...THE GOLDEN ARCHES IN INDIA Introduction: The Golden Arches are the symbol of McDonald's, the global fast-food restaurant chain. Originally, real arches were part of the restaurant design. They were incorporated into the chain's logo in 1962, which resembled a stylized restaurant, and in the current Golden Arches logo, introduced 1968, resembling an "M" for "McDonald's. McDonald's overall business: Internationally, McDonald's is the largest chain of fast food restaurants, operating over 31,000 restaurants serving 46 million people in more than 118 countries (But now it is 33,000 restaurants and served on 68 million customers each day in 119 countries). In 1954, a man named Ray Kroc discovered a small burger restaurant in California, and wrote the first page of McDonald’s history. Each McDonald's restaurant is operated by a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. The corporations' revenues come from the rent, royalties and fees paid by the franchisees, as well as sales in company-operated restaurants. This can only be attributed to the fact that McDonald's management style and strategies are extremely effective when faced with the vast amount of issues it has in its sixty plus years of history. McDonald's business in India: McDonald’s success in global growth is exemplified in its achievement in infiltrating the Indian food market. This infiltration has been made famous due to management and strategic issues encountered by McDonald's from the macroeconomic...
Words: 3921 - Pages: 16
...Case Study – Coke in India Adapted by Lesley Fleischman from: Hills, Jonathan and Welford, Richard. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 12, 168–177 (2005) August 2003 • • • • • October 2003 • • Coke has 44 wholly owned and franchise owned bottling plants in India Indian NGO finds that Coke and Pepsi products bottled in India contain pesticides. Immediate impact on Coke stock price. Coke threatened legal action over allegations. Indian government tests confirm findings. Coke hires PR firm, develops strategy to deflect media attention away Escalating community protests at bottling plants, demonstrations, hunger strikes, etc. December 2003 February 2004 March 2004 • • • • • • • • June 2004 • • • September 2004 • • October 2004 • • • February 2005 • • April 2005 • • May 2005 • • Ordered by Indian court to stop drawing groundwater for its bottling plant in Plachimada, Kerala Judge ruled that no power to allow a private party to extract such a huge quantity of groundwater Protesters claim that Coke water use was reducing agricultural yields Coke cited lack of rainfall, not their operations, as cause of crop declines Parliamentary committee finds high amounts of pesticide residue in Coke and Pepsi products bottled in India Not illegal, Indian safety standards weak Coke application for new bottling plant in Plachimada denied by local authorities because...
Words: 922 - Pages: 4
...CASE 6-3 “Eli Lilly in India: Rethinking the Joint Venture Strategy” 1. I think Eli Lilly pursued the right strategy joining Ranbaxy Laboratories to enter the Indian market. While companies were using the global market to amortize the huge investments required to produce a new drug, they were hesitant to invest in countries where the intellectual property regime was weak. During the 1990s both companies had a strong reason for the joint venture. Ranbaxy wanted to make its presence globally and Lilly wanted to get their feet on Indian grounds. In 1992, Ranbaxy approached Lilly to investigate the possibility of supplying certain active ingredients or sourcing of intermediate products to Lilly in order to provide low cost sources of intermediate pharmaceutical ingredients. Based on the strategic alliance, Ranbaxy would supply certain products to the joint venture from its own portfolio that were currently being manufactured in India and then formulate and finish some of Lily’s products locally. From the beginning, both companies had a lot in common, they both believed in high ethical standards, technology and innovation, and future of patented products. They created the joint venture with $7.1 million capital and an initial subscribed equity capital of $3 million, with equal contribution from Lilly and Ranbaxy, leading to an equity ownership of 50 percent each. India, with an 800 million population had about 300 million of people that were considered to...
Words: 855 - Pages: 4
...Dylan Hannum Dr. Wong 11/6/2015 Case 2.8: Ultrasounds In India In India, having a daughter is often viewed as incurring a lifetime of debt for parents because of the dowry payment at marriage. Mothers will abort their unborn daughters just so they may try again for a son. Some estimate that hundreds of thousands of girl fetuses are aborted each year. Boys in India are viewed as wealth earners during life and lighters of one’s funeral pyre at death. A leading cause of the abortions, some think, is the availability of ultrasounds. For more than a decade, the Indian government has tried to stop ultrasound technology from being used as a tool to determine gender. India has passed laws forbidding doctors from disclosing the sex of fetuses, required official registrations of clinics, and stiffened punishments for offenders. India’s National Family Health Survey showed that 90 percent of parents with two sons didn’t want any more children. Of those India’s National Family Health Survey, released in February, showed that 90 percent of parents with two sons didn’t want any more children. Today any clinic that has an ultrasound machine must register with the local government and provide an affidavit that it will not conduct sex selection. During an audit last year, Kumar demanded paperwork for 389 local scan centers. Only 16 percent could furnish complete address information for its patients, making it almost impossible to track women to check if they had abortions following their...
