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This 6 page paper argues that the main approach taken towards human resource management by McDonalds is that of the scientific model. The paper examines the HRM practices of the company and the approach towards management and considers how well this fits in with the concept of scientific management and how it differs. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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company and being of a great positive benefit. The HRM function can be approached in many ways, if we look at a company such as McDonalds there is a very
pragmatic approach which reflects the need of the company in terms of the goods produced and the way these are produced. Today one company that has become a
global brand name is that of McDonalds. To a visitor there is the appearance of uniformity, this is a core value of the company. This value also reflects the way
that the organisational behaviour is managed in terms of structures and system. It has been argued by many that McDonalds is a manifestation of scientific management theories and is the
modern equivalent of the industrial units that were set up using Frederick Winslow Taylors ideas and based in the principle of economic man. In looking at the employees in
any chain of McDonalds the aspect of economic man may be supported with the employees that are seen, most are young, many are students and the motivation to work for
most appears to be that of money. At first glance behavioural theory indicates that this may be a case of the modern application of scientific management, but a more careful
look indicates that the behaviour within the company is much more complex that this. To study this the first aspect is to look at what is meant by scientific management
so that it can be applied to McDonalds. Scientific management is a form of organisational management that seeks to take the discretion regarding how a job is done away from
employees and place the management in total control. Taylors theories of scientific management were designed to put management in control, designing,
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