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Essay Instructions: A focus on Hilton Hotels' international cultural position. (NOT ECONOMIC) Focus should be worldwide with a stress on cultural growth especially in emerging markets (China.) The bridging of the cultural gaps, the services provided in certain cultures and not others (worldwide) Should be written in a way to suite a powerpoint presentation.

Essay Instructions: Provide a brief overview of each company and highlight key information that is available on each statement, including the following items for each company chosen: a.What is the company’s product or service? b.When was the company established?
c.What accounting firm audited its financial statements

TOPIC : Marriott and Hilton Hotels

Essay Instructions: Personal selling is an essential part of destination and hotel sales, driving base demand, creating awareness, and more competitive than ever before in the industry. Through research, reading, and interviewing sales professionals, you are to create your profile of the ideal sales professional. You are to use as your resources Chapter 12 in the Shoemaker and Shaw text book ( I will be uploading this chapter) two peer-reviewed academic journal articles in hospitality or tourism dated within the last seven (7) years, a minimum of three industry trade articles dated within the last three (3) years, and one personal interview of an professional in sales ( I will be conducting an interview with the sales representative if the Hilton hotels) ( you should make this part up. This three page, maximum, (Works Cited in MLA should be the fourth page.) paper should identify the knowledge, skills, and personality traits that are necessary to be successful in hospitality sales.
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Essay Instructions: IN YOUR OWN WORDS, ANSWER:

Q1. Go to www.redhat.com and check whether the company's recent financial reports indicate that its business model is working. Is the company sufficiently profitable to validate its business model and strategy? Is its revenue stream from selling training, consulting and engineering services growing or declining as a percentage of total revenues? Does your review of the company’s recent financial performance suggest that its business model and strategy are changing? Read the company’s latest statement about its business model and about why it is pursuing the subscription approach ( as compared to Microsoft’s approach of selling copies of its operating software directly to PC manufacturers and individuals).

Q2. Critique the adequacy and merit of the following vision statements, listing effective elements and shortcomings. Rank the vision statements from best to worst once you complete your evaluation.

To DO:

1)List Effective Elements and Shortcomings of Each Vision Statement.
2)Rank the vision statements from best to worst once you complete your evaluation.

VISION STATEMENTS

Wells Fargo

We want to satisfy all of our customers’ financial needs, help them succeed financially, be the premier provider of financial services in every one of our markets, and be known as one of America’s great companies.


Hilton Hotels Corporation

Our vision is to be the first choice of the world’s travelers. Hilton intends to build on the rich heritage and strength of our brands by:
• Consistently delighting our customers
• Investing in our team members
• Delivering innovative products and services
• Continuously improving performance
• Increasing shareholder value
• Creating a culture of pride
• Strengthening the loyalty of our constituents


The Dental Products Division of 3M Corporation

Become THE supplier of choice to the global dental professional markets, providing world-class quality and innovative products.
[Note: All employees of the division wear badges bearing these words, and whenever a new product or business procedure is being considered, management asks, “Is this representative of THE leading dental company?”]


H. J. Heinz Company

Be the world’s premier food company, offering nutritious,
superior tasting foods to people everywhere. Being the premier food company does not mean being the biggest but it does mean being the best in terms of consumer value, customer
service, employee talent, and consistent and predictable
growth.


Chevron

To be the global energy company most admired for its people,
partnership and performance. Our vision means we:

• provide energy products vital to sustainable economic
progress and human development throughout the world;
• are people and an organization with superior capabilities and commitment;
• are the partner of choice;
• deliver world-class performance;
• earn the admiration of all our stakeholders—investors,
customers, host governments, local communities and our
employees—not only for the goals we achieve but how we
achieve them.