...Friar Tucker International (FTI) is a hospitality service chain whose vision is” to be among the top 10 hospitality service providers in the family entertainment business, based on their superior service levels and innovative monitoring” (University of Phoenix, 2011, para. 2 ). FTI’s mission is “to attract more visitors and customers through food and entertainment facilities, and ensure a great family experience” (University of Phoenix, 2011, para. 2 ). Over the next three business years, FTI’s key focus areas are to establish their presence in the entertainment hospitality segment, consolidate their presence in the cuisine business by expanding into specialty cuisine establishments, and expand into the corporate entertainment segment (University of Phoenix, 2011). FTI is making significant progress toward meeting the organizations goals as the company manages 35 entertainment and cuisine establishments, employs 1,200 individuals and generates revenue of more than $300 million (University of Phoenix, 2011). Under the astute leadership of CEO Richard Bellini, FTI has entered agreements which several hotel chains will be managing the company’s establishments and executing diverse projects that fell in the realm of FTI’s core business. FTI was convinced by it clients to accept some projects for which they would do subcontract work; however, these projects did not directly align with the company’s strategic objectives. Ricardo intends to change the random nature of how projects...
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...1. What problems does Robin Hood have? What issues need to be addressed? Robin Hood has a few weaknesses that he needs to deal with currently. The biggest problem that I see is that his strategy for business needs to be re-evaluated. When he first started his quest he was robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. This strategy and vision worked well for Robin Hood when he was able to give to the poor and sustain his men with the money he took from the rich. As the numbers of his men increased he needed more money and goods to sustain them. As this need has arisen so has the difficulty of robbing. His business has changed, as those traveling through the forest were getting smarter and not carrying as much gold and coin. The rich are also taking a different further route around the forest causing Robin Hoods men to have to travel further or miss the travelers all together. Robin Hood also had the problem of his men being resistant to change. They didn’t see the big picture of why the business had to change. Robin Hood should include all of his top men in the decision process of what their new vision should be. This will help aid the men by including their core values into the vision and mission of the group. Robin Hood needs a well-communicated strategic vision. Robin Hood’s strategy must change because of the changing choices his business has taken and adapting to the new conditions around him. Robin Hood needs to make sure that his new strategy becomes a realized...
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...ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS The Strengths and the Weaknesses of the situation are internal factors since they are within the band’s direct influence. STRENGTH Robin Hood’s supreme leadership and his group’s increasing size were to be considered as the major strength. Robin also has a strong team of lieutenants and each task was properly delegated to them. These three lieutenants are Will Scarlet who is in charge intelligence and scouting, Little John in charge of discipline and archery training, Scarlock who oversees the finances, and Much responsible for provisions. The brand recognition the Merry men posses has also been a strength. The group’s popularity among farmers and townspeople helped them to access resources of the surrounding towns and communities. WEAKNESS One of the problems faced by Robin Hood was the increasing size of the band he has made. At first, he believed that strength lay in numbers and that the more Merry men he had, the greater force it would be for him to fight the Sheriff. However, the increasing size of the organization resulted to a huge dilemma. As more men were recruited, Robin Hood’s organization experienced disarray as he was only supported by three people for the functions and was certainly under employed. Robin also lacked familiarity with his men which gave him a hard time on enforcing rules and regulations, and the decline of vigilance among his band. Due to the increasing size of the organization, other issues arise-- the food...
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...January 1516 January 1516 Robin Hood case study Introduction to business strategy Robin Hood case study Introduction to business strategy 08 Fall 08 Fall Anna Feldman Sandra Ohuche Anna Feldman Sandra Ohuche Every company or organization at one point of its life meets a critical point when it needs a reconstruction. This is exactly what happened to Robin Hood and Merry men. It was in the spring of the second year of his insurrection against the High Sheriff of Nottingham that Robin Hood realized he has faced a number of problems. The number of his men was increasing, along with that came a shortage of food. Travelers, especially those with the most to lose, were giving the forest a wide berth, cutting into the band’s looting revenues. The Sheriff was getting stronger and more powerful day by day. The last, but not the least is that the Barons were putting pressure on him by asking to join him and work on one side. In order to ensure the success of his campaign, Robin Hood really needs to face the abovementioned issues as. Let’s mention that the strategic approach that Robin Hood has employed to accomplish the Merry men’s’ mission, was focused differentiation. Their work had always been about robbing from the rich and giving to the poor, which differentiates the group from its major competition who does the exact opposite. This is also a strength the Merry men have, their distinctive competence. They have positioned themselves to fill a niche and until recently...
