Wal-Mart World: The World's Biggest Corporation in the Global Economy
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415951372 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was elected University of Kentucky Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences in 1989-90. He received AAG Honors in 1994; also he has served on a number of IGU, NCGE, and AAG committees, including co-chair of the AAG Centennial Coordinating Committee. During the past four decades he has made presentations at dozens of national and interna
Best available academic treatment of Wal-Mart Now that I have read nearly the entire shelf of books on Wal-Mart, I can say without hesitation that this is perhaps the best. It is a very full academic treatment by over 20 authors on a myriad of subjects, and critical but not at all biased in my view.Wal-Mart's original business m
Now that Wal-Mart has conquered the US, can it conquer the world? As Wal-Mart World shows, the corporation is certainly trying. Wal-Mart World is the first book to look at this incredibly important phenomenon in global perspective, with chapters that range from its growth in the US and impact on labor relations here to its fortunes overseas. Wal-MartWorld's impressively broad scope makes it necessary reading for anyone interested in the global impact of this economic colossus.. Now, though, it is the largest company in the world. From Germany to Beijing to Mexico City to Tokyo, more than a billion shoppers can now hunt for bargains at a Wal-Mart superstore. How Wal-Mart manages this transition in the near future will play a significant role in the determining the character of the global economy. Its global labor practices and outsourcing strategies represent for many what contemporary economic globalization is all about. For a number of years, Wal-Mart has been the largest company in the United States. But Wal-Mart is not standing still, and is opening up stores everywhere
Graff, Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas"This book is a significant and timely contribution to the burgeoning body of academic and popular literature on what is, by many measures at least, the world's largest companyThe book is highly effective in showcasing both the broad range of ways in which Wal-Mart can be studied and the plethora of impacts that Wal-Mart has had on contemporary social, political, economic, and culural systems, especially in North AmericaAs a result, students of all ages levels and researchers from a broad range of social science disciplines will want to di