WAL-MART: BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Business issues: The Corporation and How it Works, Economics
*No author (2005, June 29). Where People Go, The Malls Follow. Editorial. The Wall Street Journal, p. B4.
No author (2005, Dec. 3-4). Gauging the Wal-Mart Effect. The Wall Street Journal, A9.
*Achbar, Mark and Simpson, Bart ((2004). The Corporation, Big Picture Media corporation, 145 min.
*Adamy, Janet and Berman, Dennis K. (2005, Sept. 6). Albertsons Plan For Auction Shows Wal-Mart’s Reach. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A3, A14.
*Adamy, Janet (2005, Aug. 30). To Find Growth, No-Frills Grocer Goes Where Other Chains Won’t. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A1, A8.
*Adamy, Janet (2005, April 26). Retail Exchanges Plan Merger to Vie With Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, p. B7.
*Ahearn, Patrick (2005). The Age of Wal-Mart. CNBC, 120 min.
Barbaro, Michael (2005, Nov. 14). Wal-Mart Forecasts Big Season: Upbeat Despite a Slack Quarter, New York Times, p. C1.
*Barbaro, Michael (2005, Oct. 15). Bankers Oppose Wal-Mart as Rival, New York Times, online.
*Bounds, Gwendolyn (2005, Sept. 19). The Long Road to Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, pp. R1, R4.
*Covert, James (2005, Nov. 4). Cold Snap Buoys Retail Sales. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
*Friedman, Thomas (2005). The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century; Farrar, Straus and Giraux; New York, pp. 128-141. ISBN: 0-374-29288-4 (“Flattener #7: Supply Chaining – Eating Sushi in Arkansas”)
*Guth, Robert A. and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Aug. 5). Microsoft Picks A Wal-Mart Vet To Be Its No. 3. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B2.
*Hudson, Kris (2005, Oct. 29). Wal-Mart Expands Warranty Business to Its Stores. The Wall Street Journal, p. A3.
*Hudson, Kris (2005, Oct. 25). Wal-Mart Investors Fret Over Costs. The Wall Street Journal, p. C3.
*Hudson, Kris (2005, Sept. 26). Wal-Mart’s Need for Speed. The Wall Street Journal, p. B4.
*Kang, Stephanie (2005, May 5). Nike to Stop Selling Brand at Sears. The Wall Street Journal¸ p. B8.
Kelly, Marjorie (2001). The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy, by Marjorie Kelly, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, 2001, pp. 127-143. ISBN: 1-57675-125-2 (Ch. 9: “Protecting the Common Welfare: The Principle of Public Good”)
*Lavelle, Marianne (2005, June 27). Wal-Mart’s Most Wanted. U.S. News & World Report, pp. 36-38.
*McWilliams, Gary and Wingfield, Nick (2005, May 20). Wal-Mart to End Movie Rentals Via the Internet. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
*Merrick, Amy (2005, Sept. 2). High Gas Prices Weigh on Retail Sales. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A2, A7.
Murray, Alan (2005, Sept. 7). The Profit Motive Has A Limit: Tragedy. The Wall Street Journal, p. A2.
Rohwedder, Cecilie (2005, Nov. 25). Attention Shoppers: Tesco May Be a Bargain. The Wall Street Journal, C1.
*Serres, Chris (2005, May 28). Wal-Mart Taps Ex-Target Merchandiser. Star Tribune, p. D1.
*Stone, Ken (1995). Competing with the Retail Giants: How to Survive in the New Retail Landscape (National Retail Federation Series), John Wiley & Sons Inc., pp. 42-90 and 193-202 (Ch. 3: Impacts of the Discount Mass Merchandisers and Ch. 9: “Implementing the Changes”)
*Warren, Susan (2005, Sept. 1). Employer Struggle to Pick Up Pieces. The Wall Street Journal, p. A6.
*White, Ben (2005, Sept. 28). Wal-Mart To Update Its Look? Washington Post, p. D2.
Zimmerman, Ann and Merrick, Amy (2005, May 13). Wal-Mart, Target Lift Profits, But Outlooks Reveal Two Tales. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A3, A5.
*Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Nov. 4). Wal-Mart Sets Seminar to Assess Economic Impact. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
*Zimmerman, Ann (2005, July 20). Wal-Mart Is Trying to Establish Bank Again, This Time in Utah. The Wall Street Journal, p. C4.
*Zimmerman, Ann (2005, May 13). Wal-Mart, Target Life Profits, But Outlooks Reveal Two Tales. Wall Street Journal, p. A3.
Ethical issues: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
No author (2005, Sept. 1). Donations of Cash and Supplies Pour In to Help Hurricane Victims. The Wall Street Journal, p. D2.
No author (2005, Dec. 3). Is Wal-mart Good for America? The Wall Street Journal, p. A10.
No author (2005, July 9). Wal-Mart Woes (letters to editor). Christianity Today, p. 9. (?)
Bandler, James and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, April 8). A Wal-Mart Legend’s Trail of Deceit. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A1, A10.
Ghemawat, Pankaj and Mark, Ken A. (2005, August 4). Wal-Mart’s True Value: It Helps the Rural Poor, Star Tribune.com. Retrieved August 4, 2005, from http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=_z&story= 55541931.
Hopkins, Jim (2005, Oct. 27). Wal-Mart Critics Take Cause to Church. USA Today, p. 1A.
Jacob, Paul (2005, Nov. 20). The Freedom to Hate Wal-Mart. Townhall.com
Leonhardt, David (2005, Nov. 5). Our Love-Hate Relationship With Wal-Mart. The New York Times, B1.
Peled, Micha (200_). Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town. PBS, 60 min.
Sellers, Jeff M. (2005, May). Deliver Us From Wal-Mart? Christianity Today, pp. 40-44??.
Tierney, John (2005, Nov. 29). The Good Goliath: Wal-Mart’s War on Poverty. The New York Times, A31.
Tierney, John (2005, Sept. 23). If Only FEMA Were Run More Like Wal-Mart. Star Tribune. (Reprinted from the New York Times.)
The Wal-Mart Story: Sam Walton as American Hero with a dark edge
Beatty, Jeffrey F. and Samuelson, Susan S. (2004). Business Law and the Legal Environment, 3e, Thomson South-Western West, ISBN: 1-324-27410-6 (Ch. 2: “Business Ethics and Social Responsibility,” pp. 29-33)
Ortega, Bob (2000). In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World’s Most Powerful Retailer. Three Rivers Press, New York, pp. 188-208. ISBN: 0-8129-3297-8.
Reich, Robert B. (2005, Feb. 28). Don’t Blame Wal-Mart. New York Times, p. A25.
Soderquist, Don (2005). The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World’s Largest Company. (excerpt)
*Walton, Sam, with Huey, John (1992). Sam Walton: Made in America, Bantam Books, New York, pp. 312-327. ISBN: 0-553-56283-5 (Ch. 17: “Running a Successful Company: Ten Rules That Worked For Me”)
Young, Rick (2004, Nov. 16). Is Wal-Mart Good for America? Frontline, PBS, 60 min.
Labor issues: The employees, unions, health care, employment conditions
No author (2005, Sept. 28). Union Group Lays Out Strategy for Organizing. The Wall Street Journal, p. B13.
No author. Minor Memos. (2005, August 26). The Wall Street Journal, p. A4.
*No author (2005, July 22). Wal-Mart Is Named In Defamation Suit By a Fired Executive. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
Aeppel, Timothy (2005, August 29). Not-So-Big Labor Enlists New Methods for Greater Leverage. The Wall Street Journal, p. A2.
*Anderson, David (2005, July 10). Wal-Mart Should Pay a Living Wage. Bemidji Pioneer, p. A4.
*Appleby, Julie (2005, Oct. 27). Wal-Mart Memo Sparks Criticism. USA Today, p. 3B.
Bandler, James and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, April 11). Union Seeks Wal-Mart Documents. The Wall Street Journal, p. A6.
Bobich, Fred (2005, July 1). Don’t Be Misled by ‘Wal-Mart Bill’ Health Debate. Bemidji Pioneer, p. A4.
