1. What does it mean to say that the music industry has been "McDonaldized" or rationalized?…
McDonald’s Corporation emerged as the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving 119 countries; it has become an icon in the fast food industry. Competitors (such as: Burger King Corporation, Subway, Starbucks, Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, and YUM Foods), struggle due to McDonald’s heavy caliber presence, in fact, due to its presence, McDonald’s does not have any real competitors. Therefore, McDonald’s presence reflects the following issues: food quality, unbalanced meals, service, and employee turnover.…
James Intagliata, N. K. (2001). Enhancing the Talent Management System to Support McDonald 's Corporation 's Global Growth. Retrieved from alexcelgroup.com.…
While at the Ronald McDonald House my son and daughter-in-law were allowed to have an immediate family member to stay with them for a couple of days. I stayed for several days during and after my granddaughters’ surgery. I was amazed by this charity and I was curious as to how this charity had started and why. I had not heard much about the Ronald McDonald House Charities. I knew that I wanted to find the history and the stories of these charities.…
A world where all children have access to medical care, and their families are supported and actively involved in their child’s health. Helping a sick child fight their illness takes a big enough emotional toll on a family. In order to help families with these emotional and financial complications the Ronald McDonald House allows families the opportunity to be housed near a hospitalized child, the expense of staying together in another city, or even getting basic medical and dental care.…
The Ronald McDonald Charities are a very helpful charity, giving hope to many families around the world. I think that RMHC is very successful and helpful for everyone around the world. The charity has given hope to many families that didn’t and/or couldn’t get through such a tragic event. In the year 2014, the RMHC has had over 2,000 families stay in their “Home Away From Home.” Also, they have about 3,500 shuttles going on trips to help the people around the world. Everyone around the world gets helped in many ways. Some more affected than others. For example, Virginia Cloud, mother of a incoming newborn says, “The Family Emergency Fund helped us out during the most difficult…
In his book entitled ‘The McDonaldization of Society’, George Ritzer nicely encompasses concepts from sociology, management, and economics to provide a profound understanding of our modern society. According to George Ritzer, McDonaldization is defined as the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as of the rest of the world. Toys “R”Us, Wal-Mart, Gap, Jiffy Lube, and Home Depot are all examples of companies that want to become the McDonald’s of their industry. The success of McDonald’s is also evident worldwide as over half of the company’s revenue comes from overseas operations serving 50 million customers a day. Indeed, this fast-food restaurant has become more than just a company. It has become a part of our culture.…
In 1955, after hard negotiations, Ray Kroc saw his ideas and aspirations of franchising McDonald’s come to life; since then the corporation has franchised all over the world. Kroc constructed a business model that produced a phenomenon called McDonaldization, which has translated beyond the fast-food world to other consumer companies that we frequent, everyday. McDonald’s has influenced not only the American society but also outside its borders to affect multiple cultures around the world on a micro and macro level. This essay will summarize the central dimensions and ideas of McDonaldization, its effects on our day-to-day lives, and its threat to cultural diversity, our values, and our futures. Throughout this essay one should consider: Is McDonaldization more harm than it is good?…
In the article “McDonaldization of Society” the author, George Ritzer, discusses Rationalization which is a concept which was coined by the German sociologist Max Webber in the 19th century. Rationalization has 5 distinct dimensions which are efficiency, control, dehumanization, quantity over quality, and predictability. Moreover, Ritzer claims that society has become so focused on being efficient which means finding the easiest and fastest way to achieve a goal, an example of that dimension provided by the author is the nazi concentration camps which were built to exterminate Jewish people. Also, Ritzer claims that another characteristic of society nowadays is predictability.…
George Ritzer has taken the work of Max Weber and has expanded them to produce a process of rationalization called the McDonaldization of society. In today's society, everyone seems to be in a hurry. The quest to save time to do other things. The McDonaldization of Society is the search for maximum efficiency in increasing numerous and diverse social settings. It has been stated that McDonald's principles are beginning to dominate more and more sectors of society as well as the world. (Ritzer, 1996) This theory shows us how the restaurant business has adapted in today's modern society where everyone seems to be in a big hurry.…
George Ritzer, in his acclaimed sociological commentary, The McDonaldization of Society, defines “McDonaldization” as “the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world” (Ritzer). Ritzer deems modern Western society an entity in which the individual in his or her natural creative, free-thinking state is rapidly being eclipsed by an authoritative, de-humanizing force in the name of technological progress. Ritzer names four major aspects key to the McDonaldization process: predictability, control, calculability, and efficiency (Ritzer). Ritzer asserts that via these four elements comprising the McDonaldization phenomenon, our society, along with myriad societies that emulate or are influenced by ours, is rapidly growing more impersonal, hierarchical, and mindlessly efficient—in short, more like a well-oiled fast food restaurant assembly line, and less like a society of interacting individuals.…
Health care is something that affects every person in this country, and the rising cost is making it nearly impossible for people to afford. In The McDonaldization of Society, George Ritzer shows how the health care industry is changing and how the phenomenon of McDonaldization is effecting how we receive health care. Healthcare has become more efficient, calculable, predictable, and controlling. In the following sections, I will explore further these aspects of McDonaldization and how they relate to the health care industry.…
McDonald's constructs new restaurants all over the world. They provide a taste of American culture in places where people may not know much at all about America or Americans. They provide new industry and jobs to places that may be war torn or simply lack a good job market. This is a positive implication for the town in which the McDonald's is built but in the long run many of the negative aspects of McDonald's seem to surface. The instant gratification provided by McDonald's is the form of a cheap meal and an easy, zero training job comes at the expense of many other things.…
McDonald’s became not only a symbol of the United States but also the most popular chain of restaurants of fast food in the world. However, the main problem is the tendency of our society to be McDonalized. Fast food industry or McDonaldization penetrated all aspects of our social life. Most people affirm that the lack of time pushes them to be more addicted to McDonald’s. Very interesting fact I found for me that McDonaldization is happening in many other countries. There are four major principles that are continually influencing our modern society to be McDonalized.…
Falit, Ben. (2003). Fast Food fighters fall flat: Plaintiffs fail to Establish that McDonalds should be liable for obesity-related Illnesses. Volume 31 Issue 4 p. 725-729.…