...| Ruth's Chris Steak House | Case Analysis | | Ruth's Chris Steak House is the largest upscale steak house company in the world, with over 130 restaurant locations around the globe. Founded in New Orleans, Louisiana USA by Ruth Fertel in 1965, Ruth's Chris specializes in USDA Prime grade steaks served in Ruth's Chris signature fashion ... "sizzling." In regards to the market variables and their order of importance, I would rank them accordingly: 1. Legal/Ease of import of U.S. beef 2. Population/high urbanization rates 3. Beef eaters 4. High disposable income 5. Eating out habits 6. Affinity for U.S. brands However, some variables are given higher priorities over others when that may be unnecessary. I would re-order the market selection criteria with the most important variable being ease of import, then beef eaters, affinity for U.S. brands (if there is data), high disposable income, population/urbanization and lastly, customer dining habits. If Ruth’s Chris is unwilling to order beef from any other location, then the ease of imports should be the most important variable to consider when analyzing expansion. This variable is easy to measure and quickly eliminates countries that have trade restrictions on U.S. beef. While Hannah mentions that Australian beef could act as a sufficient substitute, the company would be compromising its value proposition and brand by importing Australian beef. Once those prospects have been eliminated, the company...
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...Business Statistics Group Project Restaurants Serving Times Red Lobster | 7 minutes | 16 minutes | 18 minutes | 21 minutes | 15 minutes | 14 minutes | Olive Garden | 12 minutes | 16 minutes | 14 minutes | 18 minutes | 15 minutes | 12 minutes | Logan’s Steakhouse | 9 minutes | 11 minutes | 10 minutes | 8 minutes | 13 minutes | 13 minutes | Ruth Chris Steakhouse | 16 minutes | 14 minutes | 20 minutes | 19 minutes | 10 minutes | 15 minutes | Foosackly’s | 2 minutes | 3 minutes | 1 min 45 sec | 2 minutes | 2 mins 30 secs | 2 minutes | Five Guys | 6 minutes | 4 minutes | 11 minutes | 9 minutes | 6 minutes | 4 minutes | Our group decided to research food service response times for our group project. We timed customers at 6 different restaurants: From the time they ordered their food till it was delivered. We also took note of the appearance of the restaurant, employee attitude and over-all cleanliness. Red Lobster and Olive Garden were chosen because of their similar styles of service, casual dining restaurants. Logan’s and Ruth Chris were chosen because they’re both steak-houses. Foosackly’s and Five Guys were chosen because of similar service styles, grab and go. Devon recorded the food service response times on Saturday March 24, 2012. His data was collected from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm, at the Red Lobster on Airport Blvd in Mobile, Alabama. Devon noted that upon entering Red Lobster that a pleasant smell of butter biscuits was wafting in the lobby and he was greeted...
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...price and quantity , and each firm has 1000’s of potential customers. The restaurant business here in Miami is competitive, there are all kinds of restaurants in any neighborhood ranging in different prices with a large population as potential business. In (MC) there is similar but not identical products. Restaurants offer food, and there may be differences from one restaurant to the other as far as Italian, Cuban, Mexican, but the product is underlying food. In (MC) good sold are close but not identical substitutes. Two restaurants might prepare steak but the seasoning the preparation distinguishes each. The goods however satisfy the need to eat. Product differentiation , then, applies to restaurants. The difference in product may be physical, where one restaurant makes chocolate cake the other vanilla. The difference in product may be perceived, in example, the renowned restaurant like Ruth Chris for steak. Product differentiation can also be based on service, where the wait staff is friendly. In (MC) there is relative resource mobility. That is, restaurants in Miami can enter or exit the market fairly easily. There are not many restrictions. For instance, government regulates the food...
