1. What are some of your initial reactions about the differences you notice between home country and host country operations of a multinational fast food chain such as the McDonalds? Cultural differences though difficult to observe and measure are very important‚ especially when doing the business in the foreign markets. Failure to comprehend these differences can lead to embracing missteps‚ strain relationships and impact the business performance. Therefore‚ It appears as if catering to the Indian
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Alex Polston 10/4/2014 I do not agree with the overall view of the article “Working at McDonalds.” This article intimidates the popular‚ undemanding jobs of teenagers at places that do not require a set amount of skills to begin work. Yes‚ these jobs are extremely easy to learn and they do not require much thought or concentration‚ but they do teach valuable job and social skills. Etzioni claims that these jobs are highly un-educational‚ cause teenagers to spend money on insignificant things‚ and
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Political Socialization Paper Politics encompass so much of our day to day lives no matter where or how you live. Growing up in South Texas with a very republican family has definitely shaped and influenced my views somewhat when it comes to politics. Because of our democratic government system‚ it is important to become educated and participate in government through voting‚ petitioning‚ and much more which is something that has always been stressed to me growing up. Although I live in a primarily
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access terminals in some outlets as well as enabling customers to order online‚ this will reduce the waiting time between a customer’s orders and pick up of order. -Marketing Strategies: Adults and children from all over the world know that Ronald McDonald is the face of restaurant chain. When costumers think about fast food they think about McDonald’s first. -Focus on costumers: McDonald’s restaurant has a strategy that they call “PLAN TO WIN” the five elements of this plan to win are PEOPLE‚ PRODUCTS
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Distinctive Competencies The VRIO analysis is helpful in determining if a resource or capability leads to competitive advantage (Middleton‚ 2004). Resources/Capabilities Valuable? Rare? Costly to Imitate? Exploited by Organization Competitive Implications Strength or Weakness Key Account Management Initiative Yes Yes Yes Yes Sustained Competitive Advantage Strength and Sustainable Distinctive Competence Recruitment Process Yes Yes No No Temporary Competitive Advantage Strength and Distinctive
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With India’s business environment showing potential for growth in the early 90s due to economic liberalization‚ population and income growth‚ MacDonald’s (MD) has adopted an international strategy by tapping into the market in India to expand their business. MD relative success has come from their willingness to ‘think global‚ act local’ in its transnational strategy‚ taking India’s macro-environment into consideration in carrying out their business. The 4 factors are as follow: Firstly‚ the main
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McDonald to regain dominant market For many years McDonald’s enjoyed worldwide success built on a few well-known‚ highly standard conditions. The company with the Golden Arches served a simple menu - hamburgers‚ french fries‚ and milkshakes orsoft drinks. The food was priced low‚ its quality was consistent‚ and it was served speedily from establishments that all looked alike and were extremely clean. In recent years‚ however‚ McDonald’s has seen its growth rate slow down and its dominant market
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Scientific Management Applied by McDonalds In the twentieth century‚ the principles of Scientific Management had been formalized by the Frederick Taylor for the objectives of developing and designing the ideas so that it gets the employees in the manufacturing industries for producing more profit. Taylor decided in contracting with the other companies for the rearrangement of the production processes in simplifying the tasks that every employee needs to perform. The workers in the Taylorized factories
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replace it. unsought products- a product that no ones much about or a product buyers dont look for as muc The consumer product Mcdonalds sells is a convenience product because the products they sell are not expensive and are vert easy to get because there is a Mcdonalds almost on every corner. Product mix- All the products that an organization sells. Mcdonalds first started it sold only about 6 items. Its main focus was on burgers. As they grew and expaned nationaly and gobaly in the 1960s they
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McDonald’s in India In America‚ we consider McDonald’s to be a beef serving‚ sometimes fatty fast food restaurant‚ but after a 6 year business plan to sway the Indian population‚ McDonald’s has transformed. If they can continue this growth in India‚ and all over the world‚ globalization will start to love McDonald’s even more. They seemed to have hit the right points‚ from playing it safe‚ investing their time doing marketing research‚ to find the best places to put a restaurant and finding out
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