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Retention Assignment

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

I think what is happening is that Harper is doing more work than usual, which is why she feels like she is always doing something, she is no longer feeling part of the work team.

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

I would advise Harper’s new manager (David) to have clearer expectations of what he wants his workers to do or expects them to do and good communication with his employees to strengthen the ties of commitment with managers, and superiors and make them feel that are an important part of the company

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

The problem is that if Harper resigns from his Harper job, according to my understanding of how the company is being run, it would fall on the other employees to find another worker, which would lead to demotivation for the other workers. Therefore, it would cause other employees to also resign. It is not that they cannot be replaced, but in the time that new prospects are found, the work of those who have resigned would fall to the other workers.

Professor, Buckler

student, David Garcia

The Founder Assigment

  1. What makes Ray Kroc and the brothers different from each other?

The McDonald brothers were talented geniuses but their cadence of perseverance was the big difference between the brothers and Ray Kroc in the movie. One of the things I could see was that the McDonald brothers, because of the failures they had had before, were not willing to grow. They quickly took precautions to avoid making mistakes and preserve the originality of McDonald’s. However, they made 2 big mistakes. They did not have good advisors. In fact, in the film, they did not have any, and the contract was sealed with a handshake since they never received their bonuses.

  • 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?

In the end, the brothers never received anything, and over time they went bankrupt because of the same guy who stole their invention and system; not. Roy Kroc was very unfair to them when the brothers were transparent and showed their business to Kroc and allowed him to be part of the name and company.

  • How did the local store franchisees make money?

The franchisees earned the name, not only their system that guarantees a large percentage of the success of the franchisee. We have to know that being part of McDonald’s it is a menu that is already approved by people which guarantees sales if the pattern is followed.

  • How did Kroc make money? How was that different than the franchisees, running the local stores?

Kroc, concerning McDonald’s, began by gaining sales of hamburgers, but his true expansion was when he was enlightened by his future CEO that the real business was not in the hamburgers but in real estate, in buying the plots and renting them to his franchisees to In this way, have a fixed income that passively generates money for life and reinvest these profits to have control of the monopoly that is McDonald.

  • Does this film change your view of McDonald’s?

I knew that McDonald’s was a real estate business because of the system, but it was not until I saw the movie that I understood the importance of fixed income and reinvesting those profits to accumulate compound interest that becomes even stronger every month. McDonald’s company’s concern was the time to reach all parts of the United States and then be very successful in expanding even outside of America.

 

Week E:Ethics and social responsibility and entrepreneurship.

New Balance is a footwear company founded in 1906 and stands out for its focus on quality and local manufacturing known for its comfort and durability. New Balance has a great commitment to innovation and business ethics. New Balance has also demonstrated its great commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR). The first of them is environmental sustainability and the second is to improve working conditions in its supply chain and has participated in programs and donations to support local communities and social causes. For today’s assignment, I would like to focus on environmental sustainability and working conditions.

 

The New Balance company has adopted 3 measures in terms of environmental sustainability, the first is Sustainable Materials, so the company is working to integrate more ecological materials for the manufacturing of products. The second measure that New Balance intends to reduce is energy efficiency, for this New Balance seeks to reduce energy consumption and gas emissions in its operations for which New Balance has implemented more efficient practices and new technologies to meet its objective the Third is waste management. , the responsibility that New Balance has with waste is very important in that they are trying to recycle and minimize waste in the manufacturing of their products. This demonstrates New Balance’s commitment to environmental sustainability, one of its 2025 goals of stopping the use and dumping of hazardous chemicals.

Now, regarding working conditions, New Balance is conducting training and development by providing training and development programs for supplier workers expanding their skills and working conditions. In addition, they are also working with NGOs that focus on the defense of labor rights and improving working conditions; these actions are part of the commitment to the new balance.

Salaries and benefits are an issue that cannot be ignored despite being a very good company, in fact, as far as I was able to investigate the minimum wage regulation only once with a supplier from China in 2021. The New Balance company produces certain products outside the country of course for reasons of logistics and costs. however, today the minimum is still given taking into account that in many countries the minimum wage does not cover the necessary expenses but currently, the company is already taking action on the matter regarding this type. of issues.

After having read and analyzed I have come to the conclusion that New Balance is very committed to achieving its objectives with respect to reducing the environmental impact of the creation of its products and also the commitment to labor rights and the improvement of the working conditions. However, I think they should streamline this process so that it is a Fair payment so that their workers can work motivated.

 

David Garcia

Hello, I am David Garcia. My major is Math and Science for Secondary Education AS. One of my hobbies is hiking, especially when you go with friends. I also like to visit new countries. Just this year I had the opportunity to visit the Island of Roatan in Honduras. I am from El Salvador and my favorite food is pupusas, a traditional food from El Salvador.

My BMCC email is: david.garcia8@stu.bmcc.cuny.edu