Analyzes the hotel Westin, located in Sydney, Australia. Details hotel operations including kitchen, guest hospitality and staff requirements.

Details a visit to the Northallerton branch of Tesco. Describes various parts of the operation including batch control, stock processing and Management Information Systems. Explores what goes on behind the scenes, unnoticed by customers.

Description of ways a manager can increase convenience store sales. An overview of marketing and the world of retail sales.

Based on a survey, describes different points of views on the subject of jobs. Details the results of the survey, featuring respondents from the working, middle, and professional class. Explores how the survey provides insight into what the public thinks about work.

A look at the factors that affected the U.S. and world economies following Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma in 2005. These three natural disasters increased the cost and affected the supply and demand for products and services, including gasoline, lumber, and trade in general.