Exploring the cornerstones of Wal‐mart’s success and competitiveness

Sam Walton opened his first Wal‐Mart discount store in 1962. Today, Wal‐Mart is not only the world’s largest corporation but also the world’s most admired company, according to a 2003 Fortune magazine poll. Wal‐Mart is competitive and successful because it has been doing many things right. This article helps shed light on the rise of Wal‐Mart and the roots of its competitiveness. Business practitioners aspiring to succeed can learn a great deal from studying the Wal‐Mart way of doing business.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Tong, Carl H. ; Tong, Lee‐Ing
Published in:	Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal. - Emerald Group Publishing Limited, ISSN 2051-3143, ZDB-ID 2070009-X. - Vol. 16.2006, 2, p. 143-149
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Subject:	Fortune 500 companies \| Organizational performance \| Competitive advantage \| Management philosophy \| Business development

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	case-report
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/cr.2006.16.2.143 [DOI]
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