International HRM

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Introduction

High quality products are a key to the success and reputation of any business organisation . High quality products also need quality people to create them , design , and deliver them at the required time and place Hence , any business organisation offering personal services requires being able to recruit , train and retain the quality of staff that will be able to see that the organisational objectives are achieved . There is no whatever corporate goal that can be achieved in the business organisation without

having and involving the best Human Resources . In the current society , most business enterprises are expanding and going global rather than only being local business so as to maintain competitiveness in the market . Important corporate strategic discussions are important for the success of such businesses , considering that the businesses are affected by both the external and internal factors HYPERLINK "http /www .freeonlineresearchs .com /external-internal-factors-affec ting-mcdonalds http /www .freeonlineresearchs .com /external-internal-factors-affect ing-mcdonalds . The business must first have local consumers that will help to build relationship and trust (Bateman and Scott , 2004

McDonalds is the leading food chain restaurants world wide . McDonald 's chains operate in over 119 countries worldwide and it first opened its doors in the United Kingdom in 1974 . The company has continued to grow in every country in which it opens more branches . In 2004 , the company had over 1330 restaurants that were in operation in the United Kingdom Being an international company McDonalds tries to maintain a uniform link between all the branches world wide , while at the same time ensuring that it does not infringe on the legal , social or economic life of the countries they operate in , putting in mind the diversity cultural , economic and political environment of the different nations the company operates in

Therefore , this essay is going to look at institutional and cultural factors that affect the operation of the McDonalds Company in the United Kingdom and the McDonalds holding company in the United States

McDonalds in UK and US

Since the inception of the McDonalds Company , the expansion into other countries has mostly been affected by the barriers that avoid the expansion further into other markets . Organisations are encouraged to pursue positive present value projects in case such opportunities arise at the exposure of the organisation . This might entail developing new technology in the organization or diversify the portfolio that will enable the business to be in the market . Geographical features can also offer a good means of business diversification . The market potential is one of the factors that can drive the profitability level of the organisation high . Institutional factors are also some of the factors that an organisation has to put in mind while operating in international markets

By 1990s , the McDonald 's was serving up to more than one billion eggs and half a billion pounds of beef a year . The restaurant had also a chain of hamburgers , and thus it became the target for bringing about change for farm animals...