Wal-Mart Business Analysis

For the final project I chose to complete a management analysis on Wal-Mart. Covered in this paper are the issues of productivity, hiring practices, corporate social responsibility and culture, diversity and affirmative action, the use of information technology, leadership, teamwork, and managing ethics. Productivity is very important to any successful business. Wal-Mart has increased its productivity through many different advances. Business analysts have long admired Wal-Mart's logistics management, even though the public recognizes them for …

…the fastest growing companies today are built on leadership innovation. Wal-Mart uses the Visionary Leadership approach. This form of leadership increases efficiency by moving decision-making responsibility to the frontline. Efficiency is then achieved with limited supervision. In turn, it gives workers the opportunity to develop quality decision making skills, benefiting the company. On the other hand, this lack of supervision and guidance could lead to workers making poor decisions that could ultimately cost the company.