Case Summary: McDonald’s “Senior” Restaurant McDonalds is one of the world’s largest fast food chains serving millions of customers everyday. The main reason for their success is the fact that McDonalds adapts its products to fit the local markets. It is a truly ’Global’ corporation. The manager of this particular location faces a unique dilemma. She has a loyal clientele that visits regularly - seniors. Owing to the affinity of the staff with its customers‚ the seniors stay longer. Over
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Unethical Behavior Unethical Behavior in the Work Place Caron XXXXXXXX MGM365-0804A-12 Phase 3 individual Project November 10‚ 2008 Unethical Behavior in the Work Place Business ethics is a vital element to the growth and success of any business. To be ethical means to have a system of moral principles. Ethics alone is a branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct‚ with respect to the rightness
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Rational for the chosen organization I have chosen McDonald food chain in Sri Lanka. McDonalds is a growing and known brand in the world in the fast food industry. They are basically into burgers‚ French fries‚ milkshakes‚ salads‚ desserts‚ Drinks. Fast food chains are rapidly spreading across the world in every country‚ and it’s becoming popular in Sri Lanka as well. McDonalds commenced its operations in Sri Lanka in 2003 where the franchising power was held with Abans pvt ltd. This Marketing
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With the expansion of McDonald’s into many international markets‚ the company has become a symbol of globalization and the spread of the American way of life. Its prominence has also made it a frequent topic of public debates about obesity‚ corporate ethics and consumer responsibility. As a prominent example of the rapid globalization of American fast food industry‚ McDonald’s is often the target of criticism for its menu‚ its expansion‚ and its business practices. For example‚ in 1990‚ two British
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McDonald’s is getting a massive amount of bad press from critics circling on this issue which is steering away franchisees and customers. The company is renowned for its fast preparation of meals for customers‚ and since the start of the business by the McDonald brothers‚ Richard and Maurice‚ themselves‚ the company underwent issues pertaining to health – campaigns against the overall fastfood industry occurred‚ launched by public interests groups‚ environmentalists‚ and consumer advocates. Apart from that
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I have decided to use McDonalds for my portfolio project. McDonald’s operates the biggest chain of fast food restaurants in the world. They serve over 500 million customers in 100 countries. The company was established in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant by two brothers. Ray Kroc purchased the organization in 1955 and oversaw its growth around the world. McDonalds has a unique system of operations. A typical McDonald restaurant is either owned by a corporation‚ a franchisee or an affiliate. The company
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Running Head: UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES Unethical Business Practices in Corporation The Business Enterprise – BUS508 Professor Karmetria Burton Strayer University Lisa Brooks May 9‚ 2009 Abstract Many companies demonstrated questionable business ethics. It is my belief that businesses are so consumed with being competitive between their buyers and sellers until they lose site honesty and integrity. I have presented three various types of businesses which all exemplified
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About McDonald : About McDonald Brief History of McDonald’s The first McDonald’s was built in 1940 by the McDonald brothers (Dick and Mac) . Started off as a hot dog stand in CA [1937] The McDonald brothers realized that hamburgers were their most profitable menu item‚ and changed their business to serve a limited menu. About McDonald : About McDonald McDonald’s is a large corporation in the fast food industry. They have been around since 1955 when Ray Kroc started the chain of McDonalds. They
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McDonalds SWOT analysis 2013 Strengths Location‚ commercial/high density areas. Efficiency & speed. Reasonably priced menu. Standard/ quality/ reliability. Friendly customer orientated staff. Largest fast food market share in the world. Children targeting. Weaknesses Negative publicity Unhealthy food menu. High employee turnover. Competition. Opportunities Maturity → New markets Home delivery service. Threats Other local fast food chains. Lawsuits against McDonalds. Strengths
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Service Product McDonald McDonald’s products are mainly sold as a set meal. And a set meal will include a hamburger‚ fries and soft drink. This is the usual format of a set meal. Of course you can consume it separately. McDonald offer different kinds of hamburger for customer to choose. If don’t want to have hamburger. They have offered chicken wings and mcnuggets. For set meal are chicken wings or mcnugetts plus fries and soft drink. And they also have a few kinds of drink. Further‚ they have
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