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Managerial Decision Making Research and Analysis

Focus of the Final Paper

Research a specific company of your choice and identify some of the managerial decisions that were made over time and in response to changes in its market or competitive environment. Use the Ashford University Library and web-based sources for your research. At least three external scholarly sources must be used in addition to the textbook.

Address all of the following areas:

Describe the company and provide a brief history of its operations. Find or use graphs to illustrate its financial performance over the years.
Describe any sources of risk or uncertainty in its operations. Do the financial reports indicate risky or uncertain activities or changes to the economic environment that ultimately appear to have affected the company

Explanation / Answer

Stock Analysis - Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart Company Background:

Name

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Industries served

Retail

Geographic areas served

Worldwide

Headquarters

Bentonville, US

Current CEO

Mike Duke

Revenue

$ 466.950 billion (2012)

Profit

$ 15.699 billion (2012)

Employees

2.2 million (2012)

Main Competitors

Dollar General Corporation, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Sears Holdings Corporation, Dollar Tree, Inc., Kohl's Corporation, Target

Company Profile:

Wal-Mart is the biggest American MNC which has chains of largest discount departmental stores and also the warehouses. The company is also known as the world