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Red Lion Hotel Corporation, Yin-Chia Shao Feb 2011

Red Lion Hotel Corporation, Yin-Chia Shao

MBA Student Scholarship

This paper is a strategy executing research project of Red Lion Hotels Corporation. The research content includes the nature of the business, environmental analysis, strategy position within the industry, competitive advantage, strategic history, evaluate strategy and a conclusion. The company grew from a focused differentiation strategy to a broad differentiation diversification. Examining the business environment analysis, the external environment has a moderately strong impact on the company and the internal environment has a moderately weak position. The inferior position is a disadvantage to the Red Lion Hotel Corporation's growth. In addition, compared the company with Choice International Hotels, Inc and …


Carnival Corporation & Plc, Ye Zhou Nov 2010

Carnival Corporation & Plc, Ye Zhou

MBA Student Scholarship

Carnival Corporation & plc is a global cruise company and one of the largest vacation companies in the world. This paper researches the company by analyzing environmental factors, strategic position within the cruise industry and competitive advantages. After reviewing company's strategic history, this paper evaluates the effectiveness of the company's present strategies (Carnival Corporation and PLC, 2010b).


Sampling Concepts, Paul Boyd, Ph.D. Jan 2002

Sampling Concepts, Paul Boyd, Ph.D.

MBA Faculty Conference Papers & Journal Articles

The usefulness of any research is dependent upon how well the group studied represents the group about which decisions are to be made or conclusions drawn. That is, it depends upon how well the sample reflects relevant characteristics of the population. When it is possible to study every member of that group there is no problem, for on these occasions we can easily calculate the exact attribute (parameter) of interest for our population.

For example, if we were interested in determining the average number of gallons of gasoline sold to customers at our service station yesterday, we …


Pay Dirt! San Francisco: The Romance Of A Great City, Vigilante Publications, 1949, Maury B. Campbell, Ed. Jan 1949

Pay Dirt! San Francisco: The Romance Of A Great City, Vigilante Publications, 1949, Maury B. Campbell, Ed.

Commemorative Menus

No abstract provided.


Haarlem Philharmonic Society Of The City Of New York, Golden Anniversary Breakfast, Waldorf Astoria, 1941, Haarlem Philharmonic Society Of The City Of New York Jan 1941

Haarlem Philharmonic Society Of The City Of New York, Golden Anniversary Breakfast, Waldorf Astoria, 1941, Haarlem Philharmonic Society Of The City Of New York

Commemorative Menus

No abstract provided.


The Ice Terrace, Hotel New Yorker, New York World's Fair, 1939 (Marine Transportation Building), Hotel New Yorker Aug 1940

The Ice Terrace, Hotel New Yorker, New York World's Fair, 1939 (Marine Transportation Building), Hotel New Yorker

Commemorative Menus

This is one of six menus in this collection from the New York World's Fair, 1939.


Manhattan Room, Hotel New Yorker, New York World's Fair, 1939 (The Railroad Building), Hotel New Yorker Aug 1940

Manhattan Room, Hotel New Yorker, New York World's Fair, 1939 (The Railroad Building), Hotel New Yorker

Commemorative Menus

This is one of six menus in this collection from the New York World's Fair, 1939.


Manhattan Room, Hotel New Yorker, New York World's Fair, 1939 (Constitution Mall), Hotel New Yorker Aug 1940

Manhattan Room, Hotel New Yorker, New York World's Fair, 1939 (Constitution Mall), Hotel New Yorker

Commemorative Menus

This is one of six menus in this collection from the New York World's Fair, 1939.


The British Pavilion, The British Buttery And Restaurant, New York World's Fair, 1939, The British Pavilion Jan 1940

The British Pavilion, The British Buttery And Restaurant, New York World's Fair, 1939, The British Pavilion

Commemorative Menus

This is one of six menus in this collection from the New York World's Fair, 1939.


Railroad Exhibtion Building, New York World's Fair, 1939, Railroad Exhibition Building Jan 1940

Railroad Exhibtion Building, New York World's Fair, 1939, Railroad Exhibition Building

Commemorative Menus

This is one of six menus in this collection from the New York World's Fair, 1939.


United States Ship Florida, One Hundred Eleventh Mess Night, Boston, Massachusetts, 1928, Uss Florida Dec 1928

United States Ship Florida, One Hundred Eleventh Mess Night, Boston, Massachusetts, 1928, Uss Florida

Commemorative Menus

No abstract provided.


United States Pacific Fleet, Submarine Force, U.S.S. Camben (Flagship), Buffet Dinner, 1922, United States Pacific Fleet Jun 1922

United States Pacific Fleet, Submarine Force, U.S.S. Camben (Flagship), Buffet Dinner, 1922, United States Pacific Fleet

Commemorative Menus

No abstract provided.