Introduction
Running a business is not always successful there are so many factors that come into play. There are so many different things that need assistance from your image,finances,employees, and the customers. Did you know that there are also different types of pressures as well. You have organizational pressure and environmental pressure. Organization pressure refers to the external factors inside the company. Environmental pressure is when a company is affected by outside of the company. These can be companies even like Papa John’s.
Papa John’s
Papa John's’ was founded by a man name John Schnatter. At the age of 15 he spent $1,600 worth of used restaurant equipment to set up in the back of his father;s bar. He made pizzas for five
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By 1999, the 2000 th restaurant opened and the company topped $1 billion in systemwide restaurant sales. By 2008, Papa John's topped $1 billion in ecommerce sales and its first $1 million in mobile web orders. By 2010, this exploded to $2 billion in U.S. e-commerce sales. In 2010 Papa John's becomes official pizza sponsor of the NFL. In 2017 there are over 5,000 restaurants worldwide including more than 1,600 international restaurants in 45 countries and territories.” Even with all this success with Papa John’s there were also some struggles in the business do to environmental pressures and origination …show more content…
IN 2016 when quarterback Colin Kaepernick started to kneel during the pre-game anthem. HE stated this was a way to protest against racial discrimination and police brutality. From that moment on there were a lot of NFl players that started to kneel during the national anthem. John Schnatter made a statement about the NFL he stated “The NFL has hurt us," company founder and CEO John Schnatter said. "We are disappointed the NFL and its leadership did not resolve this." John Schnatter lost business behind this statement. On November 14th John Schnatter tweeted an apology regarding his earlier in the month statement against the NFL Environmental pressure can be from a simple statement to a movement in society that is happening. John Schnatter risked his business by letting people know how he felt regarding the NFL protests. He even lost money behind his statement even though he apologise that doesn't mean his sales will go back up.
Organizational
Business deals happen every day; Contracts expire, renew, and are negotiated without the public knowing for many large corporations and even sporting leagues. However, some contract changes cannot escape the media’s attention. The National Football League (NFL) is facing an expiration of its Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) (NFL Lockout Now One Month Old). Currently, the agreement has expired and NFL team owners have selfishly chosen to “lock” the players out. The term lockout means that the players are essentially not allowed to participate in any team activities or duties until the owner’s rescind this lockout. While many believe this is simply a battle between team owners and a player union, it can only appear to most as a selfish act of the NFL owners trying to rich, greedy men in expensive suits, and the only people they are hurting, are the fans of football.
For the avid sports maniac as well as the casual sports viewer, Gregg Easterbrook’s “The King of Sports: Football’s Impact on America” is a must-read. Easterbrook gives detailed insight to many of the critical issues plaguing American football both on the professional and college level. The “non-profit” mongul know as the NFL is exposed and is clearly described for the reader. This is a great book not just for the wealth information, but also, an attempt to highlight the flaws in our country's most prized form of entertainment.
In college, Johnny Manziel was known as the best football player but also as a huge partier. This was a red flag for a lot of NFL organizations
Football is not the only sport in which athletes are taking a stand for their views, Megan Rapinoe, a soccer player took a knee as well in protest with Kaepernick. Howard University cheerleaders took a knee as well during a football game. Even the entire Indiana Fever basketball team took a knee together.