Words: 757 - Pages: 4
...Case Study: GE Healthcare In India: An (Ultra) Sound Strategy? What are the basic facts? GE Healthcare India, a joint venture between General Electric (GE) and the Indian multinational Wipro Ltd., had ended the 2005-2006 year with a significant rise in sales of 10% since last year. They were the market leader in the $77 million ultrasound machine market, beating its competitors, which included Siemens, Toshiba and Philips. The president and CEO of GE Healthcare India, V. Raja read the newspaper headlines which described how government officials in Hyderabad had been confiscating ultrasound machines that they suspected were being used illegally to determine the sex of unborn children. The article featured a poster for GE ultrasound machines, a police officer wrapping up an ultrasound machine and a pregnant belly (Wicks, 2014). As a result of these news articles, 102 clinics had their registrations suspended, police seized 112 ultrasound machines and three suppliers, including Wipro GE Healthcare had been accused of supplying machines to clinics without registering them with the government. This controversy could affect GE Healthcare India’s sales for the next fiscal year and its reputation. What are the ethical issues? The 2001 Indian census revealed that there were 927 girls to every 1000 boys, down from 945:1000 in 1991 and 962:1000 in 1981. By 2001, 14 districts had a ratio of less than 800:1000. A 2006 study confirmed, after analyzing data from more than 1.1 million...
Words: 1129 - Pages: 5
...Coca-Cola India Analysis In the Coca-Cola India case, President and CEO of Coca-Cola India (Coke India) Sanjiv Gupta is faced with this question: Should he act further on the Center for Science and Environment’s (CSE) allegations that cold drinks contain too much pesticides or should he remain silent and let the information fade from public view? Section 1: Assumptions and Stakeholder Analysis The first assumption taken in this case is Coke India is not breaking any laws and telling the truth when it comes to the level of pesticides in its products and its routine testing for chemicals. This case is not about concealing illegal activity or lying to the public, rather, it discusses the question whether or not corporations have a right to influence government to regulate various systems. If the analysis takes lying and cheating into consideration, this interesting discussion would appear convoluted. The second assumption taken in this case is the definition of “acting further” means for Coke India. Because Coke India and Pepsi already called the study “baseless” in a press conference launched independent marketing campaigns and published open letters referring to fact/myth websites, this analysis assumes acting further means more than public relations (Coke India, 12). Pepsi has already “filed a petition with the high court questioning the credibility of the CSE’s claims” and Coke India has threatened legal recourse meaning acting further means more than legal recourse against...
Words: 1962 - Pages: 8
...Civil Aviation Policy – Consultation with stake holders Civil Aviation sector in India has soared to great heights in the last few years. However, the aviation industry’s growth will need proper policy orientation to ensure systematic, sustainable and orderly development. Hence, it is imperative that a clearly defined, long term civil aviation policy is formulated. Such policy while addressing issues related to safety, security, infrastructure development, revenue models, private sector participation etc. must also provide for a safe and comfortable yet affordable air travel to passengers. The Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, is in the process of formulating a Civil Aviation Policy. The civil aviation sector has many complex areas, which need to be addressed in formulation of the policy; some of them are indicated below. Organizations and individuals are requested to give their inputs, views and suggestions on aspects given below (or any other related issues), for facilitating the Ministry of Civil Aviation in drafting the proposed Civil Aviation Policy. These may be sent to the DT section, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, New Delhi, India; or e-mailed to Dtsec.moca@nic.in Views of some stake-holders already received are placed below for reference and cross fertilization of ideas. While giving your views, please mention specifically if you have any objection in keeping your views in public domain. Your views may be sent before 20th February,...
