Annotated Biblography
"History of McDonald's Restaurants :: AboutMcDonalds.com." History of McDonald's Restaurants :: AboutMcDonalds.com. N.p., 2010. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.
This source is about the official timeline of the McDonald business all the way back to 1940.The timeline goes through a very detailed events the happened that form the restaurant itself. It also explain promotions and people that went along with the growth with the restaurant. This helps me know what caused the great success.
Schlosser, Eric, and Charles Wilson. Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know about Fast Food. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006. Barnes and Nobles. 12 Aug. 2012. Web. 8 Jan. 2015.
The book has information of the history of the McDonalds industry and the way it has the top priority to do with the economy. In the chapter named Pioneer section dog eat dog, it is a whole section about the true founders of the restaurant and the world economic effect it has on us today. Also goes through challenges that lead up to the huge success. This is helping me understand the process of making this restaurant and the development.
"McDonald’s Around the World." Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2014. N. pag. Student Resources in Context. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.
This articles goes through the spreading of the industry itself. Goes through the marketing and money. This will be used to help develop a good thesis statement.
Mattern, Joanne. "Ray Kroc: McDonald's Restaurants Builder." Goodreads. N.p., 1 Jan. 2011. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
This is a book is about McDonalds and the history of the globalization. This is going to helped me understand this subject from Ray Kroc’s perspective.
Salisbury, Peter. "The Globalization of "Fast Food". Behind the Brand: McDonald's." Global Research. N.p., 1 May 2014. Web. 14 Jan. 2015.
Helped me understand how McDonalds got its legacy and how they maintained their popularity.
"McDonald's: A History of Innovation." Investopedia. N.p., 09 Apr. 2010. Web. 23 Jan. 2015.
"Dick and Mac McDonald - HowStuffWorks." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2015.
"1955 - Polio, McDonalds and Disneyland." Age of Innocence. N.p., 04 Dec. 2009. Web. 26 Jan. 2015.
Daszkowski, Don. "The Ray Kroc Story-McDonald's Facts and History." N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Jan. 2015.
Secondary Sources
Fancourt, Lucy, Bredesen Lewis, and Nicholas Majka. "Born in the USA, Made in France: How McDonald's Succeeds in the Land of Michelin Stars - Knowledge@Wharton." Knowledge@Wharton Born in the USA Made in France How McDonalds Succeeds in the Land of Michelin Stars Comments. N.p., 03 Jan. 2012. Web. 11 Jan. 2015.
Has very detailed charts and timelines including events. The opinion on how each of the effects on the economy and growth. This will help me with showing legacy left behind from Ray Kroc.
McDonald's Winning Strategy, At Home And Abroad." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 20 Apr. 2012. Web. 14 Jan. 2015.
This site shows the rivals and competition like Starbuck and Chipotle during current times and past going head for head for the lead. This site helps me build a background on the difficulties in the industry.
James, Randy. "McDonald's Abroad." Time. Time Inc., 28 Oct. 2009. Web. 15 Jan. 2015
The article is in pieces about the wide spread of the restaurant and basic information like the original owners and huge issues that happen in different parts of the world regarding the restaurant. I would use this site by using the huge disputes that shaped it today.
"From Big Mac to Rice Burger -- Globalization: McDonald's in Japan." Manya Koetse. N.p., 08 Dec. 2012. Web. 15 Jan. 2015.
This told me hold McDonalds went global to places like Japan and Tokyo. This will be used in the spreading of it.