Based on the film "The Founder (2016)", answer the following questions. Justify your answers by making reference to events/scenes from this film. 1. Describe Ray Kroc's personality and the traits of a successful leader. 2. How were the McDonald brothers compared to Ray Kroc regarding expanding the business?
Based on the film "The Founder (2016)", answer the following questions. Justify your answers
by making reference to events/scenes from this film.
1. Describe Ray Kroc's personality and the traits of a successful leader.
2. How were the McDonald brothers compared to Ray Kroc regarding expanding the
business?
3. Discuss Ray's problems when he first tried franchising McDonald's in multiple
locations.
4. Mcdonald's utilizes specialization and division of labour. Identify precisely where in
their production they incorporate these concept.
5. Harry Sonneborn advised Ray Kroc to change the business model. Explain the problem
with the old business model, and describe the new business model proposed by Harry.
6. "Speed is the name of the game". Describe this notion and explain how this was
achieved at McDonald's at that time.
7. Ray Kroc forced out the company's founders to completely control McDonald's. Was
his behaviour ethical? Explain why/why not.
8. Explain McDonald's distinctive competencies that make them unique compared to
others during that time.
9. Discuss organizational control by referring to and relating to McDonald's operations in
the film.
10. From the film, cite examples of some incidences/events of the clash between the
McDonald brothers and Ray Kroc. How could you have solved those issues as a savvy
manager?
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by Bartleby Expert"speed is the name of the game".Describe this notion and explain how this was achieved at McDonald's at the time.
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