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    The World Famous Pike Place Fish Market John Yokoyama started working for Pike Place Fish in Seattle, Washington, in 1960. At age 25, he used all his savings to purchase the unsuccessful business. He spent the next 20 years running the Pike Place Fish Market, but he says in retrospect that he treated his employees more like objects or collateral than human beings. He made a living, but his business did not thrive. Finally, he realized his thoughts, feelings and attitudes were hindering his success

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    1. Employees and bosses at Pike Place Fish Market employed four essential philosophies which were essential in improving organizational culture, guaranteeing maximum output and satisfaction in the work environment. These key creative principles which recognizes the valuable contributions of every member at the workplace is clearly outlined below. To begin with, the Power of Personal Responsibility required workers at Pike Fish Place understood that each of them was responsible for the success of

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    FISH! Philosophy Fish philosophy is about wanting people to work wholeheartedly, enjoy what they do all the while having fun. Fish philosophy is modeled after the Pike Place Fish Market, and is a method to make individuals attentive and active in the workplace. The philosophy is centered around four main ideas, which are choosing the right attitude, having fun at work, making someone’s day brighter, and being present (FishPhilosophy.com, 2015). Many business and schools use the philosophy to encourage

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    Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results The book Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results is a fictional story about a woman thrust into single parenthood and a leadership position she’s not too sure she is ready for. The story follows Mary Jane through the tedious task of turning the third floor ‘Toxic Waste Dump’ into a high energy environment where the workers actually enjoy being there and working with each other.      At first, Mary Jane resorted

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    improving work place results on the third floor of her company, which was referred to as “the toxic waste dump”. During a chance meeting with Lonnie from the world famous Pike Place Fish in Seattle Washington, which was in walking distance from her work site, she began to believe that turning her department around for the better was possible. Lonnie taught her about the 4 step system of the fish market. Mary Jane knew she wanted to implement his ideas, and get her staff involved in the fish philosophy

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    Marketing Research Project Proposal I proposed to do my final course project on market research on service quality at Starbucks Coffee restaurants. Background on Company Beginning in 1971 with only one shop in Settle’s historic Pike Place Market for coffee and tea, Starbucks has managed to become one of the most successful companies in the world. It has become number one in the coffee industry. As of June 2012 Starbucks owns 19,763 coffee shops in 59 countries which includes 12,848 in the

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    At first I choosed Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts companies as a definite competitors in the baverages industry around the world who really aim to be always in the first place. Starbucks Company Statebucks was founded in 1971. Their first branch was in seatle’s Pike Place Market. And now they have more than 24,000 retail stores in 70 countries. Starbuck mission: “ to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time”. ("Starbucks Company Profile", 2017) Dunkin

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    the leading coffee retailer in the world with more than 23,000 retail stores in 67 countries. The company has been operating successfully in five major parts of the world. When the company was first formed, they had just one store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market where they used to roast and retail of coffee and tea. Starbucks Corporation incorporated themselves under the State of Washington laws in 1985. They became a public limited company on June 26, 1992 at $17 per share. Since then, the company’s

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    coffee. Starbucks started its operations in Seattle’s Pike place market with Howard Schultz helping in its marketing and retailing efforts. The company is extremely successful and focused on the development of positive company-customer relationships. Starbucks uses company-customer relationships and a customer-centered approach as its key business strategy. The customer-centered approach allows the company to maintain its current position in the market. What factors accounted for the extraordinary success

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    tragedy concepts. She will be coming to Seattle, Washington, to determine if she would take an offer to be part of our upcoming play: ‘she can’t find love” When my client arrives early morning on Friday the 26th of June. We will be setting her up with a place to say at the Hilton which is located near fine dining and a couple theaters with productions that match her taste. She has been known to enjoy a more rustic modern restaurant which offers a vast choices of wine. After she is settles in, we will go

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