However‚ constructing data for this subsector results in nearly two-thirds of county-year pairs being discarded because of non-disclosure‚ in which case endogenous sample selection can be severe. 20 Unfortunately‚ we are often missing information on when Discount Stores converted to Supercenters‚ which is frequent in the latter part of the sample. All we know is the current store type. We also received
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Argument of Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. is an international discount department store chain operating in many towns and cities in multiple countries. Wal-Mart’s founder‚ Samuel Walton‚ “decided that small-town populations would welcome‚ and make profitable‚ large discount shopping stores” (Healy 493).Therefore‚ he started to build the largest discount department stores and opened the first Wal-Mart discount store in Rogers‚ Arkansas in 1962 (Healy 493). Wal-Mart sells many different kinds of
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Walmart and Equal Opportunity Jenny Lindemann & Demetria West Austin Peay State University Case Summary In a small rural Tennessee town called Smallville‚ resides approximately 5000 people. The members of Smallville are tight knit and everyone knows one another. Smallville is located more than 30 miles from any major metropolitan area‚ making employment outside of the community very difficult. Aside from any locally owned motels and restaurants‚ the largest employer in the
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Introduction Porter (2002) states that root of the problem lies in the lack of distinguishing between operation effectiveness and strategy. The expedition for productivity‚ quality and speed has resulted in management tools and techniques‚ total quality management benchmarking‚ time based competition‚ outsourcing‚ partnering‚ reengineering‚ change management. In any organization‚ strategy management is the key to its success. There are many theories based on this assumption that without a proper
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Wal-Mart: An All-American Success Story or a Greedy Blood-Sucking Corporation? By: Kaitlin Horch Advanced Placement Language and Composition Mrs. Koch 11 February 2013 The date‚ July 2nd‚ 1962: the hot Arkansas sun pours over the crowd of people gathering around the grand opening of a new store on 719 West Walnut Street; the proprietor‚ a middle-aged forty-four year old man swallows the fear and anticipation welling up in his throat; questions plague his mind: will we make it; will I
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References: Willing‚ R. (2001‚ August 13). Lawsuits a Volume Business at Wal-Mart. USA Today Retrieved April 28th‚ 2008 from: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2001/08/14/walmart- usat.htm Sustainability- Wal-Mart website(2008). Retrieved April 28th‚ 2008 from: http://walmartstores.com/Sustainability/
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References: Block‚ S. B.‚ & Hirt‚ G. A. (2005). Foundations of Financial Management (11th ed). The McGraw- Hill Co. Google-Finace. (2008). Finacil statements: Targets and Walmarts Company‚ Retrieved April 10‚2008‚ from http://finance.google.com/finance?fstpe=ci&q=LUV Target Corporation Investors. (2006) Retrieved electronically on April 15‚ 2008 from http://investors.target.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=65828&p=irol-stockQuoteChart
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Walmart violated the equal employment opportunity act 1963 and the Civil Act of 1964‚ which states that no employee should face discrimination based on gender‚ promotion‚ job classification‚ assignment‚ and compensation and working conditions‚ (Picot‚ 2001). The law further states that women and men must always receive equal pay for performing equal work. However‚ Walmart allegedly promoted fewer women to store management positions. Women also take longer to move up as compared to men with cases
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Problems faced in different countries 1. Slowness to develop a strong presence online. Walmart has become sloppy in executing big changes‚ which is inevitable for an organization. After so many years of such an explosive growth. Case in point is Walmart’s slowness to develop a strong presence online. Despite these fears‚ Walmart’s leaders are optimistic that they can shift the business and position the retailer for long-term success. They are already testing a radical new concept -- downsizing
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