1. Wal-Mart Company Analysis
Wendell Tolber
MBA 723
Dr. Joyce Smith
September 23, 2013

2. History
•Bentonville, Arkansas
•Sam Walton
•Walton’s

3. Operations
•6,000 stores; Africa, Mexico,
China, India, Brazil
•$16.50 to $75.38
•Sales
•Resiliency

4. Leadership and Hiearchy Structure
•Mike Duke
•Matrix Hierarchy
•Regional Operations; Oversight

5. Public Image
•Environmental violations
•Customer Service
•Community Impact

6. Regulation
•Food and Drug Administration
•Environmental Protection Agency
•Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
•Clean Water Act
•Kyoto Protocol

7. Downturn
•Environmental, Civil, and Class Action Suits
•Payouts
•Mexico, China, India
•Compliance Costs

8. Initial Reaction and Current Actions
•Initial Internal Investigation
•FBI involvement

9. Current State
•Other Investigations
•Looking ahead; Green Energy, Environmental Impact
•Possible Hierarchy change?

10. Questions?