All Cases For Business & Society 11th Edition by Archie B. Carroll, Jill Brown

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All Cases For Business & Society 11th Edition by Archie B. Carroll, Jill Brown Case 1: Walmart: The Main Street Merchant of Doom 1. What are the major issues in the case? What does Walmart’s exp... erience tell you about the business and society relationship? The major issues in the case center on Walmart‘s expansion. The case focuses on the impact to the communities to which Walmart moves, from both environmental and economic perspectives. Walmart has been criticized for the aggressive and even predatory tactics that it takes with respect to local merchants. Competition is what drives Walmart, and a merchant who competes directly with them will lose. Is it unethical for any company, not just Walmart, to drive out all competition? Is Walmart using its size and ability to undersell small local merchants until they are driven out in order to establish an unfair monopoly on local markets? Is this a violation of the spirit of anti-monopoly laws? The Walmart experience tells us that business and society have a symbiotic relationship, that the fabric of a community is impacted dramatically by the entry of a company like Walmart, and that this fabric is sacrificed to poor working conditions, low wages, and lower-priced goods. Case 2: Walmart’s Labor Practices 1. Identify and describe the major labor relations issues facing Walmart and the likely stakeholders to be affected. The major labor relations issues facing Walmart include concerns over income equality as well as the company‘s policies and practices regarding overtime pay; employment of undocumented immigrants; allegations of gender discrimination against women; concerns about employee treatment overall; and the question of unionization. The likely stakeholders affected are the 2.2 million people that Walmart employs globally along with the communities in which Walmart has become an important facet of the economy. 2. Walmart has been said to have excessive power in its relationship with communities. How is its manifestation of power with employees similar to or different than with communities? Which is the most serious issue? Why? GUIDELINES FOR CASE ANALYSIS The following guidelines are designed to assist in the case analysis process. The guidelines are not intended to be a rigid format, however. Each question is intended to surface information that will be helpful in analyzing and resolving the case. Each case is different, and some parts of these guidelines may not apply in every case. Following each case are discussion questions that should be answered as part of any complete case analysis. The heart of any case analysis is the recommendations made based on a solid logical foundation. The questions dealing with Problem and Issue Identification and Analysis and Evaluation should be used to define and then defend recommendations made in the final Recommendations step [Show More]

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