Business Organization Analysis :Structure and Style

• Must support all perspectives with citations at all times, as the literature review is an academic assignment.
• The report should be based in structure and style
•  As the independent consultant, you must provide some conclusions about it to your superiors.
• 20- pages in length ,excluding title page and reference page .Use APA format for all aspects of this report,  .
•  Proper introduction and conclusion .
• Citation and Reference. No Plagiarism.
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Four Organizational Design Challenges

How has Walmart company responded to the four basic organizational design challenges confronting managers, consultants, and those interested in organizational design?

How successful do you feel they were?

Marketing Mix

How has the marketing mix of Walmart company contributed to the success of Walmart company strategy?

Financial Decision-Making Model

What kind of financial decision-making models does Walmart company use in its capital budgeting process? Have these decisions contributed to the Walmart's success?  Why or why not?

Success in the Global Market

Walmart company’s approach to succeeding in a global market.

How have they incorporated elements of Wild & Wild’s four steps in the market screening process?

If they have not considered international opportunities, why not?

Sources of Gain

Ragan discusses the sources of gains from international trade in Chapter 33 (Ragan, C. T. S. (2014). Microeconomics (14th Canadian ed.). Don Mills, Canada: Pearson Canada Inc.-Unit 9 Notes:  Global Business ) of their book. How important have such sources of gains been for Walmart company?

Required Content:

1. Use other ressources and referneces
2. Article

Porter, M. (1979). How competitive forces shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, Retrieved from http://faculty.bcitbusiness.ca/KevinW/4800/porter79.pdf

Article

A Joint Project of the Human Resources Committee of the Chief Financial Officers Council and the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program. (1998). Core competencies in financial management for management analysts and financial specialists. Joint Financial Management Improvement Program. Retrieved from http://www.atlas101.ca/pm/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Core-Competencies-in-Financial-Management-USA.pdf

Business Case Studies. (n.d.). Coffee - The supply chain: A Nestlé case study. Business Case Studies. Retrieved from http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/nestle/coffee-the-supply-chain/introduction.html#axzz2c3DZRNK1

Article

Adams, B. (n.d.). Analyze the annual report. Bob-Adams.net. Retrieved from http://bob-adams.net/analyze-annual-reports-mfg/

Adams, B. (n.d.). Analyzing the annual report – The easy way. InvestEd Inc.Retrieved from http://bob-adams.net/Documents/Anualize%20the%20Annual%20Rpt-HANDOUT-INTC.pdf

Gad, S. (2014). How to efficiently read an annual report. Investopedia. Retrieved from http://www.Investopedia.Com/Articles/Basics/10/Efficiently-Read-Annual-Report.Asp

Textbook

Gitman, L. J. (2003). Principles of managerial finance. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education Inc. Retrieved from http://wps.aw.com/wps/media/objects/222/227412/ebook/ch01/chapter01.pdf#35