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...Beginner Tests New English Course Julia Starr Keddle 2 New Headway Beginner Test Booklet Note to the teacher This booklet contains • 14 Unit Tests which revise the corresponding units in New Headway Beginner Student’s Book. There are two versions (A and B) of each test. They cover the same material, but have been reorganized to allow easier administration of the tests in the classroom. Each test has a total score of 100. • optional free-writing exercises. • optional listening exercises using the recordings from the Student’s Book. • an Answer key for all the exercises. These tests may be photocopied freely for classroom use. They may not be adapted, printed, or sold without the permission of Oxford University Press. 1 Conversation 1 B Ben. 1 a Your Conversation 2 NAME: Test A 3 Complete the sentences. Use am, is, or are. is 1 This ________ James. 1 Complete the conversations. Circle the correct letter. A Hello, (1) ________ name’s Anna. What’s your name? 2 Hello. I ________ Sandra. 3 How ________ you? 4 My name ________ Tariq. 5 What ________ your name? 6 It ________ a photo. 4 points for each correct answer b My c You d I A Hi, Carla. (2) ________ are you? B Fine, thanks. And you? A OK, (3) ________ . 2 a Hello 3 a hello Conversation 3 A What’s (4) ________ in English? B (5) ________ ’s a book. 4 a my 5 a A Conversation 4 A Pierre, this is Yukio. Yukio, (6) ________ Pierre. B Hello, Pierre. A Hello, Yukio. 6 a this is ...
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...Faculty of Hospitality, Tourism Management & International Business Studies University of Aruba State of Sustainability in the Aruban Fine Dining industry Course: MBA 2015 Module 2: Sustainability & Innovation Instructor: Prof. Dr. Ryan R. Peterson, PhD, Msc., Bsc., CHE Team: 6 Cavril Rombley Ryan Falconi Executive summary This state of sustainability report of the Fine dining industry in Aruba describes the challenging landscape of the local and international fine dining industry. An Economic industry analysis using Porters five forces analysis on sustainability in the fine dining industry is provided and data analysis of the conducted surveys. For this report a combination of qualitative and quantitative research was used. The data collection was based on interviews held with managers and owners of the restaurants and analysis of the survey, literature review and desk research. March 4, 2015 2 Table of Contents Executive summary......................................................................................................................... 2 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 4 2. The changing landscape and challenging market space of the international fine dining industry. ............................................................................................................................................
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...Improve your Written English Visit our How To website at www.howto.co.uk At www.howto.co.uk you can engage in conversation with our authors – all of whom have ‘been there and done that’ in their specialist fields. You can get access to special offers and additional content but most importantly you will be able to engage with, and become a part of, a wide and growing community of people just like yourself. At www.howto.co.uk you’ll be able to talk and share tips with people who have similar interests and are facing similar challenges in their lives. People who, just like you, have the desire to change their lives for the better – be it through moving to a new country, starting a new business, growing your own vegetables, or writing a novel. At www.howto.co.uk you’ll find the support and encouragement you need to help make your aspirations a reality. For more information on punctuation and grammar visit www.improveyourpunctuationandgrammar.co.uk How To Books strives to present authentic, inspiring, practical information in their books. Now, when you buy a title from How To Books, you get even more than just words on a page. Improve your Written English Master the essentials of grammar, punctuation and spelling and write with greater confidence MARION FIELD Published by How To Content, A division of How To Books Ltd, Spring Hill House, Spring Hill Road, Begbroke, Oxford OX5 1RX, United Kingdom. Tel: (01865) 375794. Fax: (01865) 379162...
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...NOMYOURSELF THE COOKBOOK SIMPLE VEGAN COOKING BY: MARY MATTERN FOREWORD BY HUNTER BURGAN This book is dedicated to the animals of our planet. I dream of a world where you no longer have to suffer for our entertainment, appetite, fashion & leisure. Contents Acknowledgements....................................................... 4 © 2014 by Mary Mattern Photographs © 2014 by Mary Mattern Cover photo by Bryan Miranda Cover photo edited by Christopher M. Perino Food photos by Mary Mattern Edited by Mary Mattern Cover and interior design by Vivek Venkatraman & Augusto Pagliarini Foreword by Hunter Burgan All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America. Cataloging-in-Publication data for this book is available from the Library of Congress. Published by Nom Yourself Press 438 W. 49th St. New York, NY 10019. www.nomyourself.com Physical ISBN 9 7 8 1 3 0 4 6 7 6 5 7 3 Foreword by Hunter Burgan........................................ 6 Introduction................................................................... 9 Food Styling Tips............................................................ 11 Sauces & Dressings....................................................... 14 Breakfast..............................................................
