Word: mcdonaldization
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Ironically, a large part of the former communications executive's current problems may well be how he communicates--or doesn't. The CEO mayor relies almost exclusively on an ultratight circle of confidants brought in from the halls of business, especially McDonald's franchise baron and fellow millionaire friend David White. State and federal officials say privately that Nagin's insular and politically inexperienced staff has hurt him when it comes to the kind of public relations and coalition building he'll need from here on out. "This administration tends to dismiss too many people, especially career political people," says...
Facing fourth-and-13 at the 45 with just 14 seconds remaining, McDermott heaved a bomb that fell into the hands of wideout Dan McDonald, who wiggled out-of-bounds at the Villanova three with seconds left. McDermott said afterwards that he saw his target break open on the final play, but it was too late. The offensive line didn’t hold, and the senior signal caller went down...
Romance Languages and Literatures Department Chair Christie McDonald, speaking with Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Department Chair Andrew A. Biewener, said she hoped Harper’s replacement would share his “breadth and culture” and would have an “independent mind [and] deep knowledge of, and a close affiliation with, the academic world...
...because so many residents had evacuated and the population is just far enough inland or on higher ground. Most buildings remain standing, though almost all are missing more or less of their shingled roofs. Road signs are bent or twisted; many billboards are shredded; the sign of the local McDonald's on Ryan Street is ripped off its frame, and the once-indoor Ronald McDonald playground is now exposed to the elements. Corrugated metal roofs have fared particularly poorly and many are now smeared across nearby fences, other storefronts or just spread out whole or in pieces on the ground...
...Fiske thinks he can double sales in five years. To try to get there, he has stocked his executive suite with dealmakers from the world of luxury goods to give him talent on the inside and street cred on the outside, poaching from the likes of Neiman Marcus. Camille McDonald, whom Fiske wooed away from LVMH Mot Hennessy--Louis Vuitton to develop new brands and soup up the old ones, says the decision to leave the crme of the luxury-universe crme was "gut wrenching." But after reading Trading Up and having a lot of long talks...