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Essay / Organizational Analysis of Walmart - 773
ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS POSTER-WAL-MARTSUMMARY- The included WALMART store is the largest retailer and largest company in terms of revenue. It is the largest private employer in the United States. And each year, about 93% of purchases are made at Wal-Mart in America. Wal-Mart stores Inc is branded as Wal-Mart.• Type-public• Industry-retail• Founded in 1962, Rogers, Arkansas, United States• Founder-Sam Walton• Headquarters-Bentonville, Arkansas, USA• Number of Locations- 11137• Area-Worldwide• Owner- Walton Family• Employees- 2.2 Million• Total Capital- $76.255 BILLION Americans until 2014• First store- In Rogers, Arkansan in 1962. BACKGROUND-• Established on July 2, 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas• Company expansion• Listing on stock exchange• Supercenter concept launched• Home delivery services • Focus• Cost reduction conceptOVERALL STRATEGY-• Traditional stores and supercenter.• Wal- Mart supercenter has different locations like that of a garden center, pet store, pharmacy, health center optics and a photo processing laboratory, etc. • In 1990, it went international. • 4,263 stores and 660,000 employees in 15 countries outside the United States. • Well known for its brand strategy .MISSION-In everything we do, we are driven by a common mission and that of improving the quality of life of ordinary people everywhere. It deals in- • Sells groceries and general merchandise • Pharmacy and optical center • Gas station • Fast food outlet • Garden center • Pet store It is also present in hair salons and nail salons, video rental stores, family entertainment centers and local bank branches. Wal-Mart Subsidiaries - • Division of Wal-Mart stores like: 1. Wal-Mart discount store2. Wal-Mart Supercenter3. Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market4. Walmart International5. Private brands are in the middle of paper......fundamental beliefs which were considered at Wal-Mart.CONCLUSION- Wal-Mart as a big giant. It tries to help its customers in the best possible way However, it has been very successful and its culture and working style is also different from other department stores. It mainly aims for excellence keeping all the factors in mind.CONTRIBUTION-QUOTE-Devarshan, N. ( 2002). Subsidiaries. Available: http://www.walmart.com/. Last accessed April 12, 1979. Welner, Weick.K (1991) Structural Analysis and Organizational Behavior, Prentice Express: ColumbiaSmith, Kins.D (1978) Organizational Development and Traditional Work Culture, School of London, London Pigoule, Y (2004) Strategy and design in an organization, Chicago Press: ChicagoEric, Twist. N(1932) Power and organizational culture, Boston School, Boston