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...(Student’s Name) (Instructor) (Course) (Date) Robin Hood 1. 2. Resources Robin Hood was resourceful in terms manpower, but faced insufficiency of other resources. Robin Hood and his clique of merry men had a successful first year. This can be wholly attributed to the overwhelming number of new recruits from all over England. Although he was initially satisfied with the size of his organization, he realized that he had not made the necessary preparations to accommodate the big number of members. Numerous challenges now threaten to ground robin hood and his band of merry men. Lack of food and other provisions almost derailed his main goal, which was to rob from the rich and giving to the poor. Most of the loots they made were not only insufficient for the organization, but also for the poor. 3. 4. Capabilities Robin Hood was capable in terms of exemplary archery skills, leadership skills and the goodwill he enjoyed from the general public. These qualities made him a hero among his people, but pitted him harshly against the minority rich people of England, and helped him operate almost without any resistance from the local people. 5. 6. Competency Robin Hood was competent judging from the performance of his rivals. His ability to mobilize people was unmatched. He single handedly built a disciplined force of merry men whose loyalty to him was astronomical in nature 7. 8. Strengths As a leader, Robin Hood had several strengths. He had strength in numbers since...
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...Case Synopsis 1: Robin Hood Robin Hood and his merry men are now in trouble because wealthy travelers (their source of revenue) are avoiding the forest. As is often common in an entrepreneurial organization, the Merry Men were highly motivated by Robin Hood’s leadership. Therefore, Robin had previously relied on informal communication to organize and implement operations. Robin is pleased with the growing size and influence of his organization. However, growth has meant that specialized duties have begun taking up most of the men’s time, leaving a command vacuum between Robin and the first line recruits. In addition, they are now all located in a large encampment that can be seen for miles. This creates the probability of a surprise attack on their position. Growth has also put great pressures on resources, so now they must harvest the forest more thoroughly. Rich travelers are avoiding the forest, so in desperation Robin is considering robbing the poorer travelers, which means his lieutenants must now tell their men to rob their brothers and fathers. What started as a rebellion has been routinized into banditry. Robin must therefore begin to question the Merry Men’s mission. Should it still be an extension of his private grudges and aspirations? Has the organization acquired a new mission, if so what is it? On whose behalf should the organization formulate its mission! Summary of Discussion Questions 1. What is strategy? 2. What strategic problems does Robin...
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...From the character's inexperience with love and Friar Lawrence's interference with their love for each other in “The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” those are the things that caused the end of Romeo and Juliet. When Friar Laurence let them get married without consent of their parents. Another way is that when Juliet drank the sleep potion which ultimately led up to the death of both of them. Some people might think that instead of the characters inexperience, people think that it was the fate and chance of Romeo and Juliet that led up to the death of both of them. They're plenty of reasons why the character's inexperience with love caused the death of Romeo and Juliet. One of the things that lead up to their death is when Romeo fought Tybalt and killed him Tybalt:”Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here, Shalt with him hence.” Romeo:” This shall determine that” (3.1.91-92). The reason why this is such a big deal with the death is because I feel that this is what cause Juliet to do the Things that she does. This all starts with the banishment of Romeo from Verona. This one action lead to Juliet doing all these crazy things like drinking the sleeping potion and fooled everyone around her “Farewell!-God knows when we shall meet again....... Romeo, Romeo, Romeo! Here's drink. I drink to the.” (4.3.14-60) The reason why she drank the sleep potion is because she thought that when she woke up she could run away with Romeo. That did not happen, Romeo found out about the...
