I was given an article and requested to answer 2 questions.
I am weak in HR and I find it difficult to answer the questions.
Anybody can help?
Can I post the article and questions here?
McDonald's Corporation
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Questions
1. Discuss the inherent conflicts that exist between McDonald's company philosophy and its reformed organizational structure.
2. As McDonald's continues to expand internationally, discuss the many human resource issues that may arise and how the company may manage differences in culture.
I'm sorry, but you cannot post here copyrighted material published elsewhere. If the article is online somewhere, you could paste a link to it so that we could still access the article to provide help with your questions. Or, you could take your best shot at answering the questions yourself, then post drafts of your answers for feedback and advice.
Here's the link for the article
thoughts.com/Plaintiff/blog/mcdonalds-corporation-246364
For the first question, start your response by summarizing McDonald's philosophy. Then, describe its restructuring program. Then, point out areas where the two don't seem to go together.
For the second question, you can start by looking at the human resource issues that have already arisen, such as with the workers in Brazil who were unhappy at their short work hours. As for the issue of culture, I seem to remember McDonald's getting in hot water with Hindus for frying their fries in beef fat. So, if you look at these sorts of issues, and how McDonald's dealt with them, you can probably predict the sorts of problems and responses it will have in the future. Remember, the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Thank you very much. =)
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