Is Mr Roberts now the new heir apparent? Maybe. McDonalds has brought in supposedly healthier choices such as salads and toasted sandwiches worldwide and, instead of relying for most of its growth on opening new restaurants, has turned to upgrading its 31,000 existing ones. America has done best at this; under Mr Roberts, like-for-like sales there were up by 7.5% in October on a year earlier.
The new teams task is to keep the revitalisation plan on course, especially overseas, where some American brands are said to face political hostility from consumers. This is a big challenge. Is an in-house succession the best way to tackle it? Mr Skinner and Mr Roberts are both company veterans, having joined in the 1970s. Some recent academic studies find that the planned succession of a new boss groomed from within, such as Mr Bell and now Mr Roberts, produces better results than looking hastily, or outside, for one. McDonalds smooth handling of its serial misfortunes at the top certainly seems to prove the point. Even so, everyone at McDonalds must be hoping that it will be a long time before the firm faces yet another such emergency.
1. The main reason for the constant change at the top of McDonald is ________.
A. the boards interference
B. the falling sales
C. the health problems of the chief executives
D. the constant change of its share price
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