...How Burger King motivates its people to perform their jobs? The dissertation investigates the issues of employee motivation in Burger King and McDonald's exploring the factors that influence employees' commitment to work, the perceptions and attitudes of subordinates in Burger King and McDonald's toward management, the expectations and preference of fast food restaurants' staff towards their managers, etc. Literature on the theories of motivation is reviewed. The methods of the research are based on the primary data obtained form focus group interview and questionnaires, and secondary data collected from text books, newspapers, journal articles and the Internet. Conclusions are made about the factors that can influence the motivation of workers in McDonald's and Burger King with reference to employee relationship, communication within workplace and the personality of mangers. Leading and motivating employees on Burger King: Employees are considered as the most significant resources in Burger King. Basically, Burger King Company uses three different motivational techniques such as: financial encouragement, non- financial encouragement and social policy. These three factors are mainly described in Maslow�s hierarchy theory. According to this theory, all kinds of needs must fulfill one after another. The strategy and structure of Burger King Company represents that only the simultaneous fulfillment of employee�s need will be enhanced an employee�s performance. In brief, for...
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...Burger King – Are They The True Leader of the Fast Food Industry? Barriers to success exist for every company regardless of how big or small they are. How a company strategizes for and responds to these barriers will determine the positioning of the company within the industry and its overall existence. To indentify potential barriers, a company must first formulate its key strategies for growth. A company can then examine itself internally and externally to identify barriers that may inhibit the realization of these key goals. For example, a company must be aware of their competition’s strengths and weaknesses as well as their strategic visions. Seemingly, the company and competition have the same target audience so it’s also vital to understand what the demand of the marketplace is and how these expectations will be met. An internal examination of personnel competencies and realistic production expectancies will be critical in determining if the company can meets its expectations. While a multitude of barriers exist that inhibit success, the following four barriers can be more common than not and significantly impact a company’s ability to adopt innovative practices and processes: 1. Lack of Collaboration – When the varying departments of a company act independently without a common goal, progress is halted. While a particular department may perform exceptionally in their given function, if their efforts are not complimenting other areas, then...
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...STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (BM7033) CASE STUDY 1: BURGER KING COURSE: MBA (2014/2015) FACULTY: BUSINESS, ECONOMICS & ACCOUNTANCY LECTURER: PROF. DR SYED AZIZI WAFA GROUP MEMBERS: BIL | NAME OF STUDENT | MATRIC NO. | 1 | Hasbiah Hasan | MB1412018T | 2 | Ho Tian Ai | MB1412077T | 3 | Fazha Binti Jazah | MB1412062T | 4 | Nurul Azreena M. Azlan Tsen | MB1412160T | 5 | Ahmad Zahrawi Ahmad Azahri | MB1312075T | 6 | Bryan Osital | MB1312082T | 1) CASE SUMMARY The well-known Burger King with the tag line of “Have It Your Way” has their signature burger of Whopper Burger. Burger King was previously known as Insta-Burger King which was founded firstly in Florida by Keith Kramar and Matthew Burns in 1953. 2 years later, it was purchased by James McLamore and David Edgerton and renamed in Burger King with introduced their first Whopper sandwich in 1957. It has grows over 250 locations in the United States and they sold to Pillsbury Corporation in 1967. Pillsbury was then purchased in 1989 by Grand Metropolitan which then merged with Guinness and forming Diageo, which the latest owner of Burger King. Burger King was the second largest fast food hamburger in the world with the measure of total number of restaurant and system wide sales. The revenue of Burger King is mainly from (1) retail sales that owned by company restaurants (2) royalty payments on sales and franchise fees (3) property income from restaurants leased to franchisees. Management of Burger King...
