Ray Kroc started the last ethical dilemma when he opened up a McDonald's across from the original McDonald's owned by Maurice and Richard McDonald, who had to change their name to Big M. Ray Kroc wanted to put them out of business, but he also wanted Maurice and Richard to suffer seeing their name and restaurant they lost. Ray Kroc could have put the McDonald's in San Bernardino, California, elsewhere, even down the street or on another street. While Maurice and Richard cannot do anything with the name “McDonald's,” they decided to move their restaurant. If Ray Kroc did not pursue this course of action, it would have made Maurice and Richard feel less depressed about the loss of their restaurant. Unfortunately, they must start over there was …show more content…
However, Ray's ability to continue to build the franchise empire was coming to a stop because he did not have enough capital to build it any further. Maurice and Richard were not willing to renegotiate the contract they made because they felt like it was a fair deal. With that said, the capital really drove Ray’s aggressive strategy to buy the land that McDonald’s sat on because it helped Ray build capital and power so that he could challenge Maurice and Richard for the …show more content…
Maurice and Richard McDonald based every decision on what they wanted McDonald's to be, which was fast, clean, and delicious. Since they had trouble maintaining quality among earlier franchisee, they made sure to put in protections from franchisee abusing their name and their business. The implications of their decisions were that they did not like change, and so they rejected all of Ray’s ideas. Those ideas included designs that alter the building furnace, adding a basement, a coke cola sponsorship, request for additional revenue, attempting to renegotiate their franchise fee percentage, and the use of powder milkshake. The one thing they could have done differently was to be more willing to consider a change to improve their business. They did not identify with the state of their employees, including Ray who needed their support. Thus, Ray took it into his own hands. Ray Kroc was not motivated by money at first, but McDonald's service which was so fast compared to the other drive-ins he went to prior to discovering McDonald’s. However, when Maurice and Richard allowed him to become the head franchise, he started to worry about money as he built McDonald's all over the United States. Eventually, he started making decisions to acquire and make more profit off McDonald's because of Harry J. Sonneborn, who suggest he buy the land that McDonald’s sat on and that the
The health care colleague interviewed, Faith McClure, has about thirty three years experience in the field. She was the Medical/Surgical Director at my facility, and currently a case manager in my office. This is to emphasize her experience and expertise in the medical field. She obviously had strong feelings about pharmaceutical marketing and was happy to contribute.
Ray skeptical of the large order due to the fact that most of restaurants he has delivered to had only needed one. When at McDonald’s he was instantaneously amazed by the Speedee Service System. Once Ray delivered the merchandise he expertly persuaded the McDonald brothers to give him the right to franchise the local business. The brothers liked the idea because Ray Kroc was traveling the country while they stayed home living the life in California. He soon opened the first McDonald's franchise Des Plaines, Illinois. Later Kroc sent Disney a letter informing of his newly franchisor position. Disney replied saying that Kroc could open a McDonald’s in his theme park Disneyland. The quandary was that Disneyland would sell the french fries for fifteen cents instead of ten cents were as
The brothers liked the idea because Ray Kroc was traveling the country while they stayed home living the life in California. He soon open his very first franchise restaurant Des Plaines, Illinois. Later Kroc sent Disney a letter informing of his newly franchisor position. Disney replied saying that Kroc could open a McDonald’s in his theme park Disneyland. The quandary was that Disneyland would sell the french fries for 15 cents instead of 10 cents were as the 5 cents goes to Disneyland for their allowance of selling McDonald’s on the premises. Ray detested the idea because he believed the loyal customer at McDonald’s were being ripped off. A decade later McDonald decided to change the mascot from Speedee, a chef with the head of a burger to Ronald McDonald, a clown inspired by the high publicized, McDonald’s sponsored show, Bozo’s Circus. This marketing tactic proved to be successful thus, inclining Ronald McDonald’s eminence against the world known Mickey Mouse. This long awaiting triumph boosted Ray’s ambitions of opening a cowboy themed amusement dubbed the name Western World. His executes opposed the ideas stating it would use to much of the company's funds. They compromised by building playlands at
I feel it is a person’s choice and it is different than suicide. It has to be well thought out and talked about with a team of people involved including physicians, psychologists, and family. I also think it is based more on
Six years after the McDonalds brothers met Ray Kroc, a turning point in the future of the business happened. The relationship between the parties had become a continuing source of irritation. In 1960 Ray Kroc decided to raise enough capital to try and buy out the brothers. He toke out a $2.7 million loan and paid off the McDonald brothers for their name alone. At the time of Ray Kroc's death he was reported as being worth an estimated $340 million!
