El presente trabajo aborda una solución al problema del caso McDonald’s, el cual consiste en cómo mantener la posición de liderazgo de la empresa en sus principales mercados europeos, manteniendo su imagen como una empresa comprometida y que trabaja de manera constante en la búsqueda de alternativas sostenibles para su cadena de suministros, así como en generar un impacto positivo en los países en los que opera. Para esto, se describe, analiza y propone una solución para el caso, mediante un planeamiento estratégico. En el desarrollo del trabajo de investigación analizamos el entorno en el que opera McDonald’s, su cadena de valor y sus áreas funcionales, además, la misión, visión y valores de la organización con el propósito de proponer objetivos desafiantes, alcanzables, medibles y que se conseguirán a través de diversas estrategias que serán evaluadas. Estas se despliegan en los planes de recursos humanos, responsabilidad social empresarial, operaciones, marketing y finanzas, los cuales fueron evaluados financieramente considerando los respectivos análisis de sensibilidad. Las estrategias en las que nos apoyaremos son: desarrollo de nuevas alternativas para sus clientes acordes a las nuevas tendencias de comida sana, optimización de sus procesos en búsqueda de eficiencia y reducción del impacto medioambiental, una acción conjunta con los proveedores de manera que optimicen su proceso de producción hacia la búsqueda de procesos sostenibles como nuevo requerimiento indispensable a nivel mundial, y un trabajo de fortalecimiento de la conciencia medioambiental tanto interna como hacia la sociedad, en búsqueda de posicionar a la marca como una empresa comprometida con el medio ambiente. Finalmente, vista la factibilidad de las acciones propuestas en los planes funcionales, recomendamos su implementación en la organización.

The dramatic rise in childhood obesity is a major concern nationwide. Unprecedented media exposure, drastically decreased time spent interacting as a family, and the consumption of calorie-dense foods are all heated topics of discussion with ties to weight gain. In this research, possible associations are examined between media, social groups and a favorite fast-food restaurant among children: McDonald's. Q methodology was used to analyze the various factors that draw children to McDonald's. With a theoretical background in social learning theory, this study had 29 children rank-order 30 photographs depicting elements of the McDonald's experience. Pictures included the most and least popular food items, social events like birthday parties and eating with family, physical aspects of McDonald's, such as the Playplace and dining area, famous McDonald's characters and celebrities, promotional events and giveaways, like the monopoly game, food coupons and Happy Meal toys. The participants then took part in an interview. Results of the study resemble existing research into what motivates children to go to McDonald's, including the food and Playplace. However, this study also reveals three new factors contributing to the restaurant's popularity for kids: their need to be with friends and family, frequenting the restaurant as a sort of comfortable rite or tradition, and the fame with which McDonald's is associated. The findings suggest the importance of social education about food habits from parents, in spite of an increased dependence on media and peers for information.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Ball State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on May 07, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-117).

This thesis explores how and why two capitalistic American corporations were granted access to the Soviet Union's internal market. For decades communist leadership railed against what they termed "cheap bourgeois consumption," yet in 1972 Pepsi-Cola became the first officially sanctioned American consumer product in the USSR. Eighteen years later, McDonald's would become the first American restaurant to open in the Soviet Union. Both companies became deeply involved in Cold War politics and diplomacy, with high-ranking officials from both sides taking part in the negotiations to bring these companies into the country. These two case studies shed light on a seldom-covered aspect of American-Soviet economic relations and cultural exchange.

Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur idrottsintresserade ungdomar uppfattar McDonald's CSR-arbete mot idrott och hälsa i två utvalda reklamfilmer. Studiens vetenskapliga problem är att undersöka hur idrottsintresserade ungdomar uppfattar att McDonald's som Sveriges största snabbmatskedja samtidigt arbetar med hälsofrämjande CSR-arbeten. Det är det motsägelsefulla i detta fenomen som är intressant att undersöka utifrån den utvalda målgruppens perspektiv. Frågeställningar: ● Hur uppfattar idrottsintresserade ungdomar McDonald's CSR-arbete mot idrott och hälsa i de två utvalda reklamfilmerna? ● Hur uppfattar idrottsintresserade ungdomar begreppet Corporate Social Responsibility? ● Hur definierar idrottsintresserade ungdomar begreppet hälsa? ● Hur uppfattar idrottsintresserade ungdomar McDonald's satsning Skidlyftet? Metod och material: Receptionsanalys med sex fokusgruppsintervjuer. Huvudresultat: McDonald's CSR-arbete mot idrott och hälsa gör det möjligt för fler ungdomar att fortsätta med sin idrott. Men samtidigt uppfattar ungdomarna att det är paradoxalt att McDonald's som en snabbmatskedja väljer att göra hälsofrämjande CSR-arbeten.

This thesis covers the topic of McDonalds marketing strategy on the Czech market. At the beginning of the thesis, McDonalds as a company is explored. The second part focuses on the market environment, which I have divided into the micro-environment and macro-environment. A SWOT analysis was carried out as part od the work. The third part describes the marketing strategy as well as the marketing mix. In conclusion, I analyze the marketing strategy and provide possible areas of improvement.

No / The McDonald's Corporation is not only the largest system-wide sales service in the world, it is a phenomenon in its own right, and is now recognized as the most famous brand in the world. By providing a detailed analysis of the extent to which the McDonald's Corporation adapts or imposes its labour relations policies in Europe, this volume represents a real life case study revealing the interaction between a global multi-national enterprise and the regulatory systems of a number of different European countries. Key features include: an overview of the McDonald's Corporation's development and structure; an analysis of its corporate culture and the issues of franchising; an examination of key union strategies, including systems of co-determination, consultation and collective-bargaining; and a chapter dealing specifically with European legislation, in particular the McDonald's European Works Council. The author systematically analyses the conflict between the McDonald's Corporation and the industrial relations systems of the European countries within which it operates, and exposes this conflict as an 'unequal struggle' between economic liberalism and collectivism.

No / This article focuses on the workforce characteristics of the German and UK operations of McDonald’s Corporation. The UK workforce is characterised by predominantly young workers with very limited work experience, the German workforce is much older and mostly foreign workers. The analysis suggests that despite these differences and differences in labour market regulation, there is a key similarity between the workforces. The corporation is able to draw on similarly “weak” and marginalised segments of the labour market and these segments are likely to be particularly acquiescent to managerial prerogative. National institutional arrangements can still constrain the employment relations policies of multinational enterprises (MNEs). However, this analysis supports the notion that there is a growing diversity within national systems increasingly explained by MNE policies and practices. This does not necessarily mean that national systems are becoming redundant, but that there is a dynamic relationship between such systems and the needs of MNEs. / This paper was awarded the Literati Prize.

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