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Walmart

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The largest retailer in the world; the literature splits between Sam Walton's operating story and critical work on supplier and labor power.

Books 9Experts 1Recommenders 6People 2

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  1. Sam Walton: Made in AmericaSam Walton, John Huey, 1992
  2. The Wal-Mart EffectCharles Fishman, 2006
  3. In Sam We TrustBob Ortega, 1998
Sam Walton: Made in AmericaSam Walton: Made in America
T1 Sam Walton: Made in America
Sam Walton, John Huey · 1992
Open LibraryGoodreads

How Walmart grew from one Arkansas store by cutting costs and prices.

Recommended by: David Cancel, Mohnish Pabrai, Iman Gadzhi and 3 others

The Wal-Mart EffectThe Wal-Mart Effect
T2 The Wal-Mart Effect
Charles Fishman · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

What Wal-Mart's scale does to its suppliers, its towns and prices everywhere.

In Sam We TrustIn Sam We Trust
T3 In Sam We Trust
Bob Ortega · 1998
Open LibraryGoodreads

First major critical history by a WSJ Walmart reporter.

The Bully of BentonvilleThe Bully of Bentonville
T3 The Bully of Bentonville
Anthony Bianco · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

Business-press account of supplier and wage pressure.

Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Century CWal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism
T3 Wal-Mart: The Face of Twenty-First-Century Capitalism
Nelson Lichtenstein · 2006
Open LibraryGoodreads

Edited volume on the supply chain and logistics model.

The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business
T3 The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business
Nelson Lichtenstein · 2009
Open LibraryGoodreads

Labor historian on Walmart as a new template for capitalism.

To Serve God and Wal-MartTo Serve God and Wal-Mart
T3 To Serve God and Wal-Mart
Bethany Moreton · 2009
Open LibraryGoodreads

How Wal-Mart's culture and labour model were built.

Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle forSelling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart
T4 Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers' Rights at Wal-Mart
Liza Featherstone · 2004
Open LibraryGoodreads

The Dukes v. Wal-Mart sex discrimination litigation.

The Wal-Mart WayThe Wal-Mart Way
T4 The Wal-Mart Way
Don Soderquist · 2005
Open LibraryGoodreads

Insider account by the long-serving chief operating officer.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

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