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Retention Assignment

  • What do you think is the most demotivating part of Harper’s job?

There are a lot of demotivating aspects about Harper’s job. The fact that she has to take on additional assignments now with the departure of her former manager. She also has a terrible work/life balance. I think the most demotivating part is the fact that she does not get recognized for her work because David manages so many people.

  • If you were an HR manager meeting with Harper’s supervisor, David, what advice would you give to help them re-engage Harper?

In order to reengage Harper, I would do several things. First I would establish clear expectations and objectives. This way, she will know exactly what she needs to do and if shes doing work that she knows is valuable. I would also make her feel valued because she feels like she is losing a voice in the company. So I would want her to know that I hear her. Finally I would make sure she has a positive work life balance because at the end of the day I would not want her to feel burdened.

  • What would be the downside of losing Harper as an employee?

I think the downside would be losing an employee who already knows what they are doing so they are more productive. It would demorale current employees. It would also create a bad work culture where employees may have to second guess if they did something wrong.

The Founder

What makes Ray Kroc and the brothers different from each other?
There were many differences between Ray Kroc and the McDonald brothers. Just from first impressions, Ray immediately came off as the generic pushy monotoned salesman that stuck with the same spiel over and over again even though it was failing. Whereas, the brothers’ impression came off as wholesome and original and unlike Ray when they did face challenges or saw that a particular problem needed to be solved they would try different methods to find a solution (mapping the layout of restaurant on tennis court). They also had differences in morals and what was important to them. Rays’ dreams had no endpoint and grew bigger and bigger despite the huge risks and morality involved. The brothers had their own dreams as well but were content after reaching it and cared more about maintaining it well.
Do you think the McDonald’s brothers did the right thing by selling out to Ray Kroc? Did Ray Kroc give the brothers a good deal?
I think that it comes down to the fact that the brothers didn’t even have a choice to decide if it was a right or wrong decision, by that point it was too late for them to sue and truly win because as Ray threatened them “he’d bury them in court costs alone”. Also, whether the brothers got a good deal or not is a question of how much they feel their idea and their name cost. Yes they got a fortune for that time but they eventually lost their precious dream business when Ray opened up a franchise across the street and lost the right to their own name.
How did the local store franchisees make money?
Although not much, local franchisees made money from the profits of their sales after paying the franchisor the royalties and fees.
How did Kroc make money? How was that different than the franchisees, running the local stores?
At first, Kroc made money by getting a percentage of the profits from the franchise rights he sold to his friends. However, after he realized that he wasn’t actually getting much and was about to lose his house, he made a bounce back after he met Sonneborn who enlightened him on profiting more through real estate. By making it that franchises could only build a McDonals on the land leased from his company, he would see immense profits compared to before.
Does this film change your view of McDonald’s?
This film definitely shocked me about the origins of how McDonald’s first started and educated me a lot on the world of franchises. I felt very disappointed in Kroc’s ways (personal/professional choices) and see even more now why supporting local businesses is important.

Ethics Assignment Example

While reading the assignment, the first company that I thought of was the LEGO company. As an older sister with 3 younger siblings, I know how LEGO has a pretty big impact on children lives. Children use and play with LEGOs in their everyday lives and it’s one of the leading toy brands out there.  That being said, because of its popularity, it is massed produced and can have a significant impact on the planet. In fact, it is so huge, that there are over 400 billion LEGO pieces in the entire world. You can imagine to produce this amount that the company in order to responsible, some careful decision would have to be made. Factories can have huge impacts on the environment and if not careful, can contribute to climate change.

In regards to social corporate responsibility, Lego has already made significant impacts in order to become a more sustainable brand. Lego was the first and only toy company to be named a World Wildlife Fund Climate Savers Partner. Lego promised to reduce carbon impact. On top of this, in their website they actually have a section for sustainability specifically with reports that you can download that show exact metrics of how they are impacting different areas. For example, in the 2022 report, zero waste from their factories have gone to landfill, which means that it is either reused, recycled, or composted. They also opened 2 new factories both of which are carbon-neutral. These are great efforts to help with sustainability.

One of the best parts about LEGO is that they treat their employees very well. Even part time employees at their retail stores can see very generous benefits like discounts, health benefits, and more vacation days than other companies.

After doing some research on the LEGO company and reading about their efforts towards sustainability as well as their treatment on employees, I think they are headed in the right direction. In order to continue to be socially responsible and sustainable, I believe they need to keep doing what they are doing. Some recent examples they did recently is introducing a renewable material, bio-PE to be used in 200 Lego elements. As for the employees, all of them were eligible to receive a minimum of 26 weeks or 8 weeks for secondary caregivers for paid childcare leave. 41 percent of positions at Director level and above were held by females. This shows me that this company is headed in the right direction and will be a highly valued company to work at with the likes of Google and Airbnb.

 

Tenzin Lhamo

Hi there! my name is Tenzin Lhamo. My major is still undecided but I've been thinking of going into business because a business degree seems to me has many different paths so that I can have more options in terms of career. My hobbies, when I do have some time to myself, I like exploring the city and my neighborhood with my sisters to check out interesting restaurants/bars and shops. I also love to watch anime while cuddling with my cat and finding new favorite songs to jam out to. This is my second semester in college at BMCC after dropping out 7 years ago from Brooklyn college so I'm still quite nervous about whether I can complete my bachelors smoothly with 2 jobs. However, my first semester went quite well and so I feel more motivated than the last semester and I'm very excited to be in my very first business class! Here is my BMCC email address: tenzin.lhamo002@stu.bmcc.cuny.edu

Tenzin Lhamo

Hi there! my name is Tenzin Lhamo. My major is still undecided but I've been thinking of going into business because a business degree seems to me has many different paths so that I can have more options in terms of career. My hobbies, when I do have some time to myself, I like exploring the city and my neighborhood with my sisters to check out interesting restaurants/bars and shops. I also love to watch anime while cuddling with my cat and finding new favorite songs to jam out to. This is my second semester in college at BMCC after dropping out 7 years ago from Brooklyn college so I'm still quite nervous about whether I can complete my bachelors smoothly with 2 jobs. However, my first semester went quite well and so I feel more motivated than the last semester and I'm very excited to be in my very first business class! Here is my BMCC email address: tenzin.lhamo002@stu.bmcc.cuny.edu