Words: 39344 - Pages: 158
...(For Course participants only) Reading Material & Work Book On Effective Noting & Drafting (Edited by Smt. Jayanthi Sriram, Asst.Director) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA INSTITUTE SECRETARIAT TRAINING & MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK, JNU CAMPUS (OLD) OLOF PALMS MARG, NEW DELHI-110067 TEL. 26105592 TELEFAX: 26104183 Revised - 2005 FORWARD In responsive administration it is obvious that the response has to be meaningful. Yet, it may not be effective unless the response time is optimised. This twin objective can be achieved through streamlining of the decision making process itself. In the Central Secretariat, as in other spheres of Government, contribution by all rungs of employees particularly by those at the cutting edge level, namely the Section Officers and Assistants, generally helps arriving at the right decision. Besides collection of information, such contributions are rendered through Noting & Drafting. Effective noting & drafting at every level, therefore, is a matter of prime concern. 2. To address this concern, we in ISTM have been according utmost importance to the inclusion of 'noting and drafting' as a subject in all our foundational and refresher Courses. Besides, focussed workshops on effective noting & drafting are also organised in large numbers. To help participants team effectively, the need for practical exercises cannot be overemphasised. Similarly,...
Words: 16883 - Pages: 68
...Ethics At Airbus 1) In each of the cases described above who benefits and who suffers from the alleged ethical and legal lapses of Airbus? Ans – When we observe across cases, its mostly the state and the airline company who is at loss due to these legal and ethical lapses Airbus – Sabena Case: As long as Van Espen’s case does not prove anything against any party, Airbus has gained significantly from the deal as it would have earned around $5bn order from the deal. The party which suffered significant loss should be the state as the Belgian government had 50.5% stake KAC – Airbus: Airbus gained a much needed order bill of around $1.1bn and possible order of $0.9bn, the employees of KAC Mr Al Mishari and its subsidiary ALAFCO, Dr. Mallalah & Mr El Fekih possibly would have earned (only a possibility) whereas the state of Kuwait higher costs, lost cash, earned higher depreciation costs and probably had to write-off it off India Inc. & Airbus: Airbus like all other cases earned the order book despite Boeing offered a deal to the Indian government $140mn cheaper. The state and eventually the airline paid $140mn more, raising its depreciation costs, debt service costs and got hold of carriers which were not properly tested thus risking the life of passengers Across cases observed, Airbus has been smart enough to save itself a persecution almost anywhere and has got large order books worth billions of dollars acquiring half of the market share but if Airbus is found...
Words: 981 - Pages: 4
...Status of children in India India has the largest number of children in the world. More than one-third of the country's population is below 18 years. Millions of children in India grow up uncared for, condemned to miserable conditions. They live in abject poverty without any sort of medical treatment, education or food. The status of children in India is very alarming. India has made some significant commitments towards ensuring the basic rights of children. There has been progress in overall indicators: infant mortality rates are down, child survival is up, literacy rates have improved and school dropout rates have fallen. But the issue of child rights in India is still caught between legal and policy commitments to children on the one hand, and the fallout of the process of globalisation on the other. Over the last decade, countries across the world have been changing their existing economic models in favour of one driven by the free market, incorporating processes of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation. The direct impact of free trade on children may not leap to the eye, but we do know that globalised India is witnessing worsening levels of basic health, nutrition and shelter. Children are suffering as a result of social sector cutbacks/policies and programmes and development initiatives that deprive communities and families of access to and control over land, forest and water resources they have traditionally depended on. The negative fallout is visible: children...
Words: 4126 - Pages: 17
...ENRICA LEXIE INCIDENT: INTERNATIONAL CASE BETWEEN ITALY AND INDIA Author: Manuele Scardaccio The Enrica Lexie incident of 15 February 2012, off the coast of Kerala had attracted unprecedented attention in all the world. The legal issues involved in bringing the Italian marines to justice for the killing of two Indian fishermen on board an Indian fishing boat in a shoot-out from Enrica Lexie, an Italian flagged commercial boat, in the contiguous zone of India had been the subject matter of legal dispute before the Kerala High Court and the Supreme Court of India. The judgments of both Kerala High Court and the Supreme Court of India in regard to the Enrica Lexie incident dealt with the legal aspects of coastal state jurisdiction and the sovereign immunity available to the Italian marines under international law and the national law extensively. The views of the Supreme court on the coastal state jurisdiction with regard to Enrica Lexie incident appears to be final, despite the Court having allowed the Italian marines to re- agitate the jurisdiction issue in the Special Court, which will try the crimes committed by the Italian marines from Enrica Lexie . The investigation of the Enrica Lexie incident is now destined to go to the Special Court once the investigation is completed and charges are laid. The legal aspects of other post judgment developments such as Italy’s initial refusal to send back the Italian marines for trial in India and the consequential order of the Supreme...
