References: 1. McDonald’s (2010)‚ (2006). 2. www.Businessteacher.org 3. Mortimer R. (2007) ‘The U.S. follows the U.K’s lead on McJobs’. 4. www.ukessays.com ‘Managing people’. 5. Armstrong M. (2006) ‘A handbook of Human Resource Management Practice’. 6. Leat M. (2007) ‘Exploring Employee Relations’. 7. www.managementissues.com (2006) ‘Not bad for a McJob’. 8. Lashley B. (2004). ‘Can microcredit make a difference.
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report we are going to introduce Mcjob motivation analysis using - HRM motivation theories and techniques - Appling an effective job design - Appling job characteristics model - Recruitment and selection methods and techniques In addition to the illustration diagrams and explanation the report is ended with an examples or a real Mcjob case and how theories’ been applied to increase motivation. Answer Q1 Introduction: McJob Simply we can describe McJob as a "a low-pay‚ low-prestige
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In “My Secret Life on the McJob: Fast Food Managers’ Newmann works in various fast-food restaurants. Newmann describes the differences‚ and how it can be linked the manager’s management style. The toxic manager uses sarcasm or disrespectful comments to indicate that he was unhappy with the employes. The Toxic Manager was the manager at Arby’s and tells Newmann he hired him to change the culture of the store‚ which is vulgar and disrespectful. Newmann believes the manager himself-Don‚ was the role
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McJobs Are Bad for Kids I thought Amitai Etzioni’s article: The Fast-Food Factories: McJobs are Bad for Kids‚” was both accurate and convincing. His assertion that fast food jobs‚ “impart few skills useful in later life‚” and “skew the values of teenagers‚” is correct. At first blush‚ these jobs seem idea for teaching young people responsibility and self-discipline. But‚ when examining issues the author mentions as negatives such as; hours worked‚ appropriate supervision‚ job training‚ opportunity
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tastes great and is fast. Since fast food restaurants have been exploding in the U.S. these days‚ like McDonalds‚ KFC‚ and Burger King‚ more and more people eat there every day. But did you know what it actually does to you? In the non fiction text‚ McJobs‚ by Eric Schlosser‚ the author explains about how fast food has changed the society. He talks about how there used to be no fast food restaurants in Martinsburg but now‚ lots of chain restaurants and fast food places are there‚ erasing what is unique
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Amitai Etzioni intent for writing “The Fast-Food Factories: McJobs are Bad for Kids‚” was to relay a message to parents that teenagers shouldn ’t work while still in school. “Closer examination‚ however‚ finds the McDonald ’s kind of job highly uneducational in several ways”. It doesn ’t give teens enough to prepare for the future of being on their own‚ nor enough knowledge to start their own franchise or business. McDonald ’s is described as a “highly routinized” job; McDonald ’s is a typical and
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Ritzer’s theory of "McDonaldization" is a theory that basically says that many jobs are becoming "McDonaldized‚" or being reduced to simple‚ unskilled tasks. According to Ritzer‚ these are called "McJobs." There are four main components of McDonaldization. The first is efficiency‚ that is‚ the task should be completed using the most optimal method. The second‚ calculability‚ means that‚ for example‚ sales are more important that taste or quality. The third component is predictability‚ meaning
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People & Change Management assignment Learning outcome 3 Module Leader: Cathal Esler By John O’Flynn Analyse the elements required for effective recruitment‚ selection and training within contemporary organisations. In contemporary organisations things work a little faster than the traditional organisation with the pyramid scheme that is used starting with a president‚ maybe a few vice presidents‚ layers of management and the majority of employees at the bottom‚ certain jobs are specialised
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INTRODUCTION A brand name is an important aspect of an organization’s very existence as it is a determiningfactor in the manner in which clients‚ prospective clients‚ share holders‚ employees and variousactors who are part of its corporate environment respond to the organization. Large Multi- National Corporations invest heavily on their brand and corporate name each year. Innovativeadvertisement campaigns featuring some of the world’s most famous entertainment personalitiesand good-will initiatives
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Diversity and Strategic Innovation Orientation: The Relationship and Consequences for Innovativeness and Performance‚ Journal of Product Innovation Management‚ Vol. 28‚ Iss: 6‚ pp. 819-832 Hospitality Ireland (2008) McDonald’s extols benefits of ‘McJob’‚ Hospitality Ireland‚ Vol. 4‚ Iss: 51‚ p. 86 Gröschl‚ S. (2011) Diversity management strategies of global hotel groups: A corporate web site based exploration‚ International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management‚ Vol. 23‚ Iss: 2‚ pp.224 –
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