2. Background
• When did crisis happen?
• Where did crisis happen?
• What actually transpired?
• Who was involved in crisis?
• How did this crisis happen?
• Why is this a crisis?
3. McDonalds Response to Crisis
• Initial statement: Hong Kong
• Brief detached statement
• Press conference: Apologizing
• Future relationship with OSI
• Evaluation of response
4. Main response points
• Inappropriately: Did not cut ties to OSI
• Inappropriately: Contradicted themselves in the media
• Appropriately : Public apology & ceased sales
• In hindsight?
5. Work cited
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/29/world/asia/explainer-china-meat-scandal/
Speculations, G. (2014, September 11). McDonald's Faces Declining Sales In Asia After China
Food Scandal. Retrieved March 24, 2017, from
https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/09/11/mcdonalds-faces-declining-
sales-in-asia-after-china-food-scandal/#58cf4f7c6de1
Mathew, J. (2014, August 05). McDonald's Hit by Rotten Meat Scandal in China and Japan.
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