Case Report: Casino Industry in 2011 Overview: The casino industry is one of the very important industries in the USA because of the size of their revenue which is about 32.5 billion in 2009. They also provide job opportunities and build attractive places that encourage tourism and bring revenue to states in different ways. The business is facing many changes due to government regulations, new technologies in the gambling world as well as competitions among casino companies and emerging casinos. This report will try to analyze this industry by using the SWOT analysis and porter’s five forces while analyzing its external environment. 1.
RUNNING HEAD: AMERICAN AIRLINES American Airlines and US Airway’s Merger By Aveon Sims Strayer University BUS 508 Contemporary Business Professor Jean Fonkoua August 24, 2014 Abstract American Airlines has suffered tremendous profit losses over the last few years. The losses have been so great that the company filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The news for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection was a shock to many, considering the fact that they had enough money to operate and cover their losses through the following year. The merger indeed was a great decision on behalf of American Airlines. The merger itself was questionable.
Las Vegas also know as “Sin City”, is the largest city in the state of Nevada. Due to the resort lifestyle, gambling and drinking go hand in hand – and are sometimes accompanied by illicit drug use. This has taken a huge toll on the lives of people who have become addicted to drugs and alcohol. Nevada drug rehab treatment centers can help the citizens of this vibrant city reclaim their life and once again be sober. Different Types of Las Vegas Alcohol and Drug Rehab Residential Drug Rehab – For many, it is just to hard to quit drinking on their own, and manage atmosphere is need to help them abstain from their drug of choice.
Executive Summary As the biggest chain of company-owned and -operated budget motels in the United States, Motel 6 has a number of advantages that will provide continued success into its future in motel industry. Services is the biggest strength of the motel and is evidenced by the loyal customers. Motel 6’s profits have been fluctuating up and down between 3 to 4 percent of annual revenue per room since 1995, and the company expects that will be gradually increasing by entering the extended-stay market. The study of traditional budget motels were losing customers to extended-stay properties, and the growing acceptance of the extended-stay concept could make it easier for Motel 6 to enter the market. However, Motel 6 has some disadvantages.
The nightclubs, casinos, and championship boxing matches are world famous, and entertainment enterprises have led to an increasing array of music, sports, gambling, and amusement centers up and down the main «strip,» as the city succeeded in the 1990s in redefining itself as a family resort, complete with monorail (opened 2004). Its 1,149-ft (350-m) Stratosphere Tower is the country’s tallest observation tower. The city is also the commercial hub of a ranching and mining area and has diverse manufacturing, including gaming equipment.
With reference to a service sector organization relevant to your programme of study , explain the market structure which is most important appropriate to its business activities.Provide examples of the ways in which competition between the organization and rival firms is reduced. Premier Inn’s strategy is to “create value for their shareholders by focusing investment and growth in expanding sectors of the hospitality industry and delivering outstanding performance across its businesses.” (Whitbread, 2010) This essay will analyse the market structure of Premier InnHotel , will identify its main competitors and explain how competition can be reduced. No doubt , Premier Inn is the UK`s largest hotel chain with about 600 hotels.The Premier Inn brand has existed for almost two years , but quickly became favorite for business travallers.Also Premier Inn is part of Whitbread , UK’s largest hotel and restaurant group , operating market-leading business in the budget hotel and restaurant sectors. The main objective for Premier Inn ist o target both business and leisure travellers.The hotel offers and providing lots varieties of facilities such as meeting rooms , touch base course centres and special offers for families which led to the selection of both categories of the target segments. After a structured presentation of hotel , indentifying, competitors play an important role in the continuation of the essay.Major key players of the Premier Inn , called competitors are : Travelodge , Jury’s Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Confort Inn , Easy Hotel and Ibis.
These scandals cost investors billions of dollars when the share prices of affected companies collapsed, and shook the publics’ faith in the security markets. When examining the SOX act you can see that since 2002 many things have changed in the past eight years. Corporate governance is one of many things that have changed; Public companies must now have a totally separate audit committee composed of entirely independent directors and must contain one financial expert. Security fraud now has much more extreme punishments for those who commit or conspire to commit fraud. Since the introduction of SOX auditors of public companies must keep documentation of an audit for seven years, destruction of any documentation or evidence that someone has committed fraud is now punishable by jail time and fine.
For Yahoo!, they want to have people invest in their company again (over and above their competitors) and the changes that Marissa Mayer implemented has increased investments in Yahoo!. Given the recent negative publicity of J.P. Morgan Chase in these foreclosure cases (they have paid out nearly thirty five million dollars in damages to servicemembers whose homes they attempted to foreclose upon) this change is an attempt to not just right the wrongs that were committed, but to regain the trust of the American people with J.P. Morgan Chase as a major player in the mortgage industry (Levitin,
Canyon Ranch has been one of the leading health and wellness spas since 1979, but one major problem that might affect them is the increase in amount of competition that is growing. Competition is not only coming from hotels and independent spas but, doctors offices as well as rehabilitation centers are now beginning the health and healing programs too. Canyon Ranch has laid the foundation for programs to start and thrive such as the health and healing program and unfortunately it is now growing to other companies. According to the case study Canyon Ranch is recognized as the gold standard in the industry. They made it a point to find ways to separate from their competition and make a unique experience for their guests.
Case Project Assignment Westjet is a company that has been recognized for its strong corporate culture. Several issues have been facing the organization in the past few years that may or may not pose a threat to the culture including: • An agreement to pay $15.5 million to settle accusations of corporate spying • Extensive turnover among the top management team, including many of the co-founders • Difficulty finding enough new employees to hire that match the culture well • Negotiating a partnership with Southwest Airlines • Drastic change in the cost structure of jet fuel Your group should research the background of these potential threats and any other necessary information about the company using the various search tools available to you through the UBC library, diagnose them from an Organizational Behaviour perspective, and recommend a plan going forward to preserve the organizational culture as a competitive advantage. You should specifically answer these questions: • What insights do the theories of Organizational Behaviour provide in understanding these threats? • What possible solutions could help maintain their corporate culture in light of these threats? • Which solution do you recommend?