The line and staff activity has been debated for many years. One of the earliest expositions in line-staff activities dates back to 1911‚ in the military’s plan to simplify shop work (Fisch‚ 1961). These two activities are often perceived as one process; however they are not the same. There are fundamental differences between line and staff activity. These two functions cross over in organizations including health care‚ manufacturing‚ and service organizations. The line does not have direct authority
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Abstract McDonalds declared its first profit lost in the history of its outstanding performance in the fourth quarter of 2002. This led the company to investigate the key components which caused this to happen. Upon review the company realized there was a need to improve its Talent Management to align with the company’s business goals and strategies. This process was needed to achieve long term growth and success for the company. This case study gives an overview of the initiatives that McDonalds implemented
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Introduction Motivation is a process of arousing and sustaining goal-directed behavior induced by the expectation of satisfying individual needs. It is the major determinants of our behaviors. By understand the motives‚ you can influence staff’s behaviors. Especially with the shift towards a more socially and culturally responsive workforce‚ ability to motivate your staff is becoming one of the most important assets of an organization. Motivation System of my Organization In organizational context
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RESPONSES: 52 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The aim of this study was to identify the causes of satisfaction of employees. This was achieved through a questionnaire. This study proved that following factors affect employee motivation directly: Support of superiors and colleagues Recognition of work Pay and Promotion Policy Skills and abilities are given due importance Consultation in decision making Career Growth Ideas and innovations are noticed Workload Working
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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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Communications MKT2230 McDonalds Corporation Overview The history of McDonalds dates back to its early beginnings in 1940. The first restaurant was opened by 2 brothers Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino California. The first franchised restaurant was later opened by Ray Kroc in Illinois‚ who later went on to purchase the brothers equity in the company and fuelled the massive worldwide expansion of the company that we see and know today. The corporate founding of McDonalds took place in 1955
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McDonald’s utilizes an excellent operations strategy in order to gain a larger market share and increase value to the shareholders. The corporation specifically focuses on speed‚ standardization‚ quality‚ and affordability. McDonalds has moved ahead of the competition by focusing on these factors. McDonald’s competes on three main bases‚ such as speed‚ affordability‚ and standardization‚ mainly to make their customers happy. Through extensive market research and surveys‚ the organization discovered
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Rate | * Large scale of operation | * Legal actions related to health issues | * Play area for Children | * They have yet to capitalize on the trend towards organic foods | * Specialized training for managers known as the Hamburger University | | * Ronald McDonald Children’s Charity * Business relationships with toy manufactures i.e. Barbie‚ Disney‚ Hotwheels | | Opportunities: | Threats: | * Growing health trends among consumers i.e. salads | * Major competitors
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Macdonald’s Industry: McDonalds is the leader of the industry with more than 33 500 restaurants serving nearly 68 million people in 119 countries each day. McDonalds‚ with headquarters in the United States‚ opened First store in 1940 by the McDonald brothers. The Industry is the Global Food Service. The Industry is at mature stage of its cycle in US. This is demonstrated by the low average growth rate about 4%-6%. * Combined annual revenue of about $120 billion * Industry is highly fragmented:
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Exceptional customer service is delivered by exceptional people. Before we can be sure that we are meeting the needs of our customers and providing quality service‚ we need to be able to retain‚ develop and invest in employees first. The programs and training that I would like to implement are employee incentives programs‚ which will consist of both financial and non-financial incentives‚ and a mentor program which in and of itself serves as a non-financial incentive in that it gives employees more responsibility
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