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...examines the organizational structures of McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s food restaurants. It will examine the comparison and contrast of the organizational structure of McDonalds with Burger King, and Wendy’s Corporations. What functions influence McDonalds, and explains how the organizational design helps determine the structure that best suits McDonalds needs, as a business. Organizational Structure Burgers are one of the most favored junk foods people like to eat from around the world. What a great idea to create a restaurant that gives the best tasting flavors, one of a kind style, and give quality ingredients to meet the demands to deliver fast-food. Many fast-food industries like McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s all share one thing in common, and that is they sell burgers. But they all have different organizational structures that help make them successful. What is the comparison and contrast of the organizational structures of McDonalds with Burger King, and Wendy’s? What makes McDonalds stand out and what are the functions that influence the development of their success? The organizational structure of McDonalds has both vertical and a horizontal structure in its business. In comparison to Burger king and Wendy’s, in all of their websites, they display their menus, promotions, history, careers, and locations on their toolbar. They all give information about the corporate executives, management board, contact information, franchisee’s, and financial...
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...n Entrepreneurial Leadership Llami Sloman Dr. Terry Dowdy Contemporary Business 508 July 21, 2011 Common Elements The common elements that were found in the thinking of Case, Kuzes and Drucker were some important factors of the decisions that were made. There are many risk that business along with people can take that will help change the world, as well there are many creative approaches that will help keep things fresh ad the product changing to stay current with the economy. Hiring people to work for the business that have a driven purpose is important, as well getting to know them along with there opinions is a way off being successful, also rewarding the employee when they are doing something successful. Its important to have a good management team that will lead the way for the employees to follow, be passionate about working and the employees will be the same about there work. Theory My “Business Driven” theory would be a business that can manage under the constant change of the economy rather its good change or bad change, this business will still be able to function and meet the needs of the customer and still be successful. The article “understanding entrepreneurial leadership in today’s dynamic markets” means entrepreneurial leadership has the privilege of being able to find different opportunities that are open in the global driven market. Being a business person a person must first know when to change directions in a market that is constantly...
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...Fiscal 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This corporate responsibility report contains forward-looking statements that concern our expectations, beliefs, projections, strategies, initiatives and anticipated events. These forward-looking statements include: statements regarding the timing and method of providing updates to this corporate responsibility report and new corporate responsibility reports, our expectations regarding the future globalization of our corporate responsibility initiatives; our plan to pursue initiatives in the areas of childhood nutrition, advertising directed at children, reduction of energy, water consumption, waste and emissions production, biodiversity, chemicals and animal welfare; our intention to evaluate and study how to build more environmentallyfriendly restaurants as well as making existing restaurants more environmentally-friendly; our plans to introduce new products, including new Kids Meals; our plan to expand certain benefits, including our flextime program; our intention to continue to support minority- and women-owned suppliers; our intention to continue our work and relationships with certain coalitions and organizations on a variety of philanthropic, people and corporate governance initiatives; and the company’s intention to pursue the next steps outlined in the corporate responsibility report as well as its beliefs regarding the future positive impact of undertaking these steps...
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...Organizational culture Many researchers and practitioners have been interested in organization culture. Although much confusion and discussion about the concept still exists, organization culture has not disappeared from literature and practice. De Witte, Van Muijen. (1999). To shed light on the basic idea of culture and culture being widely used in the context of organizations, Culture is relatively stable set of beliefs and values that are generally held by a society (Lim, 2008). Considering this view of culture, Organization culture can be defined as “a pattern of basic assumptions – that has worked well enough to be considered valid and, therefore, to be taught to new members as the correct way to perceive, think and feel.” (Schein, 1985). The basic assumptions guide decision makers in dealing with problems of the external environment and integrating the behaviours of organizational members. Considering the relationship of culture with performance Considering what makes culture strong, According to Chatman and Eunyoung (2003) “strong cultures are based on two characteristics which are high levels of agreement about what is been valued and high intensity about these values”. If both are high a strong culture exists and if both are low the culture is not that strong at all. Though strong organizational cultures have been considered as critical to bottom-line performance of larger organizations (Collins, Porras,2002)., newer evidence suggests that developing a strong and...
