The Wal-Mart case is intended for an introductory or main course on Financial Statement Analysis. It may also be useful within a Corporate Finance/Financial Management course. After a class on financial statements and liquidity‚ profitability and solvency ratios – and some brief examples discussed by the lecturer – students should be capable of making a financial analysis of Wal-Mart. Students can be asked to make this analysis in class‚ or to prepare the case outside the classroom‚ and to present
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Problem Wal-Mart was drawing increasing flak from organized labor about the company’s low wages and anti-union posture. It was confronting 6‚000 lawsuits on a variety of issues‚ including one claiming that it discriminated against female employees. H. Lee Scott was understandably concerned about the raft of issues that threatened to mar Wal-Mart’s reputation and raise questions about the company’s efforts to secure the lowest prices for its customers. The problem for Wal-Mart now is how
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What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so‚ what is it? Wal-Mart is trying to implement the Kronos system which will automate a process that usually requires personal judgment. The Kronos system will create work schedules that are favorable to the company’s profit margin. Wal-Mart will be responsible for the potential conflicts the new system may cause its employees. Wal-Mart employees will face an ethical dilemma
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Huber v. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Timothy M McDonald Webster University: HRMG 5700 QA Spring II‚ 2015 Huber v. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Case Summary Pam Huber sustained a permanent injury that would not allow her to perform the essential functions of her position as an order filler. Huber asked for a reasonable accommodation in the form of taking a vacant position as a router. Both Huber and Wal-Mart agreed that the position was vacant and equivalent. Wal-Mart did not automatically assign Huber to
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Matt Thatcher Management 365 Professor Stookey 1/19/2014 Final Paper Board of Directors Proposal New and Improved Walmart I would like to thank the executives at Walmart for giving me the opportunity to provide insight and expand upon Walmart’s horizons for the 2014 business year. I graciously accept the appointed board member position with great integrity and plan to maintain the company’s great successes for this year and the future. While Walmart is a well renowned super store‚ it has been scrutinized
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McCann v. Wal-Mart Stores‚ Inc. Louisiana Eastern District Court 210 F.3d 51 (1st Cir. 2000) Fact: Debra McCann and two of her children (Jillian‚ and Jonathan) were shopping in Bangor‚ Maine Wal-Mart on December 11th‚ 1996. After about an hour and a half‚ the McCann’s paid for their purchases and proceeded to leave the store. On the way out two Wal-Mart employees (Jean Taylor and Karla Hughes) blocked their path to the exit and stood in front of the McCann’s’ shopping cart. Note Taylor may have
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Wal-Mart is known as the largest global entity that has the fiscal revenue of more than US$ 244.5 billion. The operations of the company to the vast nations in the world in more than 1‚500 units with a high employment rate of more than 330‚000 dedicated associates. As the company launched an expansion of its services to Mexico‚ there was stiff competition. This was based on the aggressive entry of Wal-Mart in the Mexican Retail Market. It is paramount to note that Wal-Mart entered Mexico three years
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Compare the business model for ET Wal-Mart and Amazon Compare walmart.com and amazon.com. What characteristics are shared? That are unique to walmart.com and amazon.com for that? Going to both websites at first glance I noticed many similarities between walmart.com and amazon.com. Both sites are online merchants that have been made by an identical model‚ where the menu of product categories on the left page margin. Amazon.com has 13 product categories or departments‚ as they call it on the
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Global Expansion Strategy Executive Summary Asian paint is the market leader with 49% of market share in Indian decorative segment and maintains its position among the top ten players in the world. It is only Indian company operating in India having supply chain management supported by i2 technology. The report also talks about the market share of Asian paint in decorative as well as industrial segment and its growth.The report we made for demostration present condition of Asian paint
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The retail giant Wal-Mart is based in Bentonville‚ Arkansas and it was founded by the late Sam Walton (1918 – 1992). In the mid 60s Sam Walton was looking at technology to use IBM mainframes to store inventory data (Wallgum‚ p.1‚ 2010). “Wal-Mart Stores Inc. built an inventory and supply chain management system that changed the face of business” (Helen‚ p. 38‚ 2002). Beginning his career in the mid 40s Sam Walton knew the importance of meeting customer’s needs and this ideology remains today. According
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