Wal-smart : what it really takes to profit in a Wal-mart world / William H. Marquard with Bill Birchard.

By: Marquard, William HContributor(s): Birchard, BillMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2007Description: x, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0071475168 (alk. paper); 9780071475167Subject(s): Wal-Mart (Firm) -- Management | Discount houses (Retail trade) -- United States -- Management | Wal-Mart | Management | United StatesDDC classification: 658.8/79 LOC classification: HF5429.215 .U6 | M37 2007Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Introduction : Choose or lose -- How did we end up in the Wal-mart world? -- How the super-retailer defines our world : New economy, new challenges -- ch. 2. Joy on a treadmill : The loop that changes everything -- Gold star management : The secret behind strong processes -- Genes of a winner : Examining Wal-mart's unique DNA -- What do we do now? " : Twelve smart choices in a Wal-mart world -- Differentiate, emulate, dominate : The competitor's conundrum -- Leverage, invest, diversify : The supplier's bargain -- Reward, impassion, grow : The company's compact with the worker -- Belong, align, engage : Terms of community endearment -- Epilogue : Being Wal-smart : Find the and -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- Sources and notes -- Index.
Review: "Wal-Smart answers our most gut-wrenching question as business leaders in any industry: Now that we're immersed in the Wal-Mart world, what are we going to do about it? William Marquard prescribes the smart choices you need to make in every aspect of your business: as competitors, suppliers, employers, and community members."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-258) and index.

Introduction : Choose or lose -- pt. 1. How did we end up in the Wal-mart world? -- ch. 1. How the super-retailer defines our world : New economy, new challenges -- ch. 2. Joy on a treadmill : The loop that changes everything -- ch. 3. Gold star management : The secret behind strong processes -- ch. 4. Genes of a winner : Examining Wal-mart's unique DNA -- pt. 2. What do we do now? " : Twelve smart choices in a Wal-mart world -- ch. 5. Differentiate, emulate, dominate : The competitor's conundrum -- ch. 6. Leverage, invest, diversify : The supplier's bargain -- ch. 7. Reward, impassion, grow : The company's compact with the worker -- ch. 8. Belong, align, engage : Terms of community endearment -- Epilogue : Being Wal-smart : Find the and -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- Sources and notes -- Index.

"Wal-Smart answers our most gut-wrenching question as business leaders in any industry: Now that we're immersed in the Wal-Mart world, what are we going to do about it? William Marquard prescribes the smart choices you need to make in every aspect of your business: as competitors, suppliers, employers, and community members."--BOOK JACKET.

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