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Strategic Management
, Sixth Edition
Charles W. L. Hill, University of Washington
Gareth R. Jones, Texas A&M University
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Case Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions for Case 25--Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: Strategies for Dominance in the New Millennium
- Identify and evaluate the strategies that Wal-Mart pursued to maintain its
cost-leadership position.
- Evaluate Wal-Mart's competitive environment.
- Discuss the importance of changes in the external environment to an organization
like Wal-Mart.
- What conclusions can be drawn from a review of Wal-Mart's financial performance over the decade of the 1980s? From this review, what
can you conclude about the financial future of the firm?
- Speculate on how much impact the "absence" of Sam Walton had on the forward momentum of the organization. What steps have been or should be taken by
management to continue Sam Walton's formula for success?
- Is Wal-Mart's competitive advantage imitable?
- What are the challenges facing Wal-Mart in the New Millennium?
- What recommendations do you have for CEO Lee Scott?
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