West Indies Yacht Club Resort: When Cultures Collide Jeffrey P. Shay University of Montana In early December 1994‚ Patrick Dowd‚ a 30-year-old management consultant‚ stared out his office window at the snowy Ithaca‚ New York‚ landscape. Dowd reflected on his recent phone conversation with Jim Johnson‚ general manager of the 95-room West Indies Yacht Club Resort (WIYCR)‚ located in the British Virgin Islands. Johnson sounded desperate to pull the resort out of its apparent tailspin and noted
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Nestled within one of Florida’s most frequented tourist attractions‚ Orlando’s Walt Disney world‚ is the Contemporary Resort. One of Disney’s most popular and diverse hotels‚ the Contemporary is a prime-time location for both business and vacation overnight accommodations. The Contemporary boasts a tremendous tram system which provides easy travel to and from its pristine location alongside transportation to any and all Disney theme parks. Within their beautiful building‚ the Contemporary has numerous
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Wynn Resorts: answer the following questions in APA Format 1. What is the importance of Mr. Steven Wynn himself‚ to the company? What potential problems could arise if he left the company? 2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Wynn’s Macau (People’s Republic of China) strategy? 3. What are the three main issues that Wynn Resorts must focus their efforts on in order to preserve their two largest revenue sources: the Wynn Las Vegas and Macau? Mr Steven Wynn pursued his fervor as an entrepreneur
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Assignment: Individual SWOT Analysis BUS/210 April 29‚ 2012 John Pollard Jr. Assignment: Individual SWOT Analysis Out of the seven business plan topics I have chosen to create a SWOT analysis for a fitness and sports business. All over the United States there are many fitness and sports centers that many people attend on a daily basis. Such as gyms like Curves‚ Planet Fitness‚ Gould’s Gym and many more. However all of these gyms have something in common and that is to promote
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SWOT Analysis SWOT analysis is a very useful technique for looking at the overall future of a leisure and tourism organisation. STRENGHTS: What is the business good at? What is the business’ advantages in terms of its products‚ services and facilities? What things do the customers and staff see as good? WEAKNESSES: What is the business not good at? Where does the business fall down in terms of its products‚ services and facilities? What holds the business back? OPPORTUNITIES: THREATS:
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1. ( Q1 ‚ page 12 ) What are the three types of financial management decision? For each type of decision‚ give an example of a business transaction that would be relevant. What long-term investments to make? Capital Budgeting: Evaluating the size‚ time and risk of future cash flows as well as the process of planning and managing a firm’s long-term investments. The goal is to achieve a hugher value of cash flow generated by assets than the cost of it. The example would be a new restaurant
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fraser yachts company profile Company Profile The superyacht experts next print close fraser yachts company profile introduction Introduction Fraser Yachts’ brokers and staff are universally acknowledged to be the unrivalled experts in luxury yacht services. With a team of over 140 professionals in 13 different offices speaking over 25 languages‚ no other yachting company can boast such a wealth of expertise‚ experience and global coverage of the superyacht market. Fraser Yachts’
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Senior Abby Mast has taken her position as the new Governor of Key Club with enormous optimism and gratitude. Mast was elected last year and has had previous success and roots in the Belleville West Key Club. Mast joined the club as a freshman who was a dedicated member and achieved over 200 hours of community service. As a sophomore‚ Mast was elected as club secretary and junior year achieved the status as Lieutenant Governor. At the close of her junior year‚ she was encouraged to run for the position
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East Coast Yachts Statement of Cash Flows Cash flows from operating activities | | Net income | $38‚652‚000.00 | Adjustments: | | Depreciation | $16‚800‚000.00 | Increase in accounts receivables | $-910‚000.00 | Increase in inventories | $-4‚494‚000.00 | Increase in other current assets | $-646‚000.00 | Increase in accounts payable | $128‚800.00 | Decrease in accrued expenses | $-1‚400‚000.00 | Decrease in notes payable | $-3‚600‚000.00 | Cash flows provided by operating activities
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SWOT Analysis BUS/210 The business plan I chose to do a SWOT analysis on‚ is a desert bakery business plan called Rutabaga Sweets. This is a very well written business plan that was obviously thoroughly thought out. Rutabaga Sweets is a desert bar and bakery located in Washington DC. This bakery has an interesting twist on what people may think of a normal bakery. I will be conducting a SWOT analysis by providing information about the business’s strengths‚ weaknesses
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