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...“So perhaps I am writing a transposed autobiography; perhaps I now live in one of the houses I have brought into the fiction; perhaps Charles is myself in disguise. Perhaps it is only a game. Modern women like Sarah exist, and I have never understood them. Or perhaps I am trying to pass off a concealed book of essays on you.” (p. 80). As a reader, in this point in the novel, I get thoroughly confused and do not know where I stand, much less where I am headed. I realize that there is an inside and outside of the novel, the inside being a world of a story itself and the outside being the space made known to us by the narrator. After this turning point in the novel and now looking back, this quote gives a brilliant over view of the book. Fowles does a wonderful job of unraveling and expanding your imagination to other things and makes the novel seem a lot more than just any other book. There are a vast variety of themes in the French Lieutenant’s Woman, especially the relationships of the characters. One of the most challenging things as a couple for Charles Smithson and Sarah Woodruff is just the relationship at itself, the relationship answers to the desires of both of them for a life lived outside and in defiance of the rules. Charles is a scholarly and independent man, the superior of the social classes, he is rather confused and fascinated by the mystery Sarah portrays. He is intrigued by the shallowness and signs of weakness shown by Sarah. Charles is starting a habitual...
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...Most people always went through an event that has a great impact on their lives, changing the very manner in which they view life and perceive it. My story might not outstanding to other people, but for me, it was a spectacular changed. For years in my life, I would never forget the first time I had my first flight. My family and I immigrated to a new country that I never thought of. Because of that flight, my life had changed from one culture to a different culture in just 24 hours on the airplane It was winter in 2006 when my family and I decided to move out of the country. One week before the departure date, my mum told me that her, my brother, and I needed to immigrate to the United State of America for better lives. I was a teenager at the age of 14 years old at that time. I didn’t really know how my life would be in the U.S, but I was surprised to have a chance to travel outside the country for the first time. The time was liked a flash, I couldn’t had a enough time to say farewell to my friends and my special person, who is my great grandmother. The boarding time for my first flight had come, and I was so exited to watch my motherland from above. That was to have a better life for my family, but my tears just dropped for no reasons, may be I was scared or missed my old house. Well, no more tears to wasted; I boarded the plane with my family and took off. On August 2006 at nighttime, my plane had landed at International Airport of Houston. From the moment I stepped...
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...Journal 2: What barriers do immigrants face when they come to Canada? When immigrants come to Canada it’s a hard choice for some families leaving their home land and starting a new life in a different county with a different society, language, culture and believes. For some families they leave their home land to come to Canada for a better place to live, building a better future for their kids and a safe place. Immigrants that come to Canada face lots of barriers that are learning a new language, getting to know a new country, finding a home, job and new friends. My dad faced lots of barriers in life coming to Canada he make that choice for his kids to have a better life. My dad was a surgeon in Germany , he studied about 7 years not including the studies he did in his home land. Coming to Canada he had to start all his studies all over again since he had a German medical license not a Canadian medical license. These stories below are written by the authors what they had to face coming to Canada. The first story was by Isabel Vincent “ finding a nationality that fits” Isabel write a story about how their Portuguese family who tried to become “Canadianize” in order to be accepted in society. We often are left on our own to find ourselves in Canada. After a period of time living in Canada, may lose his/her family traditions, beliefs and values and it changes a person. Now, I see more young teens that came here with such innocence being involved in things that they shouldn't...
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...Short Answer 1) Was Sid McMath a progressive? Explain. Sidney McMath’s time as governor could be described as progressive since it did not fit with conservative or Dixicrat views. When McMath took office in 1948after beating Laney and the two were dramatically different politically. McMath broke protocol by putting blacks into board and commissions that they had not been allowed to serve on before. He worked hard to make thing equal with school funding. He removed the poll tax along with raising the minimum wage. He made great improvements during his one term as governor, but was not supported by the conservative business community. 2) Discuss the political career of Winthrop Rockefeller. Winthrop Rockefeller was first appointed in 1954 as director of the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission. After his fall out with Faubus and the Little Rock crisis Rockefeller decided to begin building his campaign for governor. His first run in 1964 was unsuccessful, but he was able to secure the governor seat in 1966 and held it for two terms. Rockefeller was able to gain large support from the black voters after the Voting Right Act of 1965. The Freedom of Information Act passed during his time is office was a large success that we still benefit from today. 3) Discuss how Pryor and Bumpers changed Arkansas government? Dale Bumpers and David Pryor were progressive and made great strides in moving Arkansas forward during the 1960s and 70s. Bumpers was able to...
