D1 UNIT 1 Intro In this task‚ I will evaluate the influence exerted by the different types of stakeholders for one organisation. Furthermore‚ I will indentify the main stakeholders of McDonalds and state what I think the demands they make on McDonalds are. I will also indentify where McDonalds are facing the conflicts in dealing with the external influences. A stakeholder is defined as any individual or group who have an interest in the success o the business. McDonalds is one of the world’s
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industry that had a negative impact on workers and the general public. Upton Sinclair was a famous “muckraker”. In The Jungle‚ Upton Sinclair wrote of horrid working conditions that were experienced by large numbers of European immigrants working in meatpacking plants. The Jungle became a best seller quickly. It opened America’s eyes and led President Theodore Roosevelt to ask congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act (Doc 1‚ 2).
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conditions in factories and political corruption‚ became active; one of the most renowned muckrakers was Upton Sinclair. (Schultz 2013‚ 342) Upton Sinclair wrote a book titled the Jungle that told about the truly gruesome conditions of a Chicago meatpacking company. President Woodrow Wilson‚ who succeeded Roosevelt‚ found that the conditions were real and pressed for congress to pass the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. (Schultz 2013‚
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Despite‚ The Jungle by Upton Sinclair showing a horrific struggle of America’s working-class‚ the federal government does not have the responsibility to enact policies or take action to help the situation of American workers. This can be deduced through the U.S. government’s tradition of laissez-faire as well as the principles stated in the U.S. constitution. The U.S government’s practice of “laissez-faire” is one aspect which makes it difficult to aid struggling workers. Laissez-faire is a policy
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restaurants. He explores the origin of the most successful fast food chains‚ including McDonalds‚ Taco Bell‚ and Burger King. Split up into different sections‚ Schlosser describes the unsanitary kitchens‚ the underpaid employees‚ and the unsafe meatpacking industry. Above all the common theme found throughout this nonfiction book is the underlying greed found throughout the entire fast food industry. Schlosser starts off saying there is a reason that the obesity rate in America is prominent and growing:
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particularly in the booming final decades of the 19th century. Trusts were established in close to 200 industries‚ although most never came close to Standard Oil in size or profitability. Among the largest were railroads‚ coal‚ steel‚ sugar‚ tobacco and meatpacking. This company was the best company in the world‚ and what’s better that it brought a great economy! Of course‚ great things always come to an end. By 1890 they already had legal issues‚ concerning the Sherman Antitrust Act. With
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Racial and Ethnic Groups Michelle Winner ETH 125 October 23‚ 2010 NIKIYA SPENCE Racial and Ethnic Groups There are three sociological perspectives of race and ethnicity which are functionalist‚ conflict‚ and labeling perspectives. The first one I will discuss is the functionalist perspective. The functionalist perspective emphasizes how the parts of society are structured to maintain its stability. As also described in the reading the functionalist approach is an approach‚ if an aspect
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the social aspect of the Progressive Era had its ups and downs in terms of the civil rights movements of both African-Americans and Woman‚ labor laws‚ and food laws. Upton Sinclair‚ a socialist‚ published The Jungle‚ which exhibited the Chicago meatpacking plants. The book showed the poor working conditions for the employees and how poorly the meat was processed as shown in Document [B]. This discovery called fourth an investigation‚ which led to the Meat Inspection Act in 1906. Child labor was challenged
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Thirty-six years ago‚ on August 3‚ 1981‚ more than 12‚000 members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) walked out‚ releasing multiple events that has since redefined labor unions. In rejoinder to the walkout‚ President Ronald Reagan delivered one of the crucial statements of his term. He said the striking air-traffic controllers were in desecration of the law; if they did not report to work within 48 hours‚ they would be fired. Long after Reagan’s presidency‚ tensions
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progressive ideals‚ Roosevelt became known as a trustbuster. He revived the Sherman Antitrust Act‚ vigorously enforcing it to break up large trusts that reduced competition and controlled prices. He also pursued a railroad monopoly‚ took on the meatpacking trust‚ and attacked oil‚ tobacco‚ and other monopolies.
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