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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McDonalds SWOT analysis 2013 Strengths Location‚ commercial/high density areas. Efficiency & speed. Reasonably priced menu. Standard/ quality/ reliability. Friendly customer orientated staff. Largest fast food market share in the world. Children targeting. Weaknesses Negative publicity Unhealthy food menu. High employee turnover. Competition. Opportunities Maturity → New markets Home delivery service. Threats Other local fast food chains. Lawsuits against McDonalds. Strengths
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viable strengths than weaknesses. Strengths such as brand recognition‚ steady growth in global markets‚ and strong leadership. McDonald’s has become part of America’s culture and now the same can be said for the global arena based on the demonstration of growth and continued dominance over competitors. Business Week Magazine even ranked McDonald’s as "one of the ten most recognized brands in the world"‚ a position that creates significant opportunities for the company. An important strength that continues
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Strengths‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats about my business (E-Commerce) Strengths Ability to compete with other companies global and locally -Implementing an e-commerce business solution allows companies to expand their customer base to a global level without considerable time or expense. Specialization and niche selling -The larger customer base created by online sales allows e-tailers to specialize in certain niche products that could not support a more traditional business model
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Discuss the Strengths and Weaknesses of the Three Main Theories covered in this Module. This essay will attempt to highlight and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the three main theories of counselling within the module covered this term. The three approaches in discussion are psychodynamics‚ cognitive behavioural and humanistic. The psychodynamic theory originated from Sigmund Freud‚ a medical doctor and philosopher (1856 - 1939) founded in the 1900s. Freud developed his ideas whilst working
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corporate and global level strategies. McDonald greatest strengths are introducing fast food into people minds and becoming part of the American culture. Corporations like Wal-Mart who has grown exponentially over the past years have suffered losses in sales due to their failure to re-invent themselves. They can model themselves after corporation like McDonald’s who stay true to their roots but still have a youthful approach to their marketing styles. STRENGTHS McDonald’s strategic issue is to
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Cases Teacher’s Name April 19‚ 2011 McDonald’s and Its Critics McDonalds started in San Bernardino‚ California simply as a drive-in and a car hop service with a large menu in the 1940s and the first McDonalds restaurant was opened in Des Plaines‚ Illinois in April 1955. Over the years‚ McDonald has established itself as one of America’s most popular fast food chains. From its early beginnings to its current state‚ McDonalds has undergone several changes in business procedures to include changes
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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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1.0 Recommendations: 1. Continue the Emphasis on Delivering High and Personal Customer Service 2. Leverage the website for marketing purposes‚ focus on increasing revenues and not necessarily reducing costs. 3. Establish and manage a customer awareness database to be leveraged by all Four Seasons properties. 4. Solicit select feedback from customers regarding use of technology‚ e.g. concerning automated checkout (i.e. should it be an option). 5. Implement a ’Seasons Pass’ - rewards program to
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Weaknesses of modern democracy Political science 202 01/01/2013 “Democracy is the worst form of government‚ except for all those others that have been tried from time to time.” These are the words used by Sir Winston Churchill while he was expressing his resolve with democracy. Democracy is the dominant form of government in the world with the exception of a few countries. In Sir Winston’s statement‚ the phrase‚ “except all those others that have been tried from time to
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