Fortune 500 Darden Company in Hospitality

HRI 138 COMMERCIAL FOOD PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT Spring 2020

Project Requirements: Outline

TOPIC REQUIREMENTS: Please select to research the BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES of one of the following areas of the Hospitality Industry:

· A Hotel Company of your Choice

· A Restaurant Organization of your Choice

· A Cruise Line of your Choice

· A Resort Organization of your Choice

The company you choose must be a publicly traded Fortune 500 Company. No exceptions, don’t ask. Please be creative about your selection and choose an organization you would be interested in working for, with, or that you would like to benchmark, when you open your own Hospitality Company one day.

Requirements:

· 12 point Times New Roman Font. Double Spaced Paper, 1”margins

· Title Page and Reference Page, with at least (5) References on last page

· 5 to 7 Pages, The Title Page and Reference Page do not count as part of your 5 to7pages

· 5 Sections:

· Section 1: Topic Overview (Your Project Topic Paper)

· Section 2: People Management

· Section 3: Financial Strategy

· Section 4: Social Responsibility and Sustainability Management

· Section 5: Marketing Strategy and Management

Due Dates:

· Project Topics due on 2/03/2020

· Project Topics Paper due on 02/17/2020, 60 points.

· Please submit a One Page Overview of your company, and why you have selected to explore this specific company further, for your Final Project Paper. This paper is the first section of your 5 to 7 page paper. Please submit the One Page Overview by 02/17/2020, 200 Points.

· 5-7 Page Paper due on: 3/31/ 2020, 200 points.

· No late papers will be accepted

· Submit online or in class

· (60% of the Final Project Grade)