Job Design, Recruiting And Selection, And Training And Performance Appraisals

As the rising District Manager for the new Dunkin’ Donuts stores, many factors must be presented, analyzed, promoted, and executed. Opening new stores requires innovative ideas, being ahead of the game with the newest trends, and stabilizing the stores for the least amount of turnovers. Managing stores also means maintaining respect while coaching is vital. This requires feedback on both upward and downward channels of communication. For the purpose of this paper, Dunkin’ Donuts will be assessed and evaluated based on its job and organizational designs, criteria for recruiting and selecting for

Congratulations!!! The store owner of Dunkin Donuts has decided to open five new locations over the next two years. A new District Manager will be needed for these new locations and will present many new opportunities. The new district manager will be given complete control, authority, and responsibility to structure, staff and operate the five new locations. The new opportunities will be challenging, but it will also be rewarding. Seeing the new location grow into thriving businesses will show the store owner that he made a great discussion. Many key components will be among the challenges and will include job design, organizational design, recruiting strategy and methods, and training

When a district manager is assigned to n area that includes a group of start up franchises these responsibilities are magnified.

As the rising District Manager for the new Dunkin’ Donuts stores, many factors must be presented, analyzed, promoted, and executed. Opening new stores requires innovative ideas, being ahead of the game with the newest trends, and stabilizing the stores for the least amount of turnovers. Managing stores also means maintaining respect while coaching is vital. This requires feedback on both upward and downward channels of communication. For the purpose of this paper, Dunkin’ Donuts will be assessed and evaluated based on its job and organizational designs, criteria for recruiting and

It is an honor to receive this great promotion as District Manager of Dunkin Donuts. As a newly promoted District Manager, my goal is to share and expand my Managerial experience by building successful employee teams for each of the five locations that I will be responsible for. I also want to provide a very positive environment for both the customers and employees within the Dunkin Donuts premise. It is my promise to responsibly serve our guests, communities, Franchisees, and employees. Dunkin’ Brands offers a comprehensive series of award-winning training programs for crew members, managers and franchisees designed to foster deep connections to our brands’ heritage and improve the guest experience and business results at the restaurant level” (Dunkin Brands, 2014). My job is to foster Dunkin’ Brands core values into the organizational structure of each location. The purpose of this paper is to identify and explain how job design, organizational design, recruiting and selecting, training personnel and performance appraisals are key elements in creating successful establishments.

Krispy Kreme executives no longer rush to implement new plans before the time is right. They carefully study each geographical location to make sure its market will support a full-scale doughnut operation. Also, management spends time checking out sites for individual stores. Potential franchisee and employees are required to maintain certain standards and are thoroughly screened.

As I climb the Hierarchy’s ladder with the rise of District Manager for the new Dunkin’ Donuts stores, several factors must be acknowledged, analyzed, promoted, and executed. Opening new stores requires innovative ideas, being ahead of the game with the newest trends, and stabilizing the stores for the least amount of turnovers. Managing stores also means maintaining respect while coaching is vital. This requires feedback on both upward and downward channels of communication. For the purpose of this paper, Dunkin’ Donuts will be assessed and evaluated based on its job and organizational designs, criteria for recruiting and selecting for optimal efficacy, and appropriately training and appraising employees.

I have chosen Dunkin Donuts for my Ethnography of a Coffee House report. Opened in 1948 by William Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts, Mr. Rosenberg named his restaurant “Open Kettle” which at that time served only donuts and coffee. Two years later in 1950, Mr. Rosenberg renamed his restaurant “Dunkin Donuts.” Mr. Rosenberg’s goal was “make and serve the freshest, most delicious coffee and donuts quickly and courteously in modern, well-merchandised stores,” a philosophy which still holds true today (News Dunkin Donuts).