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...Season 1 Episode 1 Sex and the city aired "Once upon a time an English journalist came to New York. Elizabeth was attractive and bright, and right away she hooked up with one of the city's eligible bachelors. The question remains, is this a company we want to own? Tim was 42. A well-liked and respected banker, who made about two million a year. They met one evening, in typical New York fashion, at a gallery opening. Like it? Yes, actually I think it's quite interesting. What? I feel like I know you. Oh, doubtful. I just moved here from London. Really? That's my favorite city. It is? Absolutely. It was love at first sight. You know, I think perhaps I have met you somewhere before. For two weeks they snuggled... went to romantic restaurants... had wonderful sex... and shared the most intimate secrets. One day, he took her to a house he saw in the New York Times. How about if we start at the top? There are four bedrooms upstairs. Do you have any children? Not yet. That day Tim popped the question. Would you like to meet my folks Tues-day night? I'd love to. On Tuesday he called with some bad news. My mother's not feeling very well. Oh, gosh, I'm sorry. Can we take a rain check? Of course. Tell your mum I hope she feels better. When she hadn't heard from him for two weeks, she called. Tim, it's Elizabeth. That's an awfully long rain check. He said he was up to his ears and that he'd call the next day. He never did call... Bastard. She told me one day over coffee. I don't understand...
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...GLENCOE LANGUAGE ARTS Grammar and Language Workbook G RADE 9 Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Copyright © by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Send all inquiries to: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill 936 Eastwind Drive Westerville, Ohio 43081 ISBN 0-02-818294-4 Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 024 03 02 01 00 99 Contents Handbook of Definitions and Rules .........................1 Troubleshooter ........................................................21 Part 1 Grammar ......................................................45 Unit 1 Parts of Speech 1.1 Nouns: Singular, Plural, and Collective ....47 1.2 Nouns: Proper and Common; Concrete and Abstract.................................49 1.3 Pronouns: Personal and Possessive; Reflexive and Intensive...............................51 1.4 Pronouns: Interrogative and Relative; Demonstrative and Indefinite .....................53 1.5 Verbs: Action (Transitive/Intransitive) ......55 1.6 Verbs: Linking .............................................57 1.7 Verb Phrases ................................................59 1.8 Adjectives ....................................................61 1.9 Adverbs........................................................63 1.10 Prepositions...
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...Public Relations Cases This collection of contemporary international public relations case studies is an invaluable resource for teachers, researchers and students working in public relations, corporate communications and public affairs, as well as offering practitioners an indepth understanding of the effective use of public relations in a range of organizational contexts. Including cases from the UK, Norway, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Canada and the USA, with a focus on such global corporations as Shell, BBC America, Worldcom, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Marks & Spencer, it offers important insights into the development of public relations and communications strategies. These include: • • • • • • • • Corporate identity change and management Global reputation management Crisis management in the oil, shipping and tourism industries Developing strategic alliances between voluntary and private sector organizations Public relations support for international branding and market entry The importance of internal communications during international mergers The integration of public relations and marketing communications Business-to-business communication The cases examined in this book demonstrate the breadth of contemporary public relations practice and the increasing importance of the public relations function in both public and private sector organizations worldwide. Danny Moss is Co-Director of the Centre for Corporate and Public Affairs at the Manchester Metropolitan University...
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...Retailing in the 21st Century Manfred Krafft ´ Murali K. Mantrala (Editors) Retailing in the 21st Century Current and Future Trends With 79 Figures and 32 Tables 12 Professor Dr. Manfred Krafft University of Muenster Institute of Marketing Am Stadtgraben 13±15 48143 Muenster Germany mkrafft@uni-muenster.de Professor Murali K. Mantrala, PhD University of Missouri ± Columbia College of Business 438 Cornell Hall Columbia, MO 65211 USA mantralam@missouri.edu ISBN-10 3-540-28399-4 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-3-540-28399-7 Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Control Number: 2005932316 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. Springer is a part of Springer Science+Business Media springeronline.com ° Springer Berlin ´ Heidelberg 2006 Printed in Germany The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not...