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...STRATEGIC RETAIL PLAN a. Define the Mission To be a leader enterprise in providing different creative rice meals and snacks that are big in size, generous in quantity of flavorings and toppings, healthy and unique, and convenient giving those consumers who don’t tend to pre plan their meals a new meal alternative. b. Conduct External and Internal Analysis • Market factors Internal Factors Our leadership style and the styles of other business management impact organizational culture. The positive or negative nature, level of family-friendliness, effectiveness of communication and value of our employees are cultural implications that result from our leadership approaches. Other business often provides formal structure or direction with mission and vision statements. These will be our forward-looking statements that provide our business for c decisions and activities. The strength of our employees is another crucial internal business factor. Motivated, hard-working and talented workers generally produce better results than unmotivated, less-talented employees. Our business processes and relationships within and between departments and employees also significantly impact business effectiveness and efficiency. External Factors This include socio-economic factors relate to the values, attitudes and concerns of our target customers and their economic abilities to afford our products. The legal, ethical and political environments generally relate to our need to abide by...
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...Burger King Abstract Burger King is a very well-known chain of fast food restaurants that serves over 11 million people daily. Their top competitor has been McDonald’s up until now, but this may possibly change in the near future. They have come a long way in the past few decades. They have faced good times and some not so good times. They have had good leadership as well as some that were considered sub-par. Included in the following paper you will find a SWOT analysis of Burger King and the effects of the issues discussed directly. The way a company handles the information that a SWOT provides can make or break a company no matter how small or how large they may seem. History/Background Burger King is a world renowned fast food chain, also known as the “Home of the Whopper,” that serves over 11 million clients across the globe (Burger King, 2014). They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Burger King was not always like it is now. It was originally founded on July 28, 1953 by Keith J. Kramer and Matthew Burns as Insta-Burger King. After the company ran into financial difficulties a year later in 1954, it was purchased by its Miami, Florida franchisees, James McLamore and David R. Edgerton. They initiated a corporate restructuring of the chain, first renaming the company Burger King, then opening the first Burger King restaurant was in Miami, FL and was advertised as the “home of the whopper”...
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...subject in management and organizations these days. Organizations rely on employees to complete business tasks in a timely and competent manner because their reputation may depend on the performance of its employees. It’s essential that organizations develop a performance management system to assist in evaluating their employees. The performance management system is usually used for annual employee evaluations. The performance management system can be performed in various formats such as rating employees on a scale of 1 to 10 or giving a rating of excellent, good, average, or poor. Now, that I have discussed what performance management system is, it’s time that I elaborate on an example of this system. I would like to discuss the “rank and yank” philosophy and if I agree or disagree with it. I will also discuss Burger King’s performance appraisal. According to the textbook, “rank and yank requires managers to force-rank employees according to some preset distribution” (Milkovich, Newman, and Gerhard, 2011, p.376). With this process, an organization ranks their employees against each other and then terminates the lowest end of the rankings. The terminating component of this process is considered as the yank. I have read that more than 50 percent of the Fortune 500 companies used a form of this system. But some companies use rank and yank only to get rid of their lowest performing employees in times of financial crisis. The allege purpose of this management system is...
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...Riordan Competitive Advantages MGT/498 January 25, 2012 Riordan’s Competitive Advantages The research will describe which competitive advantages Riordan has in common with McDonald’s and Burger King. This study will estimate, which competitive strategies Riordan could use to improve innovation and sustainability of business operations both in the United States and in the global market. Research will explain why those competitive strategies were chosen and estimate how they may affect sustainability of long-term organizational performance. The examination will also explain how the global market would affect the business strategy of Riordan. Riordan Organization McDonald’s and Burger King The McDonald’s Corporation and the Riordan Manufacturing Company are both main industry leaders in their own field. One major competitive advantage that each company has in common is differentiating their products. Each company has a variety of items that meets the need of their consumers. The three companies sell both nationally and internationally. Burger King, Riordan, and McDonald’s increase their sales by offering price discounts, and sale promotions to ensure that their prices are affordable to everyone in need. All three companies use cost leadership, focus, and differentiation tactics to gain a competitive advantage over their competition. Another commonality between the three companies is that they use some type of reward and incentives program to ensure that...
