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This 4 page paper is a PowerPoint presentation with accompanying notes looking at ethics and Wal-Mart. The slides outline the ethical issues Wal-Mart face, the key players and different approaches that may be adopted. The bibliography cites 2 sources.
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File: TS14_TEwalethics.rtf
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had the aim of giving the customers the very best the way this was to be achieved was by putting associates (employees) first, feeling that if they were treated well
they would want the company to do well and be the cause of success for Wal-Mart. The second objective is to offer the lowest possible price with a high level
of quality. Wal-Mart is the largest retailer in the United States; in three months the company turns over the same level of
sales it takes the number two retailer to achieve within 12 months. If Wal-Mart were classified as a country, using a sales as GDP, it would be 20th largest in
the world. Wal-Mart is in a unique position due to its large size which gives the company a great deal of influence over suppliers and customers. Slide 3 There
will be ethical issues in any business, retail presents some interesting ethical issues due to the position they hold in the supply chain. For example, most businesses will have some
type of impact on the environment, from Wal-Mart harmful outputs can result from building maintenance and the ongoing operations as well as the indirect impact due to harm created during
the manufacture of goods from suppliers and the way that customers travel and then use the products until the end of their life cycle. Other ethical issues include the potential
to this use of power in the supply chain. Wal-Mart a very large retailer and can exert a great deal of power on any of the suppliers, demanding better contract
deals. These can create hardship for some suppliers and have the potential to present ethical issues. Any employer has a duty of care to its employees, this can also create
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