Mcdonalds
A company can be defined as a corporation, association, partnership, or union that carries on an industrial or commercial enterprise (Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary). In today’s business world, there are a plethora of companies that have become household names. Such companies have earned this merit through their impact on the economy, society, and culture. These are companies that achieved this influence through a variety of business practices. One vital business practice that every successful company possesses, especially the household names, is in the area of human relations skills. Human relations means interactions among people and the goal of human relations is to create a win-win situation by satisfying employee needs while achieving organizational objectives, thus giving the organization and employees what they want ( Lussier, 5). One particular household name company that has effectively utilized human relations skills in its ascent to the cream of the crop of the business world is McDonalds. The fast food empire has operated throughout the past several decades using numerous facets of human relations skills to achieve their immense success. There are many notable aspects of the company that human relations have played an integral role in shaping. McDonalds has been particularly keen in using human relations skills within their organizational structure, including in the areas of career stages in career management, ethics, motivating performance, leadership, organizational change and culture, as well as valuing global diversity. These have all proved to be vital in paving the path for McDonald’s to achieve its goals, and human relations has been a major factor in doing so. Career management deals with taking responsibility for managing one’s career. Career management is comprised of career planning, career development, getting a job, career stages, and getting raises and promotions. Career planning is the process of setting career
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