Introduction
According to Drori S. et al (2006), the definition of globalisation is the all countries of the world became inter connected with the process of globalisation in which process main social factors like influence, philosophy, marketplaces, government, privileges, standards, customs, belief, individuality, nationality, harmony developed disembodied from their three dimensional framework because of the quickening, flexibility, dissemination and extension of international streams of societies, goods, economics, descriptions and statistics.
The United Nations Economics and Social Commission for Western Asia say globalization “is a widely-used term that can be defined in a number of different ways. When used in an economic context, it refers to the reduction and removal of barriers between national borders in order to facilitate the flow of goods, capital, and services labour although considerable barriers remain to the flow of labour. Globalization is not a new phenomenon. It began towards the end of the nineteenth century, but it slowed down during the period from the start of the First World War until the third quarter of the twentieth century. This slowdown can be attributed to the inward looking policies pursued by a number of countries in order to protect their respective industries however, the pace of globalization picked up rapidly during the fourth quarter of the twentieth century
In other word, globalisation is a whole process. If we categorized as per the topic of orientation taken we can methodology ‘global’ as a geographical conception, characteristic it as of the narrow; equally an idea of ability and control, differentiating it as of regional independence; equally a traditional notion, differentiating it as of separation; and lastly, by way of a recognized idea, differentiating it as of nationwide.
All of us know that the international business is one of the most important parts of any nation’s economy, but at the world level or actual time this works as an individual unit but not as whole world’s economy. This provides a wonderful benefit to international companies; meanwhile they previously have the awareness obligatory to harvest plus to marketplace goods and facilities intercontinentally. Countries continue significant in establishing actions, however their structure of mention aimed at profitable strategies can no lengthier remain limited to the nationwide economy.
About McDonald’s:
In October 1947, there was first restaurant opened in UK while after 30 years in December 2004 it reached at 1330 restaurants in all over the United Kingdom. Among those about 60 % restaurants are managed by the company and rest of them are operated by franchisees.
The main story of the McDonald has started in 1940. McDonald has founded in 1940 as a simple fast food restaurant by two brothers. Maurice and Richard, two brothers had started McDonald’s in California, United States. The first name if the McDonald’s was “McDonald’s Hamburgers”. After few years, the total profit of the McDonald’s restaurant reached at $3, 50,000. The well-known distributor of Milk shake machine named Raymond Kroc, concerned in this business and deal with two brothers and got franchisee of McDonald’s and established McDonald’s system incorporation, the franchising company of McDonald’s. In 1955 he became a founder of the company by purchasing share of $2.7 million. He also changed name of the company as McDonald’s corporation and he demonstrated himself as the innovator who modernized restaurant industry of America. McDonald’s is one of the most valuable brands all over the world with the goodwill of $25 billion. McDonald has founded in US and it has roots in United States but now days it became a citizen of the whole world.
The bar chart shows the McDonald’s total Assets, Equity, Revenue, Net Income and Operating Income till 2010.
McDonald’s World Wide Locations Map:
This Map Shows the McDonald’s strength almost all over the World.
Globalisation and McDonald’s:
Global expansion of the McDonald is known as McDonaldisation of the society. It succeeds in very low time and firstly in US, than after it introduced in Canada in June 1967. In July of 1971, McDonald has opened with the partnership of Den Fujita, the local company of the Tokyo, Japan. About 20 year later McDonald has introduced in Moscow, Russia in the year of 1990. At the time of opening around 40,000 people were waiting in queue. In Moscow restaurant is too huge with the 23,675 square foot. In Russia, McDonald has served approximately 45,000 to 55,000 customers every day. Because of huge demand, company established a modern food-treating factory close to Moscow.
Bigger restaurant than Russian McDonald has opened in Shenzhen city of China in 1990. This restaurant got success to attract more than 40,000 people on opening day. It also big restaurant as Moscow with an area of 28,000 square feet and about 30 cash counters. This Chinese McDonald’s was a joint venture of the McDonald’s Corporation and The General Corporation of Beijing Agriculture, Industry and Commerce.
After two years in 1992, McDonald has started in Poland. There was two outlets started and each separately overpassed the records of both Russia as well china in terms of opening transection of the first day. Moreover, it verified as the most prevalent in East European Countries. The chart below shows worldwide establishment of McDonald’s corporation.
This table expresses total revenue of the McDonald’s in different region.