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The burger king

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McDonald's Hamburger University, Oak Brook, near Chicago, is a technical workshop, business school, and teachers' training college, since students teach others. The university dean, Rafik Makarious, previously dealt with training in Australia. He stresses technical efficiency, leadership, and wants the Oak Brook university to award official diplomas. Students are ecouraged to provide ideas so that information can be obtained from the field.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
Human resource management

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Big Mac currencies: can hamburgers provide hot tips about exchange rates?

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Those who have depended on world prices of McDonald's Big Mac hamburgers in order to keep track of international exchange rates were distressed to learn that American Big Mac prices are to be cut by 65%. The discounting would have an effect on the purchasing power parity price statistics.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1997
Prices and rates, Statistics, Foreign exchange, Hamburgers, McDonald's (Restaurant)

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Burger follies: libel

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A libel suit brought by McDonald's Corp against unemployed environmental activists Morris and Steel in a London, England, court has been dragging on for years, at taxpayers' expense. The pair had charged McDonald's with exploitation of workers, animals, rain forests and the Third World.

Publisher: Economist Newspaper Ltd.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1995
Cases, Libel and slander, Morris, Dave, Steel, Helen

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Subjects list: Fast food restaurants, McDonald's Corp., MCD
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