Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality By the same author Britain – Workshop or Service Centre to the World? The British Hotel and Catering Industry The Business of Hotels (with H. Ingram) Europeans on Holiday Higher Education and Research in Tourism in Western Europe Historical Development of Tourism (with A.J. Burkart) Holiday Surveys Examined The Management of Tourism (with A.J. Burkart eds) Managing Tourism (ed.) A Manual of Hotel Reception (with J.R.S. Beavis) Paying Guests
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809-S11 JUNIO 6, 2008 NANCY F. KOEHN MARYA BESHAROV KATHERINE MILLER Starbucks Coffee Company en el siglo XXI En la mañana del 19 de marzo de 2008, 6.000 accionistas de Starbucks se reunieron en McCaw Hall en Seattle para la reunión anual de la compañía de café. El primero en la fila apareció en las afueras de la fachada de vidrio del edificio mientras todavía estaba oscuro y poco tiempo después el salón de actuaciones estaba abarrotado.1 A medida que la multitud entraba, un equipo de empleados
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restaurant—soon to be his restaurant, Tony thought—the news of his Whenever she visited the restaurant, she and Jerry would always end up huddled in one of the corner booths over her laptop screen or a spreadsheet printout discussing numbers—food costs, labor costs, and the figures for the latest marketing campaign to increase sales. Dawn always ended her visit by walking around and checking in with everyone to make sure they were doing okay. Since Jerry ran such a good crew, there were never any problems
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THE PDMA HANDBOOK OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT T HIRD E DITION Kenneth B. Kahn, Editor Associate Editors: Sally Evans Kay Rebecca J. Slotegraaf Steve Uban JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. Cover image: © Les Cunliffe/iStockphoto Cover design: Elizabeth Brooks This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may
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countries, restructured its entire operations in Australia (including the closure of 61 stores), and reduced the number of planned new store openings by more than 200. Starbucks’ global workforce was trimmed by about 6,700 employees. The company’s cost-reduction and laborefficiency initiatives resulted in savings of about $580 million. Exhibit 1 shows the performance of Starbucks’ company-operated retail stores for the most recent five fiscal years. In his November 2009 letter to company shareholders
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Blekinge Institute of Technology School of Management Master Thesis M.Sc. in Business Administration The Use of Promotional Activities in the Tourism Industry: The Case of Bangladesh [pic] By Md. Jakir Hossain Dr. Klaus Solberg Søilen ID # 670504-P777 Academic Supervisor E-mail: mjho05@student.bth.se hossainj67@yahoo.com Date: 07 June, 2006 Abstract This thesis is an attempt to investigate how the use of promotional activities can help to develop the tourism
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AACSB Table 10-1: Summary of Faculty Qualifications, Development Activities, and Professional Responsibilities Date Range: January 1, 2007 - August 1, 2012 Accounting: Professor | | | | | | | Five-Year Summary of Development Activities Supporting AQ or PQ Status | | Name | Highest Earned Degree & Year | Date of First Appointment to the School | Percent of Time Dedicated to the School's Mission | Acad Qual | Prof Qual | Other | Intell. Contrib. | Prof. Exper. | Consult. | Prof
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01-Ritzer5-45349.qxd 8/7/2007 1:07 PM Page 1 1 An Introduction to McDonaldization R ay Kroc (1902–1984), the genius behind the franchising of McDonald’s restaurants, was a man with big ideas and grand ambitions. But even Kroc could not have anticipated the astounding impact of his creation. McDonald’s is the basis of one of the most influential developments in contemporary society. Its reverberations extend far beyond its point of origin in the United States and in the fast-food
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University 507 Uris Hall 3022 Broadway New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-3465 (o) (212) 854-8762 (f) drl2@columbia.edu August 2004 Revised February 2005 Second Revision May 2005 Thanks to Kathleen Chattin from Intel Corporation and Darin Klein from Microsoft Corporation, members of the Marketing Science Institute Brands and Branding Steering Group, and participants at the Marketing Science Institute Research Generation Conference and 2004 AMA Doctoral Consortium for helpful feedback and
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H8032-Prelims.QXD 7/1/06 11:08 AM Page i CIMA’S Official Learning System CIMA Certificate in Business Accounting, 2006 Syllabus Certificate Level Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business law David Sagar Larry Mead Philippa Foster Back H8032-Prelims.QXD 7/1/06 11:08 AM Page ii CIMA Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA First edition 2006
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