Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

An Analysis of Practices at Wal �Mart

Santhosh Kumar A. V.

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In America., Wal–Mart is the single largest employer, employing over 1.8 million “associates”. Wal–Mart is as big as Home Depot, Kroger, Target, Costco, Sears and Kmart combined. Wal–Mart has stores in Mexico, Canada, England, China and entered a joint venture agreement with New Delhi based Bharti on August 6, 2007. The partnership is known as Bharti Wal–Mart and plans to expand in India also.  Wal–Mart has been greatly criticized for its effects on the following: labor, economics, employee benefits and environment. The paper discusses the use of illegal immigrants, child labor violations, employee benefits, environment and makes some recommendations.  

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Santhosh Kumar A.V. An Analysis of Practices at Wal �Mart Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.IX September 2013

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