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Ethical Case Study MIST201 Fall 2014
Department of Accounting & Information Systems

Course Code: MIST201 Course Title: Introduction to Management Information Systems (MIS)

Course Section/Campus: Male/Female

Semester: Fall First Semester 2014/15

Start Date: 9-14th November, 2014

Submission Date: 30th November, 2014
Course Instructor: Dr. Khaled Alshare
Assessment Instrument (specify): Case Study Related to Ethics and Technology

Type of Assignment: Individual Base This instrument assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLO):

CLOs: Maximum 5 Marks. This constitutes 5 % of the total course grade

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
Question # covered in Assessment*
Student score
3. Appreciate social responsibilities and ethical dimensions of business decision-making
Q1+Q2+Q3 =5

Note: Your answers of case questions should be between ranging 1,000 to 1,500 words. The best cases will be forwarded to College Ethical Competition. The winner of the best case from MIST201 will get QR 5000 as a prize.

Ethical Case
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING AT WAL-MART: GOOD OR BAD FOR EMPLOYEES?
With nearly 1.4 million workers domestically, Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States. Wal-Mart is also the nation’s number one retailer in terms of sales, registering nearly $379 billion in sales revenue for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2008. Wal-Mart achieved its lofty status through a combination of low prices and low operational costs, enabled by a superb continuous inventory replenishment system.
Now Wal-Mart is trying to lower costs further by changing its methods for scheduling the work shifts of its employees. In early 2007, Wal-Mart revealed that it was adopting a computerized scheduling system, a move that has been roundly criticized by workers’ rights advocates for
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