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...Fortune, the saying goes, favors the bold. Were that truly the case, the Tucker Model 48 would have been an uncontested success for Tucker Corporation and Preston Thomas Tucker, the visionary jack-of-all-trades inventor behind its creation. Instead, just as production of one of the 20th century’s most innovative automobiles was about to start, the government (as some believe, pressured by Detroit’s Big Three automakers) stepped in and effectively shut Tucker down. Preston Tucker was not an automotive engineer by trade, though few would argue that he possessed the ability to comprehend and advise on technical matters. With a background that included everything from automotive sales through race car and even armored car design (with partner Harry Miller), it was almost inevitable that Tucker would someday turn his attention towards constructing a production automobile that carried his own name. As originally envisioned by Tucker, the Tucker Model 48 (named for its debut year of 1948) featured some truly groundbreaking designs. Alex Tremulis George Lawson penned the streamlined coupe bodywork, featuring the driver in a central position instead of offset to the left (a design that would much later be embraced by McLaren on its F1 supercar). Located in the rear of the car, the proposed 589-cu.in. aluminum flat-six engine was so under-stressed that an overhaul would not be required for the first 180,000 miles. Tucker’s original design lacked a conventional transmission, too, and in...
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...“Tucker” There is no recipe, instructions, or formula that makes up a great Leader. Tucker, the main character in the movie Tucker: The Man and his Dream, is a man that we can analyze the strengths and weaknesses that he demonstrated as a leader and manager of his company. This movie is a fictionalized true story about Preston Tucker, an American automobile designer and entrepreneur. Unfortunately, he was not able to compete with the Big Guys of the car industry and failed to fulfill his dream. Tucker’s vision, proactively, and motivation is what made him a great leader, manager and CEO; however his poor management decisions lead him to his downfall. Tucker was a man of vision, which is a critical characteristic to have as a leader. A vision allows for a sense of direction, and a way to focus the attention of everyone associated with the organization. The need to achieve the same vision is why individuals in an organization come together and work as hard as they can in order to succeed. Tucker had the dream to build a car with many new features like air-cooled rear engine, disk brakes, independent 4-wheel suspension, an additional center headlight that pivoted left and right for better vision when turning, a padded dash, seatbelts, and a pop-out safety windshield. He wanted to sell this revolutionary car in an industry that had three Big Guys that were afraid of what he would do to the industry. The Big Guys used many shady tactics, such as spying on Tuckers...
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...Obituary Christopher McCendless, 24. Pasted away in Alaska, in August 1992. He was born in El Sagundo, California. He was the first child of Walt McCandless and Wilhelmina ''Billie'' Johnson. He had a younger sister named Carine, and he loved her very much. At school, his teachers noticed that he was a very cleaver, stubborn and strong-willed boy. June 2th, 1986 Christopher graduated from Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Fairfax. Christopher was a very considerate person, and in 1990, just before he went on his long trip to Alaska he donated $ 24.000 to Oxfarm International, a hunger charity. He started his long journey to Alaska with the name Alexander McCandless and later adopted the last name ''super tramp.'' Almost all the people he met on his way described him as a very intilligent young man who loved to read books. When you think back on Christopher's life you can not help thinking about how great a person he was and how much he is missed by family and friends. We are many who will miss him as a friend, brother, son and adventures. But mostly we think of his family. We honor his memory. Rest in peace Christopher. We will see you again sometime. Goodbye letter dear mother and father. When I went out on this adventure I knew that it would not be easy and safe. But I had not predicted that this was where my life would end. I had certainly hoped to see your faces again, but i had to do it the way i did. I was sick and tired of all the material things, The way...
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...------------------------------------------------- Chris McCandless died in Fairbanks, Alaska. His corpse only weighed seventy-seven pounds. ------------------------------------------------- Chris McCandless died in Fairbanks, Alaska. His corpse only weighed seventy-seven pounds. ------------------------------------------------- Chris died for various reasons such as starvation and because of the fungus that was growing on the plant he had been eating. ------------------------------------------------- Chris died for various reasons such as starvation and because of the fungus that was growing on the plant he had been eating. ------------------------------------------------- Chris must cross the Teklanika river to get to town. He is not able to cross the river as it has swelled almost five times its original size and become too violent to cross. ------------------------------------------------- Chris must cross the Teklanika river to get to town. He is not able to cross the river as it has swelled almost five times its original size and become too violent to cross. ------------------------------------------------- Chris would walk to the “magic” bus where he would spend the rest of his life. The bus was the property of the city of Fairbanks, Alaska. The bus is still there for many people to visit. ------------------------------------------------- Chris would walk to the “magic” bus where he would spend the rest of his life. The bus was the property of the city of...
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