Gleason Case Study: Hotel Entrepreneurs

What erroneous assumptions might the Gleason’s have made about the similarities and differences between being landlords of a four-unit apartment building and being hotel operators? The Gleason’s might have made many assumptions that operating a hotel and a four-unit apartment have a lot in common. They most likely believed that operating a hotel would be just like operating their small scale apartment complex. In both cases, they are in charge of looking over the sheltering of random people. They were most likely expecting the operation of both investments to go hand in hand, just a larger scale. They seemed to believe they could use the same methods of upkeep and management for a hotel. Their experience gave them a better understanding of how a hotel is operated, but from what I learned, they also have a lot of differences. They should be very cautious in making larger scale investments and understand they have much to learn,
2. What personal attributes did the Gleason’s seem to have that helped them succeed in turning around this business? In what areas did they seem to be deficient? The Gleason’s seemed to have many great attributes that directly influenced their success. Their vision for potential in properties was particularly admirable. They had the bravery to look past the grimy aesthetics of a property and vision the properties maximum …show more content…
I would rank these candidates in the following order: The Singh couple, the Cooper Couple, Elizabeth O’Brien, Sam Berke, and the Patterson couple. I would rank these candidates in the following order based on their experience with properties that could be applied to the management of a hotel. I believe experience with properties would play a huge role in being a hotel manager, considering the owners are not going to want the hassle of explaining how every little thing works in the