1. INTRODUCTION Designing a compensation plan is one of the most complex tasks for most organizations as it affects job satisfaction‚ employee turnover‚ productivity and the overall company effectiveness. If not properly managed‚ this may lead to high employee turnover‚ low productivity‚ among other problems which is especially true for a large service-oriented firm like McDonald’s. McDonald’s first-line managers deal directly with customers along with the front-line crew and it is crucial to draw
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Professor Date Using Teams in Production and Operations Management Describe a major global corporation: (1) a leading manufacturer or (2) a major retail or restaurant business. Describe the type of business‚ market share‚ financials‚ size‚ and global presence. This paper will describe McDonald’s‚ the world’s biggest burger chain. McDonald’s business started in 1940 and was opened by Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino‚ CA. Today‚ McDonald’s is the largest chain of fast food restaurants. They
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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 name “McDonald’s System Inc.” was changed to McDonald’s Corporation in1960. However
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management experience. The last benefit of this model is the chance of the company to identify and develop the locations‚ polices quality‚ and develops new products. Operations are large scale and efficient. Weaknesses of McDonald’s model Sharing profits McDonald and the franchisee seek to earn profits over a long period of time so the revenues must be fixed and sufficient to share profits among them. Loss of absolute control MacDonald doesn’t have the complete right to manage or take decisions alone. So
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symbol and its mascot‚ Ronald McDonald. Two brothers from Southern California‚ Dick and Maurice McDonald‚ started operating a hot dog/hamburger stand at the Monrovia Airport. Eventually outgrowing that location‚ they moved the stand to San Bernadino. Realizing that hamburgers were their most popular product‚ the brothers reinvented their restaurant in 1948 using a concept that was similar to a factory production line. They called their system Speedee Service. This system was unique to the fast food
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CONFERENCE PAPER #8 WORKING DRAFT‚ NOVEMBER 06 INCENTIVE SYSTEMS: INCENTIVES‚ MOTIVATION‚ AND DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE A UNDP CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE Capacity Development Group Bureau for Development Policy United Nations Development Programme November 2006 1 CONTENTS Page ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I. II. III. Introduction Incentives Strategy in Application Operational Implications ANNEXES 1. Annex 1: 3 Case Studies 2. Annex 2: Bibliography 3 4 5 7 9 22
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Designing a Reward System June 16‚ 2013 HSM/220 Amanda Enz-Olavarria Designing a reward system for a human service organization is difficult. In fact designing a reward system where employers and management are both happy is difficult. Employees want something that gives them benefits beyond health insurance and paid time off (PTO). Employees want resect from management‚ good compensation‚ a chance to turn out quality work‚ chances for promotion‚ opportunities to do interesting work‚ the feeling
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launched it first restaurant in 1996. Unlike any other market‚ McDonald’s corp. has ventured in‚ India showed to be one of the toughest. As India’s population is very diverse and complex between different communities‚ religions‚ beliefs‚ and value systems‚ Mcdonald’s had to consider the cultural‚ economical and sociopolitical factors. Cultural Issue Because 80% of the population in India practice Hindu‚ which prohibits the consumption of beef‚ and of practicing muslims who do not consume pork‚ McDonald’s
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“Designing a Reward System” Tiffany Hautau Rewarding and recognizing employees is a ticklish business. It can motivate people to explore more effective ways to do their jobs - or it can utterly discourage such efforts. Here are a few tips and traps: Establish a clear link between what people are rewarded for and the organization ’s priorities. Does everyone see and understand the relationship between their improvements and financial rewards? Too many profit-sharing plans‚ for example‚ are
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Designing a Reward System Tiffany Grabowski HSM/220 November 24‚ 2013 Nikkia Fuller Designing a Reward System Detailing the methods of determining what aspects of the work should be monitored and rewarded is what I plan to focus on when designing my reward system. Designing a well-integrated motivation and reward is arguably one of the most important functions of management in its quest to achieve excellence in organizational performance‚ according to University of Phoenix Achieving Excellence
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