Overview of the organization of Wal-Mart and goals. Are theses effective goals? How should they plan to achieve those goals?
Today, one of the most common places known to everyone (Except Paris Hilton) is Wal-Mart. Last year, Wal-Mart had revenues of $191 billion and has 1,283,000 employees, as of 2002. Wal-Mart is the largest retail store in the United States, and is larger than any other retail chain in the world. Currently Wal-Mart operates over 4,150 retail facilities globally. According to the Fortune 500 index of the wealthiest and most powerful corporations in the world, Wal-Mart holds the number one …
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…There should be some way to ensure the goals are being reached. By setting time frames and a measurable form the store can see how well or terrible they are doing.
Resources:
1) Wal-Mart Homepage
http://www.walmart.com/
[Accessed 18 July 2004]
2) Fortune
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/
[Accessed 18 July 2004]
3) Wal-Mart Horror Stories - Archives
http://members.aol.com/walmopboy/abuse/strl.htm
[Accessed 19 July 2004]
4) Robbins, Coulter (2005) Management Eighth Edition
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Custom Publishing
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