Examine McDonald''s strategic choices. Will McDonald''s succeed in growing as a consequence of the company''s strategic choices? How would you compare McDonald''s and Wal-Mart''s growth strategies? Case Instructions: Study the concepts in the Background Materials section, so that you may critically apply these concepts to facts in the case. Read the following articles about McDonald''s. Be sure that you perform additional research. Perform a SWOT analysis of McDonald''s. Identify and analyze the main strategic choices that McDonald''s has made at all levels (business, functional, corporate, and global). Compare the growth strategies of McDonald''s versus Wal-Mart. Write paper answering the questions above. Required Articles: Arndt, M. (2007). McDonald''s 24/7; By focusing on the hours between traditional mealtimes, the fast-food giant is sizzling. Business Week. New York: February 05, 2007., Issue 4020; page 64. Bianco, A. , B., Der Hovanesian, M., Young, L., & Gogoi, P. (2007). Wal-Mart''s Midlife Crisis; Declining growth, increasing competition, and not an easy fix in site. Business Week. New York, April 30, 2007, Issue 4032, page 46. Gogoi, P., Arndt, M., & Moiduddin, A. (2006). MICKEY D''S MAKEOVER. Business Week. New York: may 15, 2006., Issue 3984; page 42. Additional Articles: Arndt, M. & Ghobrial, C. (2007). KNOCK KNOCK, IT''S YOUR BIG MAC; From Sao Paolo to Shanghai, McDOnald''s is boosting growth with speedy delivery. Business Week. New York: July 23, 2007., Issue 4043; page 36 Bianco, A., Zellner, W., Brady, D., France, M., Lowry, T., Byrnes, N., & Zegel, S., Arndt, M., Berner, R., & Palmer, T., A. (2003). IS WAL-MART TOO POWERFUL? Low prices are great. But Wal-Mart''s dominance creates problems -- for suppliers, workers, communities, and even American culture Business Week. New York: Oct 6, 2003., Iss. 3852; pg. 100 Rowley, I., & Tashiro, H. (2006). Shrimp Burger To The Rescue. Business Week. New York: September 11, 2006., Issue 4000; page 36