Words: 8730 - Pages: 35
...inadvertently. DECLARATION I hereby declare that the project work entitled “A Critical Analysis of Evolution of Cooperative Federalism and Obstacles Ahead for Its Development” submitted to the Institute of Law Nirma University, is a record of an original work done by me under the guidance of Ms. Alinkrita Tripathi who is the Assistant Professor in ILNU. The results embodied in this thesis have not been submitted to any other University or Institute for the any award or degree. A Critical Analysis of Evolution of Cooperative Federalism and Obstacles Ahead for Its Development India is the largest democracy which is reason of pride for every Indian. Democracy always reflects view of majority, so now question arises what about those people who are in minority or culturally diverse but still they are part of this nation like Tamils, north east people, Bengali and many other people who are different from rest of India. The answer to this problem lies in federal structure of Indian constitution, which links it to the voice of the minority borrowing a flavor of social justice. This ensures harmonious execution of the entire system. Federalism, cultural and ethnic diversity have given the...
Words: 2742 - Pages: 11
...INDIA: A critical analysis on the influences of gender on educational opportunities The discussion in this paper will focus on the influences being female has on educational opportunities in India. It is important to note that that there are issues for males in accessing education, particularly those from the poorest backgrounds, and that childhood and schooling differs depending on the era and location of birth as well as the culture into which you are born. However, educational opportunities in India tend to be greater for boys, especially those from wealthy backgrounds, and this should be the same for all children regardless of their class, caste, gender and socio-economic background (Gasterland, 2009). In India ‘[w]ide spread poverty and discriminatory cultural practices [particularly places] the girl child at a serious disadvantage that starts at conception and extends throughout her life’ (Kumar et al, 2007: 7). The essay will discuss the effects of early marriage, school infrastructure, opportunity costs and safety on girls’ educational opportunities whilst considering culture, poverty and government policy. Examples from the southern state of Kerala and the northern state of Bihar will be used to try to gain an understanding of why some girls are able to access schooling; as they demonstrate vast differences in male to female pupil ratios within schools. This can be noted in the fact that in 2004/05 the southern state of Kerala had an enrolment rate in of ninety-eight...
Words: 3505 - Pages: 15
...Individual assignment 1. Through illustrative cases, examine the drivers of divestment from emerging markets. 2. Advise an established multinational or small-medium enterprise on an appropriate foreign market entry strategy Candidate Number : Word Count Examiner Place Degree Course Date : : : : : : 59552 2746 Professor Dr Joseph Amankwah-Amoah University of Bristol MSc Management International Business March, 2013 Table of Content I Table of Content I. List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................. II II. List of Tables ....................................................................................................... III 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 2. Structure of the Thesis ......................................................................................... 1 3. Divestment ........................................................................................................... 1 4. Divestment in India ............................................................................................... 3 4.1 Coca-Cola ...................................................................................................... 3 4.2 Recent Divestment Cases .............................................................................. 4 4.3 Lessons Learned ........................................
Words: 4867 - Pages: 20
...China and India: Opportunities and Challenges Evaluate the Evolving Balance of Economic Power Shift from the West to the East The last two decades there has been a visible shift in economic power from the West to the East. China and India are taking lead in as the economic power posing the weight and dynamism to transform the 21st-century global economy. Though the two have radically different economic strengths and weaknesses the two are expected to deliver a very high growth for decades (Cravens and Piercy, 2010). Since 1979, the two have had a steady and positive GDP curve with China average of 10.92 percent and India India average of 6.01 percent (Trading Economics, 2015). Factors such as outsourcing and education have played an important part in the two countries economic growth. In 2001, outsourcing to China and India have diminished American employment opportunities and cost America 3.2 million jobs (US News. 2014). Competition with low-wage workers from less-developed countries such as China and India has driven down wages for workers in U.S. manufacturing and reduced the wages and bargaining power of similar, non-college-educated workers throughout the economy. The United States graduates roughly 70,000 undergraduate engineers annually, whereas China graduates 600,000 and India 350,000 (Wadhwa, Gereffi, & Ong, 2004). US is concentrating mostly on finance and accounting while the two nations see growing in engineering or life science. According to...
Words: 982 - Pages: 4