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...39 38 ENVIRONMENT our c ommitment to the environment At Burger King Holdings, Inc. (BKC), we share the concerns of our neighbors and employees about the future of our planet and the need to protect and conserve precious resources. The heightened global debate regarding the role of business in sustainability has highlighted many of the challenges and expectations among all businesses, including the quick-service restaurant industry. In our industry, specifically, our most notable challenges are in the areas of energy, waste, water consumption and emissions. We are committed to taking steps that will minimize our environmental impact as we continue to serve great-tasting food at affordable prices while adding shareholder value. 40 ENVIRONMENT 41 re S taurant S One of our first steps is identifying where we currently stand with our restaurants. We have begun holding BURGER KING® Green Sessions for employees, members of our supply chain and key third-party partners who understand BKC operations best and who are passionate about making a difference. These sessions help us to identify our biggest opportunities for improvement and develop a realistic tactical plan for making positive changes going forward. We are committed to evaluating and identifying the most effective green design elements that can be applied to newly constructed restaurants and incorporated into the infrastructure of our existing restaurants. We know that small changes ...
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...the Group Project Paper on Goal Setting in Organizations within Burger King Corporation. The paper covers important topics such as how the group was formed, leadership, the evolution of the group/team over the term, group/team dynamics, group structure, team communication and Intergroup/intra-group conflict. This paper connects the individual experiences within group dynamics concepts presented in the course to illustrate their relevance, as well as some comparison and contrast of the team’s intra-group conflict experience with techniques presented throughout the course. The paper also, provides a vast content on theory for each of the covered topics, to enhance the subjects learned during the path of Organizational Management. As you read throughout the paper you will learn how Team C, successfully developed greater knowledge of relevant material and develop the necessary group skills, while always bringing into consideration solutions to get the job done the right way and on time. Leadership The reliable source of leadership theory and research, the Stogdill’s Handbook of Leadership, describes leadership as “an interaction between members of a group. Leaders are agents of change; persons whose acts affect other people more than other people’s acts affect them. Leadership occurs when one group member modifies the motivation or competencies of others in the group.” (Bass, 1990) The management description indicates that it connects the use of authority and...
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...shares in primary stocks. At 09.35, investors start buying Burger King and Tim Hortons stocks, surges to its best high price of $32.40(19.5% ) and $74.72 (18.9% ) per share. Behind this high drama in floor of NYSE, there was a one of the key announcement rocked. Burger King Worldwide Inc., an American based fast food chain and Tim Hortons Inc., Canadian based coffee and doughnut chain combined announced news of potential merger seeing both on the grounds of market strategic and largest food chain in global market. With approximately $23 billion in system sales, over 18,000 restaurants in 100 countries and two strong, thriving, independent brands, the new company will have an extensive international footprint and significant growth potential. The new global company will be based in Canada, the largest market of the combined company. Tim Hortons and Burger King each have strong franchisee networks and iconic brands that are loved by their guests. Following the closing of the transaction, each brand will be managed independently, while benefitting from global scale and reach and sharing of best practices that will come with common ownership by the new company. “By bringing together our two iconic companies under common ownership, we are creating a global QSR powerhouse. Our combined size, international footprint and industry-leading growth trajectory will deliver superb value and opportunity for both Burger King and Tim Hortons shareholders, our dedicated employees, strong...
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...shares in primary stocks. At 09.35, investors start buying Burger King and Tim Hortons stocks, surges to its best high price of $32.40(19.5% ) and $74.72 (18.9% ) per share. Behind this high drama in floor of NYSE, there was a one of the key announcement rocked. Burger King Worldwide Inc., an American based fast food chain and Tim Hortons Inc., Canadian based coffee and doughnut chain combined announced news of potential merger seeing both on the grounds of market strategic and largest food chain in global market. With approximately $23 billion in system sales, over 18,000 restaurants in 100 countries and two strong, thriving, independent brands, the new company will have an extensive international footprint and significant growth potential. The new global company will be based in Canada, the largest market of the combined company. Tim Hortons and Burger King each have strong franchisee networks and iconic brands that are loved by their guests. Following the closing of the transaction, each brand will be managed independently, while benefitting from global scale and reach and sharing of best practices that will come with common ownership by the new company. “By bringing together our two iconic companies under common ownership, we are creating a global QSR powerhouse. Our combined size, international footprint and industry-leading growth trajectory will deliver superb value and opportunity for both Burger King and Tim Hortons shareholders, our dedicated employees, strong...
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