Competitive Advantage Strategy by Michael Porter Theory of McDonalds 2013 _____________ A paper Presented to the Faculty Economy of President University Indonesia _______________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Final Exam of Service Management _______________ By Trecy Emerald 014201000167 International Business 3 Introduction McDonald is‚ originated in California‚ USA‚ 1954‚ has become one of the most recognized and respected brands in the
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McDonalds in Tecoma Being a resident of the Dandenong Ranges‚ I have seen first-hand the hard work and dedication of the protesters to the fast food chain McDonalds. Every morning on my way to and from school I drive through the small town of Tecoma where local residents are fighting against the construction of a McDonalds. These people are out rain‚ hail or shine outside the building site of Tecoma McDonalds holding signs that have catch phrases such as “burger off” and other slogans mocking the
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History of McDonald’s The McDonald ’s concept was introduced in San Bernardino‚ California by Dick and Mac McDonald of Manchester‚ New Hampshire. It was modified and expanded by their business partner‚ Ray Kroc‚ of Oak Park‚ Illinois‚ who later bought out the business interests of the McDonald brothers in the concept and went on to found McDonald ’s Corporation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_McDonald%27s McDonald’s is a company which has a colorful history and developed the culture
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macro-environmental factors in India. To give some more debt to this answer‚ I found it convenient to use the PESTEL analysis as a tool to identify the key macro-environmental factors that were relevant for McDonalds when they entered India‚ and then shortly comment on each of them what McDonalds did that was so good. Political/Legal Until the early 1990s‚ India’s political parties were critical of foreign companies operating in India. After that the market opened more up‚ but still the political
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McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) 2111 McDonalds Dr. Oak Brook IL (630) 623-3000 Company Overview History McDonalds is the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. McDonalds serves roughly 68 million customers daily in over 119 countries and is currently headquartered in Oak Brook‚ IL. McDonalds began in 1940 as a barbeque restaurant by Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948‚ they reorganized as a hamburger stand and subsequently became the best in the business. The original
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McDonalds has more than 31‚000 restaurants serving in almost 120 countries. Of the 31‚000 restaurants‚ at least 14‚000 are in US. However‚ now‚ because the care of McDonalds about favors and cultures in each countries it enters‚ McDonalds can open more restaurant in new areas such as China or India that the countries which culture influences on people lifestyle deeply. They are very potential markets. The expansion of these areas is big opportunities for McDonalds. China was McDonald‟s first
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McDonalds Strategy McDonalds Strategy According to the McDonalds 2010 annual report‚ the company continues to remain in a good position for success because McDonalds applies the “plan to win” strategy (McDonalds‚ 2010-2014). The concept behind the “plan to win” strategy is not for McDonalds to be the biggest fast food chain but for the company to be the best fast food chain (McDonalds‚ 2010-2014). The plan to win strategy focuses on the core drivers of the business. The strategy utilizes the five
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definition of internal and external stakeholders This website shows the differnent stakeholders and how they influnece businesses. the main two businesses i am going to be investigating are McDonalds and cadbury. what are stakeholders? Stakeholders are people who own a share in the business‚ they have to buy the shares from the stock exchange or they have an influence or interest in the business. an example of a stakeholder of a school would be a govnor. they dont own a share but they influence
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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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management experience. The last benefit of this model is the chance of the company to identify and develop the locations‚ polices quality‚ and develops new products. Operations are large scale and efficient. Weaknesses of McDonald’s model Sharing profits McDonald and the franchisee seek to earn profits over a long period of time so the revenues must be fixed and sufficient to share profits among them. Loss of absolute control MacDonald doesn’t have the complete right to manage or take decisions alone. So
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