Holiday Inn Essay

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CONTENT 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 – Methodology 3 1.2 – Empirical sources 4 1.3 – Delimitations 4 2.0 The imprinting forces 5 2.1 - Kemmons Wilson’s background 5 2.2 - Holiday Inn – The culture and values 6 2.3 – The economic, political and cultural environment 7 2.4 - Sub-conclusion 9 3.0 Configurations, coordinating mechanisms and contingency factors 9 3.1 – Structural changes over time 10 3.2 – Crisis within the firm 12 4.0 Organizational changes & economies of scale and scope 14 5.0 Holiday Inn’s diversification 16 6.1 - Current vertical boundaries 19 6.2 - Change of vertical boundaries over time 20 6.3 - Transaction cost theory 20 6.5 - Sub-conclusion 21 7.0 State of the industry 22 7.1- Defining the industry 22 7.2 - Porter's five forces 24 7.3 - Important competitors 26 8.0 The future of the company 27 8.1 - Strengths of Holiday Inn 27 8.2 - Core values of Holiday Inn 28 8.3 - Resource Based View of Holiday Inn 28 8.4 - Sub-conclusion 30 9.0 Conclusion 30 Appendix list 32 #1 - Value Share 32 #2 – Global recession causing decline 33 #3 - Article on Pop-up hotels 34 #4 - What to rethink for customer satisfaction 35 #5 - Holiday Inn's new initial aimed for its ever-shifting customers 36 #6 - Value Share 37 #7 Tables of Holiday Inn 38 #8 Financial statement, 1982 of Holiday Inn 39 #9 Revenue pie chart, 1982. 40 #10 operating income, 1982. 40 #11 Intercontinental number of rooms by brand. 41 10.0 Bibliography list 42 1.0 Introduction Holiday Inn is today serving as a hospitality branch of The Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) targeting both families and business travelers primarily from the upper middle segment. The company was established in 1952 by the entrepreneur Kemmons Wilson, who founded his first motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The company suffered from rapid growth which

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