Wal-smart
Subtitle: what it really takes to profit in a Wal-mart world
By: William H. Marquard with Bill Birchard
Contributors: Birchard, Bill
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780071475167
Subjects: Wal-Mart (Firm) -- Management; Discount houses (Retail trade) -- United States -- Management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-258) and index
Table of contents: title: Choose or lose; title: I: How did we end up in the Wal-mart world?; title: 1. How the super-retailer defines our world : New economy, new challenges; title: 2. Joy on a treadmill : The loop that changes everything; title: 3. Gold star management : The secret behind strong processes; title: 4. Genes of a winner : Examining Wal-mart's unique DNA; title: II: What do we do now? " Twelve smart choices in a Wal-mart world; title: 5. Differentiate, emulate, dominate : The competitor's conundrum; title: 6. Leverage, invest, diversify : The supplier's bargain; title: 7. Reward, impassion, grow : The company's compact with the worker; title: 8. Belong, align, engage : Terms of community endearment; title: Epilogue: Being Wal-smart : Find the and