Vs. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc Problem: Don Edwards‚ a recent MBA graduate has been asked to analyze the financial performance of Sears and Wal-Mart. Although Wal-Mart is the industry powerhouse‚ its 20% return on equity (ROE) lags behind that of Sears’ 22%. Analysis: Wal-Mart operates fewer stores than Sears but is ahead in terms of total selling area by a ratio of 3.4:1. Between 1995 and 1997‚ Sears’ retail store revenue per selling square foot was not only lower than that of Wal-Mart
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Contents Introduction Wal-Mart’s Ranking & Response to Various Stakeholders Wal-Mart’s Recent Number of Ethical Issues in the News Improved Ethical Culture & Positive Response to Stakeholders What are the relevant Facts? What are the Ethical Issues? a) Female Employees b) Disabled Employees c) Illegal Immigrants d) Low Benefits e) Working Conditions f) Ethical Leadership Issues g) Environmental Stakeholders What are the Primary Stakeholders 1) The Stockholders 2) The Wal-Mart Executives 3) The Employees
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Services sector is transforming the economic profile of the country and is poised to register tremendous growth and contribute significantly to the overall economy in terms of wealth creation. It is against this backdrop that the Reserve Bank of India constituted a Working Group in December 1999 to examine the possibility of strengthening the existing bill discounting mechanism and extend its scope to services sector in view of the latter’s growing importance. 1.1 The terms of reference of the
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The environmental problems in India are growing rapidly. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population that has taken the country from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today is putting a strain on the environment‚ infrastructure‚ and the country’s natural resources. Industrial pollution‚ soil erosion‚ deforestation‚ rapid industrialization‚ urbanization‚ and land degradation are all worsening problems. Overexploitation of the country’s resources be
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The Problem Faced By Beginning Online Learner Introduction Distance learning is a process of creating and provides access to learning when the source of information and the learner are separate by distance and time. Green Berg (1998) defines contemporary distance learning as “a planned teaching/learning experience that uses a wide spectrum of technologies to reach learners at a distance and is designed to encourage learner interaction and certification of learning. Desmond Keegan (1995) gives the
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Compare and contrast the strategies of Carrefour and Wal-Mart in the Chinese market A recent article (Liu Jie‚ 2008) revealed that restrictions on business numbers‚ geographical positions and stockholders have been gradually diminished‚ which can be regarded as a supplement to promises to WTO. As a consequence of market liberalization‚ foreign retailers have gained rights to compete with domestic companies in Chinese market. Over recent years‚ Chinese market has appealed the booming entry to external
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Major Problems Faced by Indian Agriculture The major problems confronting Indian agriculture are those of population pressure‚ small holdings‚ depleted soils‚ lack of modern technology and poor facilities for storage. (a) Population Pressure: India has a huge population of over one billion and it is increasing at a very fast rate. According to 2001 census figures the over all density of population is 324 persons per sq. km. This is likely to increase further in future. This has created great demand
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Since 2000 the Stock market valuation of the ‘Big Pharma’ companies has dropped sharply. Discuss the causes of the pharmaceutical industry’s current problems and steps that companies are taking to tackle them. By Ali Asgar Kagzi In 1990s‚ pharmaceutical companies were one of the leading shareholder value creators at the stock market. By 1998 the P/E ratio of the Big Pharma companies was twice that of the global stock market and there was a sudden rush among the investors to have a share of
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some of the major reasons mentioned for reduced exports. Because of this‚ the manufacturers have started to pay more attention to the internal market that was not fully exploited earlier. Efforts have been stepped up to popularize Coir products in India by various organizations both in Public and Private sectors and to penetrate to huge market that exists for floor covering and other applications. In the meantime‚ Coconut cultivation also got spread over in many regions other than the traditional
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Previous Next Latest Banyan Latest from all our blogs India’s economy A five-star problem Aug 30th 2013‚ 14:41 by P.F. | MUMBAI THE rupee’s tumble continues to grip India. On August 29th Duvvuri Subbarao‚ the departing boss of the central bank‚ told an audience in Mumbai of the widespread “dismay about the ferocity of the depreciation”. Today‚ on August 30th‚ I spoke to the boss of a big hotel in the city who says he is preparing to dollarise his business. The rupee is too flaky to operate
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