WalMart

Read Chapters 4 and 5 in the text and the Wal*Mart 2013 Global Responsibility Report, which is available at: http://corporate.walmart.com/global-responsibility/environment-sustainability/global-responsibility-report

Below are the discussion questions for the Wal*Mart case study. As I mentioned in class, use these questions as a guide, but feel free to explore other topics that interest you. I am most interested in reading your opinion, supported with concepts that we’ve read and discussed in class ( chapter 2-11-10-13-15-17).
reading available at http://www.untag-smd.ac.id/files/Perpustakaan_Digital_1/CORPORATE%20SOCIAL%20RESPONSIBILITY%20The%20Debate%20Over%20Corporate%20Social%20Responsibility.pdf

Target limit should be about 1.5-2 pages, normal formatting.

Case Study Questions

Based on your pre-existing opinion of Wal-Mart, was there anything in the Report that surprised you?

In its rhetoric, does Wal-Mart embrace the shareholder view of the corporation, or the stakeholder view of the corporation? What are some examples of that?

Was there anything that you thought was a sincere effort at corporate social responsibility? Was there anything that seemed to be marketing and image? Examples?

Is Wal-Mart’s corporate citizenship effort proactive or reactive? Is it voluntary, reluctant or strategic? What are some examples?

Comment on the mix of presentations – statements of goals and principles vs. individual/community stories vs. metrics and data. Which are more effective? Which are less effective? How do you think these examples were chosen?

How is Wal-Mart’s sustainability efforts international in scope? What were some specific country initiatives that impressed you? Disappointed you?

Did your opinion of Wal-Mart change at all? How so?
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1. Define the theories as they pertain to the topic and give examples from the video. What are the elements of structural functionalism, conflict theory and symbolic interactionism? 60 points

1. What are the implications in the film for the science of sociology? 20 points