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Assignment: Innovation and IndustryMcDonald's

Small innovations in a technology can have major impacts on the way we live. Read the following case study about how Ray Kroc and the McDonalds Brothers innovated the food service industry and invented fast food. Your assignment will be to develop a similar case study of an innovation that created an industry. Begin by reading this case study:

Assignment Guidelines: Innovation and Industry (20 points)

Complete this OR the Development and Diffusion assignment. Research an innovation that created an industry. Write a brief case study, approximately 250 words in length. Your case study will explaining the innovation, people involved and the new industry created. Each student will:

  • Explain the innovation, why it was developed and how it was different from any product that was available at the time. (5 points)
  • Describe the people involved with the innovation, explain their roles in it's development. (5 points)
  • Identify the new industry created and the role of innovation in it's creation. (5 points)
  • Cite your sources. (5 points)

Post your assignment to the Development and Diffusion/Innovation and Industry Discussion Board before the due date listed on the course calendar.

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