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Diversity and Globalization
Globalization has become a very important and popular trend in today’s business world. For some organizations, globalization represents an opportunity to expand and grow their business. For others, globalization is a means to relocate sections of the business to save money. In either scenario, globalization provides opportunities to connect with other countries and cultures through business. Most important, globalization creates opportunities for businesses to integrate diversity. In doing so, globalization brings forward challenges like technology and communication; multicultural values and customs; employment practices and laws; sexual harassment, employee safety, and organizational infrastructure (Meisinger, 2005, p. 11). The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of globalization on diversity at Pizza Hut Inc. It will provide a background of the organization; will discuss present diversity issues and recommendations for meeting diversity needs and addressing globalization issues.
Pizza Hut Background
Pizza Hut Inc. based in Dallas, Texas, “is the world’s largest pizza restaurant company with more than 7,500 restaurants in the United States and over 5,600 restaurants in 97 countries and territories around the world (Pizza Hut Inc., 2009, ¶ 3).” Pizza Hut was founded in 1958 by two brothers who at the time borrowed $600 from their mother to open the first pizza parlor in Wichita, Kansas. In 1997 Pizza Hut along with KFC and Taco Bell became subsidiaries of Yum Brands Inc. Today, Yum Brands is the number one restaurant company in the world (Pizza Hut Inc., 2009). “At Pizza Hut, diversity is not a target; it is a way of life and a way of doing business. The company’s strategic diversity vision is to grow leadership, franchisee, and supplier pipelines that increasingly reflect their diverse customer and investor base (Yum! Brands, 2009, ¶ 1).
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