of Managing Relationships with Stakeholders” A Case Study on Business Ethics and Stakeholder Relationships A Report by Abdul Rahman Nawawi Holger Behrens Jurattana Jamkrajang Paphat Kriangthanapha Phikulthong Pangjunan Suttasinee Suebsahakarn Younten Phuntso 53060790 52027564 50019826 52032481 54055255 52047480 53060909 Submitted to Ajarn Nakul Boonrod 29 May 2012 In partial fulfillment for the course: IBC 360: Business Ethics Semester 2/2011 1 Table of Contents Table
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Wal-Mart and the United States and Global Economy Azusa Pacific University Table of Contents History of Sam Walton 3 Background of Wal-Mart 5 Management Philosophy 9 Use of Information Technology as a Competitive Weapon 10 Purchasing Power 12 Supply Chain and Inventory Management 14 Supply Chain and Distribution 14 Inventory Management 18 Expanded Operation in Groceries 21 Labor Unions and Wal-Mart 22 Role of the Largest
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“Boondocking” At Wal-Mart Q1: List the stakeholders involved and their influence. Identify any fundamentals of business or capitalism involved. Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park Owners---For example: Ted McAfee. These owners have directly influence on the local city regulations and Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart stores---The stores allow those RV owners parking at store parking lots for free; however‚ they do not provide any kind of facilities to them. RV owners---They preferred to parking at Wal-Mart’s parking
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Assessment of Wal-Mart valuation using different methods To test the assumption of a discount rate of 7% as given in the outline of the case‚ we calculated the required rate of return for the Wal-Mart stock using CAPM . Using rWalMart = Rf + βWalMart [E(RM) – RF]‚ we find the required rate of return to be 7.01% and in line with the information given in the case outline. Perpetual dividend growth model: The standard method of calculating a stock price using the perpetual dividend growth
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Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. is currently entangled in a legal battle that will decide if the company has engaged willfully in gender-based discrimination. Underlying causes‚ organizational culture and ethical issues will be examined in determining how the largest private employer in the United States could have fallen prey to unfair labor practices. "In 1999‚ women constituted 72% of Wal-Mart’s hourly employees‚ but only 33% of its managerial employees" (Bhatnagar‚ 2004). This fact and many others
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com/node/2593089 http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/akmohideen-193472-wal-mart-case-study-education-ppt-powerpoint/ How Could Wal Mart Continue Its Extraordinary Growth Management Essay Introduction The history of Wal-Mart started in 1962 with the opening of its first store in Arkansas‚ USA. The store stared as a retailer in the United States‚ but grew to reach extraordinary levels in the years to come. Wal-Mart grew rapidly‚ and used several methods to accomplish this growth. They opened
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Case Study „Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc.“ MLA1 International Business and Management Introduction Wal-Mart is one of the world’s largest companies and is operating in discount retailing. Its first stores were opened in 1962 in small towns because Wal-Mart’s founder Sam Walton who died in 1992 had the idea that these towns were large enough to support one discount retailer‚ but not two. The main reason for Wal-Mart’s leading position in the market has always been based on its ability to offer products
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WAL-MART 1Wal-Mart Erik J. Kelly Professor Mack A. Bean Managerial Finance Franklin Pierce University WAL-MART 2 Chapter 1: Wal-Mart Company Profile A current business on the fortune 500 list is Wal-Mart. According to www.reuters.com
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Wal-Mart in China 1) Why is Wal-Mart successful in the U.S.? What are Wal-Mart’s competitive advantages and its sources? Wal-Mart has been successful and holds many competitive advantages in the U.S. for multiple reasons. First‚ Sam Walton believed that the future of retail chains lay in discounting. While he certainly had competitors when getting started‚ Walton focused on opening stores in “one-horse‚” rural areas that other retailers ignored. This was key as Wal-Mart grew at a very rapid
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DAVID BANJO MGT 4199 1. Identify and evaluate the strategies that Wal-Mart has historically pursued to create and sustain a competitive advantage. Answer: Wal-Mart’s pursuit and ability to sustain a competitive advantage has allowed the company to make use of many strategies. One of the strategies that Wal-Mart has made use of is the Expansion strategy. The company realized that building a new store will allow for increase market share value. The company opened new locations in the community
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