Wal-Mart Stores, Inc large Fortune 500 retailer. The honor of being the top-ranked company comes with the scrutiny of the public, and especially criticism. Wal-Mart, a company lauded for its quick response and stated commitments to gender equality, is insufficient in some glaring areas - the percentage of women than men at all levels of the company and the compensation to be paid to women compared with men of all levels of the company, we give two examples. Executive Vice-President must understand why this disparity exists when the company seems to be doing everything else right. The company is the subject of several complaints of discrimination based on sex. Executive Vice President, has the ability to get information that will be useful in the current situation and must determine what information is needed. "Hide
by Alison Konrad, Ken Mark Source: Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation 10 pages. Publication Date: 20 January 2004. Prod. #: 904C06-PDF-ENG
Related Case Solutions & Analyses:
Schulich School of Medicine: Enhancing and Developing a High-Performance Culture
Babeeze in Arms Doula Centre
We Have a Terrible Tragedy Here (A)
We Have a Terrible Tragedy Here (E)
Valuing Wal-Mart Stock
Vartana: The Creation of a Bank for Canadas Civil Society Sector
Williams Coffee Pub: The Franchising Opportunity
What Are We Pouring in Our Morning Cereal (B)
London Youth Symphony
DaimlerChrysler: Post-Merger News
