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F.A.C.E.S. (Faculty Academic Community Education Showcase): Professional Growth Experiences In A Career University, Paul J. Colbert, Ph.D.

MBA Faculty Conference Papers & Journal Articles

Institutes of higher education exist for the purpose of developing, fostering, nurturing, and stimulating the intellectual growth and development of students. The core values of a college education provide students conceptual and practical educational opportunities that focus on improving their skills and knowledge. These skills and knowledge translate into purposeful, real-life learning experiences. However, in the academic community, learning is not restricted to students. Faculty, too, must be supported and provided opportunities for personal and professional growth and development. Although professional development is not a novel concept in the education profession, schools often take up the gauntlet, but fall short …

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

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).

Obesity, Educational Attainment, And State Economic Welfare, Martin W. Sivula Ph.D.

MBA Faculty Conference Papers & Journal Articles

For the first time in history, estimates of the overweight people in the world rival estimates of those malnourished. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2002) ranked obesity among the top 10 risks to human health worldwide. In the early 1960s, nearly half of the Americans were overweight and 13% were obese. Today some 64% of U.S. adults are overweight and 30.5% are obese. Even more alarming, twice as many U.S. children are overweight than were twenty years ago, a 66% increase. Non-communicable diseases impose a heavy economic burden on already strained health systems. Health is a key determinant of development …

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 …

Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada, Salads Menu Postcard, November 1957, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Upper Montclair Country Club (Umcc), Easter Dinner, April 21, 1957, Upper Montclair Country Club

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.

Equinox House, Manchester, Vermont, "Happy Birthday 'Ike'" Dinner Menu, October 13, 1956, Equinox House

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Equinox House, Manchester, Vermont, "Happy Birthday 'Ike'" Dinner Menu With "Let's Back Ike" Pin, October 13, 1956,, Equinox House

Hotel Menus

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Restaurante Ambassadeurs, Mexico D.F., February 19, 1956, Restaurante Ambassadeurs

Hotel Menus

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New Year's Dinner, January 1, 1956, Location Unknown, Unknown

Restaurant Menus

No abstract provided.

Incres Nassau Line, S.S. Nassau, Luncheon Menu, February 14, 1953, Home Lines Agency Inc.

Cruise Ship & Shipping Line Menus

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Upper Montclair Country Club (Umcc), Irish Mardi Gras Menu, March 7, 1953?, Upper Montclair Country Club

Restaurant Menus

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Upper Montclair Country Club (Umcc), Hallowe'en Masquerade Dinner Dance, November 1, 1952, Upper Montclair Country Club

Restaurant Menus

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The Tides Inn, Irvington, Virginia, May 20, 1952, The Tides Inn

Hotel Menus

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Atlantic City Race Course, Restaurant Menu, September 24, 1951, Harry M. Stevens, Inc., Of New Jersey

Restaurant Menus

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Streamliner, City Of San Francisco, Dining Car Breakfast Menu, January 25, 1951, Streamliner, City Of San Francisco

Train Menus

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Salon Del Castillo, Caribe Hilton News, Caribe Hilton, Puerto Rico, January 12, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Caribe Hilton News, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Newsletter, January 12, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Luncheon Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 11, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Caribe Hilton News, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 11, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Caribe Hilton News, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 10, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Club Caribe Dinner, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Caribe Hilton, Room Service Dining Menu, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Hotel Information Directory, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilron Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Club Caribe, Dinner A La Carte Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

The Patio Barbeque Pit, Dinner Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951 (Version 2), Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

The Patio Barbeque Pit, Dinner Menu, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1951 (Version 1), Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Rotisserie Castillo, Dinner Menu, Caribe Hilton, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.

Caribe Hilton, "When The Call Is For Spirits" In-Room Drink And Snack Trays Menu, 1951, Hilton Worldwide

Hotel Menus

No abstract provided.