Paradigm lost: the rise and fall of McDonaldization

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International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

ISSN: 0959-6119

Online from: 1989

Subject Area: Tourism and Hospitality

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Title:	Paradigm lost: the rise and fall of McDonaldization
Author(s):	Stephen Taylor, (Lecturer in Marketing at the University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK.), Phil Lyon, (Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK.)
Citation:	Stephen Taylor, Phil Lyon, (1995) "Paradigm lost: the rise and fall of McDonaldization", International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol. 7 Iss: 2/3, pp.64 - 68
Keywords:	Customization, Fast-food restaurants, Hospitality industry, Mass production, McDonald's, Restaurants, Strategic management
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/09596119510080024 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	The application of McDonald's product/production principles to other restaurant chains, and totally different social enterprises has been the subject of recent criticism. This “McDonaldization” is said to betoken a world of increased rationalization where large-scale systems for the mass production of goods and services obliterate small-scale opposition and give rise to fears for diminished choice in the future. Previously it has been argued that the advance of McDonaldization is far from total and the pessimistic prognosis is at least premature. Criticizes the McDonaldization thesis by reference to an alternative paradigm of “mass customization”. Argues that this is not only the logical next step for the production of goods and services, but also that it is already starting to happen.