From Ray developing the strategy of his unique business model, to controlling it through organizational design of franchising to developing unique global strategies for competing on a global scale. This is a wonderful example of having a carefully thought out plan and executing such a plan that has enabled McDonald’s to gain and sustain competitive advantage for the past decades. All the aforementioned strategies have contributed to their rapid growth and high profits placing them at number one for the most successful fast food restaurant and franchisees in the world ahead of its top three competitors: Doctor’s Associates Inc., Yum Brand, Inc. and Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (Hoovers & Business Insider). McDonald’s has been able to differentiate itself as the burger giant serving its signature Big Mac hamburger and as an affordable fast food restaurant despite the emergence of several hamburger restaurants. For these aforementioned strategic decisions, McDonald’s continues to reap the reward of the retail industry and separates itself from its competitors including those who try to substitute its products. What this company has done is truly remarkable. Ray saw a unique business opportunity that had never been previously attempted. Not only did Ray Kroc had a genius idea, but a carefully
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Ethical dilemmas occur when there is a disagreement about a situation and all parties involved question how they should behave based on their individual ethical morals. (Newman & Pollnitz, 2005). The dilemma that I will be addressing in this essay involves Michael, recently employed male educator working in the nursery, and parents of a baby enrolled at the centre. The parents have raised concerns about male educators changing their child’s nappy as they have cultural practices that do not allow this practice to take place. This situation is classed as an ethical dilemma as there is a dispute between cultural beliefs and legal requirements within the workplace. There are four parties involved (parents, child, educator and director), all
Management constitute amongst major components of a company, organization or a business. As such, management oversees employees interactions with their supervisors and also control of people within a particular organization. Also, it includes critical and ethical decision-making process so as to address various ethical dilemmas experienced by employees while undertaking their respective assigned duties within the company. Ethical dilemmas are hereby to stay as issues usually arise now and then and place a variety of options that bear different repercussions. Therefore, it calls for ethical and critical decision-making skills so as to make the most appropriate option that bears more benefits in comparison to other options presented. While making ethical decisions, it 's substantially important to play heed to a certain ethical decision-making theory. This would enable an individual making the decision to ripe best possible consequences rather than living to regret. Moreover, ethical decision making is typically important in business as making a wrong decision may result not only in huge losses but also poor relationship amongst colleagues and miserable life for employee(s) working in a particular company or business in question.
McDonald’s began as a barbeque, and the brothers strictly offered burgers, fries, and pop. Ray Kroc heard about McDonald’s one day and went to visit the restaurant. Kroc was surprised by their efficiency and the quality of the food. Kroc liked the fact that the brothers could focus on the quality of food, due to the limited menu items. Subsequently Kroc realized their success could amount to much more and shared his vision. Kroc told the McDonald brothers that McDonald’s could be a national business serving people across the country. (At this point, Kroc did not even think about being international). Dick and Mac were thrilled with what they heard, so in 1955 Kroc founded the McDonald’s Corporation and opened the first McDonald’s in Des Plaines, Illinois. By 1960 Kroc had bought exclusive rights to McDonald’s. In 1961, Kroc developed Hamburger University where new employees were trained on how to run a successful McDonald's. Kroc wanted to develop the most efficient methods to store, cook, and sell food, so he had a laboratory built at Hamburger University where students' test different ways to make McDonald's more productive. Hamburger University is still in use today in the search for ways to better McDonald’s. McDonald’s had their first sit-down restaurant in 1962, and then in 1975, McDonald’s had opened their first drive-thru restaurant in Arizona. The first drive-thru restaurant was
The ethical dilemma is a situation by which it’s difficult to determine whether a situation is can be handled without disappointing both sides. Therefore, an ethical dilemma exists when the right thing to do is clear or when members of the healthcare team cannot agree on the right thing to do. Ethical dilemmas require negotiation of different points of view (potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall 2011pg 78).
Unable to stop thinking about McDonald’s, Ray realises that he wants to franchise it. After multiple discussions with the brothers, he is finally able to convince them to allow him to control the franchising of McDonald’s, whilst assuring them that they will retain full control over every decision made. He works persistently to make the McDonald’s franchises hugely successful, growing the company to a multimillion dollar company, all the while gaining more control over McDonald’s as a whole. As the success of the business grows it fuels his ambition and ego. He becomes selfish, divorcing his wife and looking for ways
McDonald has been a well-known and valuable brand for over half a century. The company’s mission and vision is striving to be the world’s best quick service restaurant and formalizing their beliefs into “People, Vision, and People Promise”. “Quality, Service, Cleanliness and Value” also became the company’s motto. The company’s first McDonald store was built “in 1940 by the original McDonald brothers, Dick and Mac. Later in 1954, Ray Kroc became the first official franchisee appointed by Dick and Mac McDonald in San Bernardino, California” (Chandiramani, Ravi). Soon after, Mr. Kroc opened his first restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois, and the McDonald’s corporation was created. The new franchise began to grow rapidly as a result of its
“Brad is a production engineer at a bicycle company and part of his job includes inspecting broken bikes and drafting the design repairs for their repair” (Bartlett). Brad is considering replacing a broken brake cable with a more durable material, even though the customer did not request it in their order and specifically requested that “No aesthetic changes be made to the bike” (Bartlett). Brad’s manager suggests that his considered actions would go against the company’s policy of “The customer is always right.” Should Brad disobey the manager and the customer to possibly lose his job or go along with
Since Richard and Maurice McDonald founded in 1948, McDonald's has grown from a small restaurant in California into one of the most recognized brands in the world with a chain of outlets that spans the globe. For over 50 years, McDonald's defined the fast food industry while indelibly etching its golden arches logo on the face of both American and global culture through such icons as character Ronald McDonald and the Big Mac sandwich. Millions of people started their very first jobs at McDonalds while even more began to have their eating habits redefined by the chain. Concepts like the drive-thru window were introduced along with the Happy Meal for children in order to provide a fast, affordable, and enjoyable dining. Ray Kroc, saleman