Globalisation to Glocalisation: In Public Relations Globalisation‚ a widely discussed topic and is not all that easy to explain in such complicated terms in simple words. This essay seeks to present an overview of how globalisation came about which impacted the way of public relations by shifting its perspective towards glocalisation. In the beginning‚ advancements in technologies such as mobile phones‚ aeroplanes‚ telephones and the internet had made the growth in transport in communications networks
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low wages and negatively impacting other cultures‚ McDonald’s and chains like it‚ have managed to position themselves as a positive piece of Americana. McDonald’s promotes its positive image and products with greasy fries‚ and a clown named Ronald McDonald. The unethical practices of this large fast food corporation are known but do not seem to detract from the all-American image that the corporation seeks to project. History In the 1950s a new style of eating was introduced by brothers‚ Dick and Mac
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Background of McDonald’s (Size‚ Employees‚ Reputation) McDonalds was founded in May 15‚ 1940. The founders of McDonalds are: Maurice McDonald‚ Richard McDonald and Ray Kroc. McDonald’s added 212 restaurants abroad the previous year‚ but its commanding lead left it still at the top in international presence between American based fast-food chains. The team which is leading McDonald’s in the UK: Jill McDonald‚ Richard Forte‚ Paul Pomroy ‚ Nick Hindle‚ Jez Langhorn‚ Lauren Cody‚ Henry Trickey
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Fujitsu Philippines‚ Inc. (FPI). Inevitable recourse With over 180 company-owned branches nationwide‚ McDonald’s was having difficulty in managing its different hardware and software store systems. According to Executive Vice - President Kenneth S. Yang‚ it is not the nature of the company to put up an IT unit‚ hence the decision to follow the model of a Help Desk was an inevitable recourse. Moreover‚ this is going to be cost-effective for the company. "Initially‚ about six years ago‚ McDonald’s
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states is McDonalds holding up to business ethics? Business ethics focuses on what constitutes right or wrong behavior in the business world and how moral and ethical principles are applied by business persons to situations that arise in their daily activities in the workplace (Ethics‚ 2006). Ethics in the Fast Food industry has been identified as one of the most important factors in a fast food business such as McDonalds. In this paper we researched whether Fast Food companies like McDonalds behave
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1. To what extent has globalisation impacted upon local identities? Illustrate your argument with an original example. Positive impacts of globalistation It brings Wealth and foreign currency to local economies when they buy local resources‚ products and services; extra money could be put to good cause such as education‚ health and infrastructure Intro what it is 250 Para positives 300 Para negatives 300 Example 350 Conclusion 300 Globalisation is the process of interconnection and
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Distribution Strategy of McDonald - March 26th‚ 2011 McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants‚ serving more than 58 million customers daily. In addition to its signature restaurant chain‚ McDonald’s Corporation held a minority interest in Pret A Manger until 2008‚ was a major investor in the Chipotle Mexican Grill until 2006‚ and owned the restaurant chain Boston Market until 2007. A McDonald’s restaurant is operated by either a franchisee‚ an affiliate
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assignment is McDonalds. McDonald’s is the leading global foodservice outlet with more than 33‚500 local restaurants serving approximately 69 million people in 119 countries each day. More than 80% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local men and women. http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/investors/company_profile.html McDonalds has developed its operation to a very high level of efficiency over years it has been operation. One main reason is that McDonalds keeps innovating
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1.0 Background of the Company McDonalds is one of the leading global fast food franchises in the world. McDonalds has more than 33‚000 restaurants worldwide in 119 countries. The company has 1.7 million employees (McDonalds US‚ 2011). McDonalds has more than 80% franchisee restaurants around the world. McDonalds’ C.E.O is Jim Skinner; he was elected to this post in November 2004 and has been with McDonalds for 39 years (Forbes‚ 2011). McDonalds’ has its head corporate offices at Illinois‚ Chicago
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of products by McDonalds and make recommendations. Marketing Concept strengths and weaknesses. Production Concept: The production concept is the process of making and distributing the products to the business outlets. Some businesses only focus on its production process rather than the distribution process. The whole production concept consists of quality control of the product‚ testing and measurement of the product. The marketing concepts strengths are that it allows McDonalds to focus on specific
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