Leadership Analysis Marriott Aruba - 882 Words

According to Yukl (Yukl, 2013) one of the many definitions of leadership is â€Å"the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable other to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization†. Therefore it is of importance to have an effective leader in an organization to guide the company in the correct direction, in order to achieve the company’s’ main goal. The purpose of this paper is to perform an analysis on the leadership situation within Marriott Aruba. This leadership analysis aims to serve as assessment tool designed to provide the reader a comprehensive idea of the leadership and management state of Marriott Aruba. This paper includes the study and critical analysis on leadership styles in within†¦show more content†¦54 hotel companies registered on the island, (Chamber of Commerce Aruba, 2015). The hospitality industry on Aruba contributed to the creation of many new businesses and expansion of existing ones including: banks, insurance companies, and wholesale and retail business among others. In 1959, the Caribbean Hotel, Aruba’s first multi-story resort hotel opened. From that time until 1977, the number of hotels increased to 16 and total number of rooms reached 2,148. By 1984, tourism was a well-developed sector in the Aruban economy. In fact, among the primary sectors, it was second only to the oil industry, in terms of its contribution to the gross domestic product (Unesco, 1990). In the period from 1986 – 1996, tourism to Aruba grew almost twice the rate of that of the entire Caribbean in the period. From 1986, when construction of hotels resumed, until 1991, total number of rooms more than doubled from 2,776 to 5,625. During this period, the number of timeshares also increased about fivefold, from 337 units to 1967 units. By the end of 1996, there were 7,103 rooms, of which timeshare units totaled 2,272. The amount of hotels and timeshares increased throughout the years. Marriott Aruba â€Å"Plant Hotel N.V.† Plant Hotel N.V., is the limited liability company that owns the resort, Oranjestad Property Management N.V., Plant Hotel s parent company, Marriott Aruba N.V., the company that manages the resort, and Marriott International, Inc. Marriott