Dunkin’ Donuts has over six-thousand locations in the United States and serves over three and a half million customers daily. The biggest competitor for Dunkin’ Donuts are Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Starbucks, and McDonalds. In order to maintain market competitiveness Dunkin’ Donuts must remain driven towards service excellence. This starts by hiring staff members that are eager to provide the best customer service with every interaction they have and be able to produce an excellent product. “Dunkin’ Brand offers a comprehensive series of award-winning training programs for crew members, managers and franchises designed to foster deep connections to our brands’ heritage and improve the guest experience and business results at the restaurant level.” (Schmidt,R.A & Oldfield, B.M. 1999) Bill Rosenberg the founder of Dunkin’ Donuts operates by a simple philosophy but one that is carried through each store. “Make and serve the freshest, most delicious coffee and donuts quickly and courteously in modern well-merchandised stores” (Dunkin Donuts, n.d., pp. 1) Being a new district manager tasked with opening five new locations will help fulfill Rosenberg’s vision of providing the best product around in a courteous environment both for staff and customers. This paper will focus on job design, organizational design, recruiting and selecting, training personnel and performance appraisal are key elements in the success of opening five new locations.

Dunkin’ Donuts was established by Bill Rosenberg in 1950 in Quincy, MA. Dunkin’ Donuts started license franchises in 1955. It is the world’s leading baked goods and coffee chains serving more than 3 million customers per day. Dunkin’ Donut sells 52 varieties of donuts and more than a dozen coffee beverages as well as an array of bagels, breakfast sandwiches, and baked goods. At the end of 2010, there were 9,760 franchises all over the

The company under analysis in this report is Dunkin Donuts. The brand of Dunkin Donuts originated in 1950 when Bill Rosenberg opened the very first outlet in Massachusetts, USA. Today Dunkin' Donuts is the world's leading baked goods and coffee chain, serving more than 3 million customers per day worldwide. It sells about 52 varieties of donuts and more than a dozen coffee beverages as well as an array of bagels, breakfast, sandwiches, subs and other baked goods. Dunkin Donuts is a subsidiary company of Dunkin Brands Inc that owns companies like Dunkin Donuts, Baskin Robins etc. Dunkin Donuts is a multinational company with its presence in more than 32 nations. By the end of 2011, there were 10,083 Dunkin' Donuts stores worldwide that included 7,015 franchised restaurants in the United States of America and 3,068 international outlets in more than 32 countries across the globe employing more than 9000 people. According to the financial report published by Dunkin Brands Inc, the parent company of Dunkin Donuts the net sales worldwide totaled up to $8.77 billion, up 5.2 percent from the previous year and the Net income for the year was $108.3 million, up 214.5 percent as reported by the company.

Even though Dunkin Donuts is an international business, each individual store has its own set of goals and missions to achieve success. This is also known as the value chain, which is “the process or activities by which a company adds value to an article, including production, marketing, and the provision of after-sales service.” (Oxford) After observing and working for Dunkin Donuts, the business’ success is primarily based off the happiness of their loyal customers and smooth teamwork of their employees. This particular Dunkin Donuts on Western Avenue in Peoria, Illinois is faced with a lot of challenges, but with the right approach to these challenges can make their business even more successful.

As a district manager, many responsibilities come with the job. District management is responsible for virtually all the operations in the company with respect to the business goals that have been set out in the company plan. This is especially the case when the district assigned is a group of new area start-ups. District managers are responsible for the allocation of resources, hiring, training and managing teams. The roles of a district manager starting new Dunkin’ Donuts locations are no different yet they include the responsibility for a smooth start. These added responsibilities include job design,

Socio-Cultural- Due to the numerous cultures present in Dunkin' Donuts' target market, the company as a whole must be in continuous change in order to keep up with its consumers. Dunkin Donuts must keep in mind the age, income, occupation, and most importantly the lifestyles of their customers if they wish to succeed in such a competitive market. As an answer to this problem, the company has implemented several changes aimed at keeping and attracting a new customer base. Many restaurants are looking towards centralized kitchens to maximize space and reduce costs, consequently cutting product costs, thus saving the customer money. The

Research showed that 54% of the Americans over the age of 18 drink coffee everyday and 62% of the regular coffee was purchased from a coffee shop, rather than homemade. For corporation coffee house chain, Dunkin’ Donuts is developing very well in home base country and has its chains everywhere including Asia. That is why it is chosen to study within this industry for its financial performance.