With athletes depending on scholarship money as a source of income, this leaves close to no money for their physiological needs. Former university of Tennessee running back, Arian Foster, reminisces on a night after a big win when he realized he had nothing to show for his hard work on the field. Once he arrived back at his dorm and realized his fridge was empty he called his coach pleading, “… I have no food, no money and if I don’t get food I may do something stupid”. As a result of this, many players begin challenging their moral values resulting in cognitive dissonance which leads to them selling drugs and/or their championship rings in order to create a source of income for themselves. Feelings of extreme frustration toward the NCAA are obvious throughout the league, but they are never spoken about. This is because the NCAA’s rules and regulations are so manipulative that athletes know if they speak publicly about their issues, it will have a significant effect on their draft stock. However, in spite the fact of this, it is hard to ignore how the NCAA athletics capture the nation's spotlight every year, generating millions of dollars while the athletes are left struggling to live and afford basic life
This is demonstrated by the sitting president, Mr. Donald J. Trump. “On Sunday morning, Trump slammed the league's ratings in a post on Twitter and said again players should be fired or suspended for such protests -- reiterating remarks he made at a rally in Alabama Friday night.” Kenny notes. The recent presidential election has caused a spiraling amount of controversy throughout the country. The president mentions his distaste for kneeling, yet supports locked arms.
The National Football League is made up of 32 teams that were once founded in 1920 by a group of people who helped form the league. In the beginning the league wasn’t really structured to what it is now. Teams will just play and no playoff games, seeding’s, or the game itself matter because not only was the game was overshadow by America’s past time baseball, but it was difficult because the college game was established as well. Owning a team was extremely hard because owner’s will spent large amounts of cash and participate in bidding wars for players. Fast-forward to today’s day and age it is safe to say the NFL may be the most brutal and exciting game to play. Rule’s and norms are intact for teams to do things more ethical. Money is what really drives this business and of course constant advertisement to promote its brand. With some of that revenue, the NFL has opened a program called NFL: Play 60. The purpose of this program is to encourage kids to be physically active for 60 minutes in a day to reduce America’s child obesity. The NFL has been successful because in 2010 the first lady Michelle Obama announced it would be teaming up with NFL PLAY 60 as a health imitative for children. This was a great move for the brand because The First Lady’s office and...
Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia stated, “Walking off the pain in an NFL game turns into walking it off in a Little League game - the trickle-down effects on high school and college players are very real and can be fatal.” In September 2009, with the focus being on youth, the NFL was finally prompted to release the so-called “research” they claimed to be more valid than Dr. Omalu’s. Schwarz (2010) reported that it the NFL discovered that “retired NFL players suffered from dementia at higher rates that the general population. For younger retirees, ages 30–49, the rate was 19 times that of the general population.” A chair of the NFL’s MTBI further implemented crisis management and attempted to make the findings appear as further evidence proving that longer termed research needed to be conducted to see whether or not this “theory” would play out. At the beginning of the 2009 football season, media attention of this pressing issue was at an all time high. Schwarz had published 18 articles on the subject, just during the month of October alone! The New Yorker, GQ and 60 Minutes, also all ran stores concerning the matter. Even the United States Congress House Judiciary committee took interest and threatened to evoke the NFL’s antitrust
He said to the public, “I have three suggestions to fix the NFL: stop disciplining players for hard hits, boycott games when players kneel during
If the performance of the organisational structure, culture and management style of the organisation is poor, the overall business will have difficulties in achieving its objectives.
Take a Knee On August 14th and 20th Colin Kaepernick went unnoticed while sitting during the national anthem. On August 26 Kaepernick started to gain attention for his protest. On August 28th Kaepernick explained that he sat because he was giving a voice to those who did not have one. On September 1st, other players started to join Kaepernick in sitting for the national anthem.
As environmental concerns become more of an issue for consumers, they will be more aware of the impact that a company has on themselves and the environment and therefore be more conscious of who they support with their dollar.
Now lets look at some of the other key factors that have led to success at this point. Papa Johns is known for their excellent customer service and have really blown their competition in area. They need to remind their customers that they are the best at making pizza lovers happy. The price point of a product tends to be the first thing noticed by the consumer but if they are not happy with what they get they being to think twice about their decision. In today's
To demonstrate the totality and the need for a holistic approach, below is an illustration showing the pressure on a large organization (Werther & Chandler, 2006)
Effects of the organisations on its environment are quite obvious in the case of cigarette manufacturing; liquor manufacturing, film making, pharmaceutical companies, etc. These organisations have an obvious impact on its environment.