By : T. Fowles
October 15, 2014
Organizational Behavior and Theory
Professor L. Tripp
Walmart is the largest well known American market leader in the renewable energy sector. But the company has faced a lot of challenges from various parties who criticized them in various contexts. History shows the corporation mistreatment of their employees, suppliers and for its environmental impacts. When a person steps into Walmart the first thing they encounter is an employee greeting them. Look around and that individual will find that the shelves are always stocked and there is an employee in almost every department maintaining a clean area. Although the store may be a little unorganized and crowded at times, the person will still make their way to the department that has the low priced goods. The way that the departments are laid out, anybody can sometimes be enticed to purchase items that are not on their list. People look for a cashier that does not have many customers, and people wait in line. Some may wait for five minutes, others many wait for twenty. Once that individual have finished paying and walk towards the same people that greeted them prior to their shopping, they leave the premises, that person does not think for a second about the exploitation and the unethical business practices involved in this multi-billion dollar corporation. That rise of an Americanize consumer culture has also generated familiar tensions around labor, inequality and workplace rights. Although, The Various parties including labor union leaders, activists and feminists accused that Walmart is engaged in these types of misconduct for the sake of providing low prices (Trimble, 1990). However, Walmart has defended itself stating that their objective is to provide at a low price to the consumer. On July 2nd, 1962 Sam Walton opened the very first Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas. His principle for the company was