Case Studies – Week 10 Case 1: PHILANTHROPIC TEAM BUILDING The top dozen executives from Adolph Coors and Molson breweries wanted to accelerate their team development to kick off the post-‐merger integration of the two companies. But rather than doing the usual team building in the woods
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THE POLITICS OF TRAVEL IS TOURISM JUST COLONIALISM IN ANOTHER GUISE? by DAVID NICHOLSON-LORD [pic] "Of all noxious animals too the most noxious is a tourist. And of all tourists the most vulgar, ill-bred, offensive and loathsome is the British tourist." Thus the Rev. Francis Kilvert, clergyman, diarist and snob, writing in his journal a few days before Easter 1870, after an encounter in the lonely ruins of Llanthony Abbey in Wales. Update the language, change a few of the local details--for
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ESTIMATE COUGAR CANYON TRINIDAD, COLORADO PREPARED FOR: COLARELLI INTERNATIONAL RESORTS AND LIVING, LLC Economic & Market Research / Land & Development Planning Landscape Architecture / Community Planning & Design Golf Feasibility Analysis FINE RESORT HOTEL AND GOLF COURSE MARKET ANALYSIS AND PRELIMINARY VALUE ESTIMATE COUGAR CANYON TRINIDAD, COLORADO PREPARED FOR: COLARELLI INTERNATIONAL RESORTS AND FINE LIVING, LLC January 16, 2012 PREPARED BY: Economic & Market Research
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the richest biological incubator in the world. Amazingly, the Andean mountain range and the Amazon jungle are the home to more than half of the world's species of flora and fauna; and are home to over 438,000 species, and many more are yet to be discovered (Rainforest Facts). These numbers alone should show the importance the Amazon Rainforest is to the whole world. While Rainforests may be thought of as a plentiful place of green plants and unique animals; the Amazon rainforest is home to the mighty
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500 extraordinary islands G R E E N L A N D Beaufort Sea Baffin Bay vi Da i tra sS t a nm De it Stra rk Hudson Bay Gulf of Alaska Vancouver Portland C A N A D A Calgary Winnipeg Newfoundland Quebec Minneapolis UNITED STATES San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Phoenix Dallas Ottawa Montreal ChicagoDetroitToronto Boston New York OF AMERICA Philadelphia Washington DC St. Louis Atlanta New Orleans Houston Monterrey NORTH AT L A N T I C OCEAN MEXICO Guadalajara
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the west, South Sudan to the north-west, Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the north-east. Kenya covers 581,309 km2 (224,445 sq mi) and has a population of about 44 million in July 2012. The country named after Mount Kenya, the second highest mountain in Africa. The country has a warm and humid climate along its Indian Ocean coastline, with wildlife-rich savannah grasslands inland towards the capital. Nairobi has a cool climate that gets colder approaching Mount Kenya, which has three permanently
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1:38 Part II TIio Opportumtv Case Jim P Preparation Questions 1. 2. 3. Apply the Timmons entrepreneurship framework (entrepreneur—opportunity—resources) to analyze this case. Pay particular attention to the entrepre neur’s traits and how he gathered resources for his venture. Discuss Jim’s fund-raising strategies. What other options might be considered for raising the funds SPC needs? Is this a good investment? Discuss the growth strategy. What additional mar ket(s)
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1:38 Part II TIio Opportumtv Case Jim P Preparation Questions 1. 2. 3. Apply the Timmons entrepreneurship framework (entrepreneur—opportunity—resources) to analyze this case. Pay particular attention to the entrepre neur’s traits and how he gathered resources for his venture. Discuss Jim’s fund-raising strategies. What other options might be considered for raising the funds SPC needs? Is this a good investment? Discuss the growth strategy. What additional mar ket(s)
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Managing Organizational Change A Multiple Perspectives Approach Managing Organizational Change A Multiple Perspectives Approach Ian Palmer Richard Dunford Gib Akin Boston Burr Ridge, IL Dubuque, IA Madison, WI New York San Francisco St. Louis Bangkok Bogotá Caracas Kuala Lumpur Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan Montreal New Delhi Santiago Seoul Singapore Sydney Taipei Toronto MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: A MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES APPROACH Published by McGraw-Hill/Irwin, a business
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Summary II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 4 III. COMPANY BACKGROUND: 5 IV. SITUATION ANALYSIS 5 A. External Audit 5 1. Industry Overview and Analysis 5 2. PESTLE 6 3. 5 Forces of Porter: 7 B. Internal Audit: 8 1. Marketing Systems 8 2. Marketing Activities 11 C. Portfolio Analysis: 13 1. Ansoff Matrix 14 2. BCG Matrix 15 3. McKinsey: 16 D. Competitive Advantage: 17 E. Analysis Conclusion: 17 V. MARKETING STRATEGY: 18 A. Where do we want to be? 18 B. Segmentation
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