Organizational Communication Analysis of McDonald’s Yijun Zhang October 17‚ 2014 The McDonald’s corporation was started in 1940 and has since grown as a fast food entity‚ with restaurants and supply outlets all over the world. Maurice and Richard McDonald started a Bar-B-Q restaurant in San Bernardino‚ the United States in 1940(“McDonald’s History”). In 1948‚ they introduced the “Speedee Service System” and the CEO Ray Kroc established the McDonald’s System Inc. in Illinois in 1955. In addition‚ the
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An Analysis of McDonald ’s Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 I. Background and History of McDonald ’s 4 II. Analysis of McDonald ’s 5 The industry environmental Markets 5 External Environmental 7 SWOT Analysis 10 Company performance over time– financial outlook – stock analysis 12 Strategy/Five Forces Framework 15 III. Issues involving McDonald ’s 20 Advertisement
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part is high possibility impacting McDonalds‚ especially the unhealthy food menu and the invariable food choices. In the external analysis‚ threats is mostly impacting McDonald’s future. And the opportunities are helping its future‚ also is important to impact McDonald’s. According the SWOT analysis and considered the possibilities above would impact McDonald’s‚ the first thing we should focus on the healthy food menu. Due to government and various organizations attempts to fight obesity‚ people
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McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) 2111 McDonalds Dr. Oak Brook IL (630) 623-3000 Company Overview History McDonalds is the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. McDonalds serves roughly 68 million customers daily in over 119 countries and is currently headquartered in Oak Brook‚ IL. McDonalds began in 1940 as a barbeque restaurant by Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948‚ they reorganized as a hamburger stand and subsequently became the best in the business. The original
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McDonalds has more than 31‚000 restaurants serving in almost 120 countries. Of the 31‚000 restaurants‚ at least 14‚000 are in US. However‚ now‚ because the care of McDonalds about favors and cultures in each countries it enters‚ McDonalds can open more restaurant in new areas such as China or India that the countries which culture influences on people lifestyle deeply. They are very potential markets. The expansion of these areas is big opportunities for McDonalds. China was McDonald‟s first
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certain employees of Simon Marketing and associates had colluded to defraud the McDonald’s Corporation in excess of $13 million worth of game prizes over the promotion period (Albrecht et al‚ 2012‚ p.210). The Simon Marketing firm was contracted by McDonalds to run their promotional sweepstakes games. The game prizes consisted of cash‚ vehicles‚ vacations and/or food prizes. According to Richard Dent (FBI Special Agent in Charge)‚ the main players involved in the scheme were as follows; Linda L
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McDonalds Strategy McDonalds Strategy According to the McDonalds 2010 annual report‚ the company continues to remain in a good position for success because McDonalds applies the “plan to win” strategy (McDonalds‚ 2010-2014). The concept behind the “plan to win” strategy is not for McDonalds to be the biggest fast food chain but for the company to be the best fast food chain (McDonalds‚ 2010-2014). The plan to win strategy focuses on the core drivers of the business. The strategy utilizes the five
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Influence University of South Florida Abstract This essay seeks to explain the link between McDonalds advertisement and the effect on the average consumer. McDonalds is one of the most popular fast food chains in the United States and is also criticized for their unhealthy foods. In my analysis I will analyze the history of McDonalds and how their advertising and publicity has affected the public mindset. I will also analyze how their ads and marketing are appealing
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definition of internal and external stakeholders This website shows the differnent stakeholders and how they influnece businesses. the main two businesses i am going to be investigating are McDonalds and cadbury. what are stakeholders? Stakeholders are people who own a share in the business‚ they have to buy the shares from the stock exchange or they have an influence or interest in the business. an example of a stakeholder of a school would be a govnor. they dont own a share but they influence
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McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest fast food chain restaurant‚ primarily selling hamburgers‚ chicken‚ french fries and carbonated drinks. The business was begun in 1940‚ with a restaurant opened by siblings Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino‚ California. Their introduction of the "Speedee Service System" in 1948 established the principles of the modern fast-food restaurant. The present corporation dates its founding to the opening of its first franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc‚ in
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