CASE STUDY Integrating McDonald’s Business, Human Resource, and Staffing Strategies People are McDonald’s most important asset. The company’s success depends on the satisfaction of its customers, which begins with workers who have the attitudes and abilities required to work efficiently and provide good customer service. To execute its growth strategy, McDonald’s has identified people as one of its three global corporate strategies. McDonald’s claims that as an employer, it wants “to be the
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Strategic Human Resource Management-MGT 509 Individual Assignment Instructions This is an individual assignment. The word count should be less than 1500. In writing your answers, you should do extra research based on the given case study. You should submit your answers in printed form on or before 19th March 2016. This assignment carries a total of 15 marks whereas 10 marks allocated for the submitted answer and 05 marks allocated for the presentation. The date of presentation will be announced
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Chapter 2: Strategy and Human Resources Planning If nothing else, my students should learn that… • It is important for HRM to align its policies and processes with the business strategy in order to provide value to the organization (external fit), and that the policies and processes are mutually reinforcing (internal fit). HR planning follows the same pattern as organizational strategic planning, and hence the two processes are complementary. • In order to evaluate the effectiveness
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History of McDonald’s The McDonald's concept was introduced in San Bernardino, California by Dick and Mac McDonald of Manchester, New Hampshire. It was modified and expanded by their business partner, Ray Kroc, of Oak Park, Illinois, who later bought out the business interests of the McDonald brothers in the concept and went on to found McDonald's Corporation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_McDonald%27s McDonald’s is a company which has a colorful history and developed the culture associated
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A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Labor Relations Flavia Melo Pilar Asensio Pollyana Sobreira Stephanie Rais Thi Minh Vo I. INTRODUCTION 1. Practical Issues to be considered II. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT III. COMPANY EXAMPLE: Mc DONALD’S 1. Background 2. Managing Diversity 3. Competitive Advantage IV. Mc DONALD’S IN INDIA V. Mc DONALD’S IN CHINA 1. Training Local Staff
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International Management Formulating Strategy ng Outline Opening Profile: Global Companies Take Advantage Global Integrative Strategies Using E-Business for global Expansion E-Global or E-Local Entry Strategy Alternatives Reactive Responses Exporting; Licensing; Franchising; Contract Manufacturing; Of/shoring; Service Sector Outsourcing; Turnkey Operations; Management Contracts; International Joint Ventures; Fully-Owned Subsidiaries; e-Business Proactive Reasons Management Focus:
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Metrics HRIS system can produce for the organization Best practices of 5-10 US organizations Key action items for H20 implementation of effective HRIS system Overview of Staffing Methods Cost per Hire Staffing and Training Requirements Consideration of Recruitment/Time to Fill Vacancies Unique/Best practices for Staffing Review of Training and Development-Strategic Alignment Cost Analysis of Training Program – In house vs. Consultant Best Practices for Training and Development
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7 e-Business Systems CHAPTER OVERVIEW Chapter 7: e-Business Systems describes how information systems integrate and support enterprisewide business processes, as well as the business functions of marketing, manufacturing, human resource management, accounting, and finance. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading and studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Identify the following cross-functional enterprise systems, and give examples of how they can provide significant business
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International Business ( Semester 2, 2014) * Topic 1: Context * Globalization: There is no agreed or consistent definition for globalization but the key features including: * Everything and everyone equal * Intensive and rapid flows cross border flows (eg product, finance) * Not just economic but social, culture also. * Implication for nation states (countries)- a loss on power for the countries on politically as well as economically. * “ Globalization is
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organizations. Introduction to Controlling Controlling Techniques, Types and its advantages & disadvantages. Control Process and its constituents. Introduction to Human Resource Management HRM planning & steps in planning process. HRM process Recruitment, selection, Training and development. Performance Appraisal and issues in human resources Leadership concept and some leadership theories. Leadership theories. Leadership Models. Leadership Development and Motivation. Motivational theories Suggested
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