Case Study Report McDonald ’s BACKGROUND: Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald founders of McDonald ’s Corporation grew from a single drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino‚ California in 1948 to the largest food service organization in the world. In 1955 Ray Kroc opened firs McDonald ’s in Des Plaines‚ Illinois and became exclusive franchising agent for the company. By 1991 McDonald ’s owned $13 billion of fast-food industry‚ operating 12‚400 restaurants in 59 countries (Ezine). The company
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MCDONALDS McDonalds is the world’s leading food service retailer with more than 30‚000 restaurants in 118 countries serving 46 million customers each day. McDonalds is one of the world’s most well-known and valuable brands and holds a leading share in the globally branded quick service restaurant segment of the informal eating-out market in virtually every country in which they do business. Serves the world some of its favorite foods - World Famous French Fries‚ Big Mac
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Aims and objectives of McDonalds • to serve good food in a friendly and fun environment • to be a socially responsible company • to provide good returns to its shareholders • to provide its customers with food of a high standard‚ quick service and value for money McDonalds’ aim is to be ‘the world’s quickest restaurant experience.’ This is also said in the mission statement of McDonalds.’ To get to the aim they need Objectives. Objectives are the long term aim to get to the Aim. Firstly
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BACKGROUND American restaurant chains have been opening their doors more and more during the last five years. Wherever you go‚ if you are traveling in your car in Caracas City‚ you can see McDonalds‚ Bennigan’s‚ Chili’s‚ Pizza Hut and Burger King. McDonald’s is one of the world’s biggest food service retailers which every day serves 50 million customers in 119 countries across the world through 30‚000 restaurant outlets. McDonald’s opened its door in India in October 1996 in Vasant Vihar a colony
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Scientific Management Applied by McDonalds In the twentieth century‚ the principles of Scientific Management had been formalized by the Frederick Taylor for the objectives of developing and designing the ideas so that it gets the employees in the manufacturing industries for producing more profit. Taylor decided in contracting with the other companies for the rearrangement of the production processes in simplifying the tasks that every employee needs to perform. The workers in the Taylorized factories
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Organizational Communication Analysis of McDonald’s Yijun Zhang October 17‚ 2014 The McDonald’s corporation was started in 1940 and has since grown as a fast food entity‚ with restaurants and supply outlets all over the world. Maurice and Richard McDonald started a Bar-B-Q restaurant in San Bernardino‚ the United States in 1940(“McDonald’s History”). In 1948‚ they introduced the “Speedee Service System” and the CEO Ray Kroc established the McDonald’s System Inc. in Illinois in 1955. In addition‚ the
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SWOT Analysis Strengths McDonalds has built up huge brand equity and has large market share. Strong brand name‚ image and reputation McDonalds has strong supply chain to support their business. Good innovation and product development. Nutritional information of product available on packaging The McDonalds brand offers consumers choice‚ reasonable prices‚ quality product and great service Strong global presence and performance in the global marketplace Large amounts
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Contemporary World Culture Globalization of McDonalds Globalization has affected almost every aspect of life in most all countries around the world from economic to culture with the exchange of goods‚ services and ideas influencing cultural changes around the world. Food is an important element in defining culture and the globalization of McDonald’s is huge. Most people when they hear the name McDonald’s immediately think of America. Equating McDonald’s with America is sensible since they opened
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that comes to mind when you hear the words “golden arches?” McDonalds should be your answer and it is very clear why people get this question right. Not only is McDonalds everywhere‚ but is also an Americanized icon that has become known all across the world. This fast food empire has been growing rapidly ever since the first franchise was opened on April 15‚ 1955 in Des Plaines‚ Illinois. Ray Kroc‚ a local salesman who helped the McDonald brothers open up the first franchise‚ became interested in
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EMPLOYMENT The next critical issue is Employment. We see employment as an issue because McDonalds though it employs over a million people has gotten a bad reputation as an employer. This is because employees are seen as expendable and made to work long hours for low wages and under bad conditions. They are hired to do task that require them to follow already set exact programs that tell them when to do every task. This means there is very little room for individualism and still building (2)
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