Wal-Mart – Stakeholder and CSR policies Executive summary In this report I’ll try to show why Wal-Mart decision 8 years ago to develop a stakeholder management and a corporate social responsibility plan was a good decision for the company. The company realised that its image wasn’t really good in the public opinion; they were unable to communicate and reach the African-American community‚ they have a bad reputation toward women and also suffer from a lot of critics about their negative effect on
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In this case the ethical dilemma that face Wal-Mart is in fact the managers and owners of Wal-Mart are not responsible about their workers and employees in the company. They don’t care about taking the views of its worker whether the new technologies and the new developed method they apply are good and suitable for them or not. The only thing that they consider and take care of is profit and increasing the income and revenues. Although‚ taking the views of employees and make them happy and pleased
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Running head: WAL-MART SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT WAL-MART SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT Largest Case in US History Revives a Longstanding Debate By: Tambra Sullivan Minot State University BADM 537 Human Resource Management August 2011 Abstract The sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart‚ in which the U.S. Supreme Court handed an important victory to the retail chain on June 20‚ 2011‚ revives a longstanding debate: are disparities in the workplace due primarily to
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impact of Wal-Mart on the local economy” Article Summary “The impact of Wal-Mart on the local economy” is an article based in a film released in 2005 called Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices. This article summarizes how Wal-Mart poor employment practices affect the local economy many ways in the United States with a great amount of controversy. According to statistics a typical Wal-Mart store hires anywhere from 150 to 350 new people but is estimated that more than half of Wal-Mart’s employees
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Running head: ETHICAL ISSUE IN BUSINESS Ethical Issue in Business (Wal-Mart’s Ethical Controversy) Michael J. Charley‚ Deniqua Jackson‚ Beatina Marshall‚ Tom Pletzke University of Phoenix Instructor: ROBERT OXLEY Course: ETHICS IN MANAGEMENT PHL/323 Date: May 21‚ 2008 This paper will obtain information about a researched issue that deals with business ethics. The paper will include a summary of the Article and issue. This paper will also touch on the following topics‚ what
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Wal-Mart is the biggest retailers in the U.S.‚ but employee surplus could be a big issue because of the raising federal minimum wage. Nowadays‚ people need more money because of the inflation. There financial trends force some companies must have to make a choose‚ especially that have a lot of employees. The article‚ “Higher Wages For Wal-Mart Workers Should Help Bottom Line”(2015)‚ reported that Wal-Mart has more than 2.2 million employees. It also is one of the largest employers in the U.S.‚ which
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reports we can conclude that Wal-Mart operates its stores as mass discount retailers‚ carrying between 60‚000 and 90‚000 different merchandise items in each store. Wal-Mart purchases more than $22 billion in merchandise‚ turning its inventory over as often as 4.5 times per year. Sam Club carries between 3‚500 and 5‚000 different merchandise items‚ acquiring more than $2.6 billion in merchandise. Wal Marts operations grew from 2003 to 2005. For example‚ the number of Wal-Mart stores increased and the
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of the company. • Prepare various marketing materials. • Coordinate activities and programs with internal departments‚ suppliers and advertising agencies. Achievements: • B and C working mothers in the National Capital region. • Standardized the company’s product logo design specifications. • Developed measurements to track and monitor the success of various media platforms. 2. Zigma Phi‚ Inc. Jun 2011- Oct 2012 Part-time Brand Assistant Responsibilities: • Assisted in preparing various
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Case Study 1.2 Rosalyn Rivera MGMT 5253 October 11‚ 2014 Professor Matthew Wallace One Nation under Wal-Mart 1. Facts Wal-Mart is now the world largest company. There are more than 8‚400 Wal-Mart stores worldwide. 140 million shoppers visit the U.S. stores each week. 82% of American households purchase at least one item from Wal-Mart every year. Wal-Mart controls about 30% of the market in household staples. Sells 15% of all magazines and 15%-20% of all CDs‚ videos and DVDs. It is expected
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Question #1: Do you feel that the company has dealt with each of these issues effectively? Justify. Answer: Wal-Mart has faced several quandaries in its efforts towards continuous domestic and international development. One issue which this company had to deal with was facing protesters who did not want Wal-Mart to be built near their home. These people were fighting against Wal-Mart because of the fear that this large corporation could in fact force smaller local stores out of business. Protesting
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