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This 27 page paper presents a business plan for Wal-Mart with the aim of helping Wal-Mart become a learning organisation. The paper starts with some background to the organisation; an examination of the organisational issues and problems and the potential solutions. The paper then presents a plan to implement the change looking at how and why the solution of becoming a learning organization will benefit the company and how the change may be introduced and managed. The bibliography cites 22 sources.
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and has since expanded internationally as well as diversifying into related retail fields including superstores. Competing with the use of cost advantage and differentiating itself through a reputation for value
the model adopted by the company has not always been successful. Internationally Wal-Mart failed in Germany. This demonstrates that the model was not infallible. Many of the competitive advantages that
Wal-Mart has benefited may be replicable. It may be argued as only a matter of time before they are eroded. In addition to this the large size of the company
is creating additional problems such as the escalation of legal and matters to courts were careful management may have resolved them more amicably. The best way for Wal-Mart to move
forward is to adopt a model which will facilitate and embrace the changing environment. This paper suggests that Wal-Mart try to adopt the model of a learning organization. A number
of models of change may be utilised, each of these deal with the practical aspects of the change as well is a human issues such as motivation. By implementing a
carefully managed change Wal-Mart will be able to move forward organizational models and structures that will be able to adapt to the changing environment.
Table of contents 1. Organizational Profile 4 2. Organizational Issues 10 2.1 Potential Solutions 13 3. SWOT Analysis 14 3.1 Strengths 14 3.2 Weaknesses 16
3.3 Opportunities 17 3.4 Threats 18 4. Action Plan 19 4.1 Model for Change 23 4.2 Alternative Change Model 27 4.3 Overcoming Resistance 28 5. Conclusion 30 References 32 1. Organizational Profile
Wal-Mart is known today as one of the largest discount retailers both inside and outside the United States, but like any company the way it has grown to the
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