a busy French port in the city of Dieppe. Numerous ships are docked along the shore and people represented in the painting are all busy, getting ready to accomplish all of the work that the day light brings. On the right side of the picture plain, there are hundreds of people lined up along the docks. Some can be seen trying to get their goods loaded onto the ship and others trying to get a glance at the merchandises that has arrived from around the world. The two women on the right foreground are working together to bring goods out from the ships and into the city; they seem to be unloading cooking dishes, picture frames and other valuables. Not all characters...
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...“J. Willard Marriott began his dream in 1927 with a nine stool root beer stand. His goal was to build a successful business and a brand that is guided by strong values.” Marriott International, Inc. (1996 – 2014). Now almost 90 years later, Marriott is a leading hotel chain operating in 70 countries, with over 4000 properties. Strategic planning, community involvement, responsible business principles, and environmental awareness are the characteristics that have made Marriott successful. Analyzing our personal and workplace values will help explain how these coincide with our actions and behaviors. This will also help to analyze the alignment between our values in comparison to the values and behaviors of Marriott. Last this process will help show if the values and behaviors of Marriott are expressed in the plans and actions of the organization. The values learned from my parents are solely responsible for my current personal values; but not completely. Values are absorbed by the core consciousness of a person, and are modified by the physical environment these influences include school, friends, society’s beliefs, but the core remains the same spiritual self. I have been provided with a Christian influence that I thank god for daily. Through sports I learned team work as well as individual responsibility, while my brother taught me the fun of competition. Over the last three decades I have not observed a difference between my personal and workplace values. I have listed...
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...Running Head: ROMANTICISM AND REALISM Romanticism and Realism Western Governor’s University RWT Task 1 February 17, 2013 Romanticism and Realism 1. Romanticism was a period starting as early as the 1760s seen not only in the world of art but also in the literary and musical worlds as well. The movement originated during the French Revolution as a contention to the Enlightenment period that centered on science and logic. The movement ranged from widespread Europe to the United States. During this period of time the Industrial Revolution was beginning and people lived in uprising cities with deplorable conditions of terrible sanitation and poor health. Focusing on Romanticism in the realm of art, the initial paintings consisted of landscapes. The need for open space was a reaction to the closeness of people living together in the city. It was very common to find turmoil and storms taking over the canvas. A great summary of the origins Romanticism can be quoted from The Metropolitan Museum of Art as “In Romantic art, nature—with it’s uncontrollable power, unpredictability, and potential for cataclysmic extremes— offered an alternative to the ordered world of Enlightenment thought.” (Galitz, 2000) Artists of this time period would paint pictures that caused the viewers to feel emotion. There were no distinguished characteristics of how a painting was created. Creations during the art period were original from the artists themselves and had no set technical rules...
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...Case Brittain Dorothy Franklin EN 101-032 26 November 2012 Cultural Pride In the deep, intelligent discovery novel, Outliers, Malcom Gladwell illustrates the southeastern tip of Kentucky that contained a stretch of Appalachians and a minute, compact town named Harlan that rested in the Cumberland Plateau. The plateau itself started off with a heavy dose of compressed forest enclosing white oaks and birches all entangled in wild grapevine. Bears and mountain lions ran free in these lands and encompassed an assortment of squirrels below the soil surface. Harlan County, established in 1819, by eight British immigrants, began thinly populated with small, hillside farmers who manufactured whiskey. The single route to escape from town was the nine-mile road of Pine Mountain. Harlan might have stayed a culture if the town’s founding families of Howards and Turners could quit from competing over violent, southern pride by clashing and committing cultural lessons taught to their youth. The southern culture definitely influenced William Turner, general store owner, after he once had a storm break a fence down onto his land, allowing a cow to roam free into his yard, and his grandson shot it. The nature of the south is something that is absorbed by the surround environment and attempting to not adapt to its ways of living doesn’t necessarily present as an option. Neighbors were too terrified to contact the authority and abandoned the region immediately. The southern culture of aggressive...
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