is the biggest fast food retailer conquering markets worldwide. In almost every country in the world‚ there is a McDonalds restaurant and in a single state or region‚ there are several branches. The company has spread so widely that the term “mcDonaldization” (1998) was coined to describe the organization and culture of the company. The term has evolved to refer to the general business strategy of expansion. McDonalds opened its first restaurant in Hong Kong in 1975 at Paterson Street
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Taylorism in the 21st century In today’s world examples of Taylorism (scientific management) is not difficult to find in organisations all across the world; may it be in industries such as vehicle & computer manufacturing‚ customer service call centres and even some restaurants we eat in. These industries are functioning more effectively and efficiently by applying scientific management theory. It seems almost impossible to admit that Taylorism was ever so revolutionary only over 100 years ago as
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Women and the Globalization Samir D. Ajmeri Abstract: How do rising levels of international interconnectedness affect the social‚ economic‚ and political condition of women? Competing hypotheses are easy to identify; indeed‚ a prudent answer to the question would be that some women will benefit from globalization and some will be hurt‚ or that the status of women will improve in some respects but not others. We advance the hypothesis that‚
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Introduction The McDonald’s is the global fast food giant‚ introduced in 1940‚ in San Bernardino‚ California by Dick and Mac McDonald of Manchester‚ New Hampshire. It places its headquarters in Oak brook‚ Illiona US. Their introduction of “Speedee Service System” in 1948 established the principles of the modern fast food restaurant. It revolutionized the American restaurant industry by imposing discipline on the production of hamburgers‚ French fries‚ and milk shakes. The McDonald’s Corporation’s
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Network for Public Education in the Americas - CSNPEA‚ http://www.vcn.bc.ca/idea/kuehn.htm Kuttner‚ R Mulgan‚ G. (1998) Connexity: Responsibility‚ freedom‚ business and power in the new century (revised edn.)‚ London: Viking. Ritzer‚ G. (1993) The McDonaldization of Society‚ Thousand Oaks‚ CA.: Forge Press. Romer‚ Paul M. (1986) ’Increasing Returns and Long-Run Growth ’‚ Journal of Political Economy 94(5)‚ pp.1002-37. Romer‚ Paul M. (1990) ’Endogenous Technological Change ’‚ Journal of Political Economy
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through empowerment ’ ’‚ Empowerment in Organisations‚ Vol. 2 No. 1. Ripley‚ R.E. and Ripley‚ M.J. (1993) ``Empowering management in innovative organisations in the 1990s ’ ’‚ Empowerment in Organisations‚ Vol. 1 No. 1. Ritzer‚ G. (1993)‚ The McDonaldization of Society‚ Pine Forge Press‚ London. Robbins‚ S.P. (1983)‚ ``The theory Z organization from power-control perspective ’ ’‚ California Management Review‚ Vol. 25 No. 2‚ pp. 67-75. Rust‚ R.T. and Oliver‚ R.L. (1994)‚ Service Quality: New Directions
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Why is Enlightenment significant? Though originally an apprentice to Horkheimer and Adorno‚ Habermas’ was not entirely in agreement with the two theorists when it came to their views on the Enlightenment. He seemed to suggest that his mentors went too far in their examination‚ and he stressed that they gave scientific reason too much credit‚ choosing himself to base his arguments in the belief that human life and cognitive processes were stronger than simple scientific reasoning. One of
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INTRODUCTION Marketing is an organizational function and a set of process to creating‚ communicating‚ and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationship in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholder. To delivery its value‚ the company needs a marketing plan and strategy. The objectives of a marketing strategy are to identify a target market and develop a marketing mix that will appeal to those potential customers. Decisions regarding the ideal marketing mix can
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J.F. (1995) McDonald’s Behind the Arches‚ London: Batam Press. Leidner‚ R 1993‚ ‘Fast food‚ fast talk: service work and the routinization of everyday life’‚ University of California Press‚ Berkeley‚ Los Angeles‚ London. Ritzer‚ G 2004‚ ‘The McDonaldization of society’‚ Sage Publications‚ Inc‚ Thousand Oaks‚ London‚ New Delhi. Schlosser‚ E 2001‚ ‘Fast food nation: the dark side of the all-American meal ’‚ Houghton Mifflin Company‚ Boston‚ New York. Tan‚ CH 2007‚ ‘Employment relations in Singapore’
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