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...Begin Reading Table of Contents Photos Newsletters Copyright Page In accordance with the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, the scanning, uploading, and electronic sharing of any part of this book without the permission of the publisher is unlawful piracy and theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), prior written permission must be obtained by contacting the publisher at permissions@hbgusa.com. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. For Isabella and Calista Stone When you are eighty years old, and in a quiet moment of reflection narrating for only yourself the most personal version of your life story, the telling that will be most compact and meaningful will be the series of choices you have made. In the end, we are our choices. —Jeff Bezos, commencement speech at Princeton University, May 30, 2010 Prologue In the early 1970s, an industrious advertising executive named Julie Ray became fascinated with an unconventional public-school program for gifted children in Houston, Texas. Her son was among the first students enrolled in what would later be called the Vanguard program, which stoked creativity and independence in its students and nurtured expansive, outside-the-box thinking. Ray grew so enamored with the curriculum and the community of enthusiastic teachers and parents that she set out to research similar schools around the state with an eye toward writing a book about...
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...fourth EDItION fourth EDItION This clear, learner-friendly text helps today’s students bridge the gap between Its comprehensiveness allows instructors to tailor the material to their individual teaching styles, resulting in an exceptionally versatile text. Highlights of the Fourth Edition: Additional readings and essays in a new Appendix as well as in Chapters 7 and 8 nearly double the number of readings available for critical analysis and classroom discussion. An online chapter, available on the instructor portion of the book’s Web site, addresses critical reading, a vital skill for success in college and beyond. Visit www.mhhe.com/bassham4e for a wealth of additional student and instructor resources. Bassham I Irwin Nardone I Wallace New and updated exercises and examples throughout the text allow students to practice and apply what they learn. MD DALIM #1062017 12/13/09 CYAN MAG YELO BLK Chapter 12 features an expanded and reorganized discussion of evaluating Internet sources. Critical Thinking thinking, using real-world examples and a proven step-by-step approach. A student ' s Introduction A student's Introduction everyday culture and critical thinking. It covers all the basics of critical Critical Thinking Ba ssha m I Irwin I Nardone I Wall ace CRITICAL THINKING A STUDENT’S INTRODUCTION FOURTH EDITION Gregory Bassham William Irwin Henry Nardone James M. Wallace King’s College TM bas07437_fm_i-xvi.indd i 11/24/09 9:53:56 AM TM Published by McGraw-Hill...
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...Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank to accompany A First Look at Communication Theory Sixth Edition Em Griffin Wheaton College prepared by Glen McClish San Diego State University and Emily J. Langan Wheaton College Published by McGrawHill, an imprint of The McGrawHill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright Ó 2006, 2003, 2000, 1997, 1994, 1991 by The McGrawHill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The contents, or parts thereof, may be reproduced in print form solely for classroom use with A First Look At Communication Theory provided such reproductions bear copyright notice, but may not be reproduced in any other form or for any other purpose without the prior written consent of The McGrawHill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. PREFACE Rationale We agreed to produce the instructor’s manual for the sixth edition of A First Look at Communication Theory because it’s a first-rate book and because we enjoy talking and writing about pedagogy. Yet when we recall the discussions we’ve had with colleagues about instructor’s manuals over the years, two unnerving comments stick with us: “I don’t find them much help”; and (even worse) “I never look at them.” And, if the truth be told, we were often the people making such points! With these statements in mind, we have done some serious soul-searching about the texts that so many teachers—ourselves...
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...fourth EDItION Critical Thinking A student ' s Introduction Ba ssha m I I rwi n I N ardon e I Wal l ac e CRITICAL THINKING A STUDENT’S INTRODUCTION FOURTH EDITION Gregory Bassham William Irwin Henry Nardone James M. Wallace King’s College TM TM Published by McGraw-Hill, an imprint of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2011, 2008, 2005, 2002. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOC/DOC 0 ISBN: 978-0-07-340743-2 MHID: 0-07-340743-7 Vice President, Editorial: Michael Ryan Director, Editorial: Beth Mejia Sponsoring Editor: Mark Georgiev Marketing Manager: Pam Cooper Managing Editor: Nicole Bridge Developmental Editor: Phil Butcher Project Manager: Lindsay Burt Manuscript Editor: Maura P. Brown Design Manager: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Laurie Entringer Production Supervisor: Louis Swaim Composition: 11/12.5 Bembo by MPS Limited, A Macmillan Company Printing: 45# New Era Matte, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Cover Image: © Brand X/JupiterImages Credits: The credits section for this book begins on page C-1 and is considered...
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