Chambers, Susan (FY 06). Reviewing and Revising Wal-Mart’s Benefits Strategy: Memorandum to the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart.
*Ehrenreich, Barbara (2001). Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. Henry Holt & Co., New York, pp. 121-192. ISBN: 0-8050-6389-7 (Ch. 3: “Selling in Minnesota”)
Featherstone, Liza (2004). Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights at Wal-Mart. Basic Books, New York, pp. 211-244. ISBN: 0-465-02315-0 (Ch. 7: “Attention, Shoppers”)
Fields, Gary (2005, July 22). Dissident Unions May Secede From AFL-CIO. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B5.
Fields, Gary; Aeppel, Timothy; Maher, Kris; and Adamy, Janet (2005, July 25). Reinventing the Union. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B4.
*Greenhouse, Steven (2005, Nov. 1). Labor Dept. is Rebuked Over Pact With Wal-Mart, New York Times, p. __.
Greenhouse, Steven (2005, May 4). Can’t a Retail Behemoth Pay More? The New York Times, pp. C1, C6.
Hsu, Caroline (2005, April 25). Warring Against Wal-Mart. U.S. News & World Report, EE13 on.
Hudson, Kris (2005, Dec. 3-4). Wal-Mart’s Low-cost Health Plan Lifts Enrollment. The Wall Street Journal, A3.
*Krauss, Clifford (2005, March 10). For Labor, A Wal-Mart Closing in Canada Is a Call to Arms. The New York Times, p. C5.
Maher, Kris (2005, August 23). Labor Leaders Say Multination Effort Targets Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
Maher, Kris (2005, August 18). Wal-Mart Tops Global Agenda For Labor Leaders. The Wall Street Journal, p. A2.
Maher, Kris (2005, August 15). Unions’ New Foe: Consultants. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B4.
Matthews, Robert Guy and Maher, Kris (2005, August 15). Labor’s PR Problem. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B4.
Miller, George (2004, Feb. 16). Everyday Low Wages: The Hidden Price We All Pay For Wal-Mart. Democratic Staff of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives.
Murray, Alan (2005, August 10). Labor Tries Political Tack Against Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, p. A2.
Salzman, Jason (2005, August 10). Where’s the Serious News About Unions? Bemidji Pioneer, p. A4.
Sellers, Jeff. M. (2005, April 22). Women Against Wal-Mart. Christianity Today. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from http://www.christianitytoday.com/global/printer.html?/ct/2005/116/53.0.html .
Sellers, Jeff. M. (2005, April 22). Benefits Blues. Christianity Today. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from http://www.christianitytoday.com/global/printer.html?/ct/2005/005/18.43.html.
*Serres, Chris (2005, June 2). Wal-Mart Fights Benefits Disclosure in Minnesota, Star Tribune. on-line.
Stringer, Kortney (2005, April 13). Union Files Claim vs. Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, p. A6.
*Taylor, Betsy (2005, Sept. 28). Union Coalition Says Wal-Mart Is In Its Sights, Star Tribune, p. D3.
Willing, Richard (______). Lawsuits Follow Growth Curve of Wal-Mart. USA Today, p. A1.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, August 8). Wal-Mart Appeals Bias-Suit Ruling. The Wall Street Journal, p. B5.
*Zimmerman, Ann and Hudson, Kris (2005, July 28). Wal-Mart Sues Ex-Vice Chairman. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
Zimmerman, Ann and Bandler, James (2005, July 15). How Gift Cards Helped Trip Up Wal-Mart Aide. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B2.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, July 6). Wal-Mart’s Asda to Cut Jobs, Bring Back Former Executives. The Wall Street Journal, p. B3.
Zimmerman, Ann and Bandler, James (2005, May 24). Wal-Mart Ex-Worker Files Complaint. The Wall Street Journal, p. B5.
Zimmerman, Ann and Bandler, James (2005, April 18). Wal-Mart Cuts Coughlin Benefits. The Wall Street Journal, p. B4.
Global issues: Wal-Mart is everywhere and what it means
No author (2005, July 22). Companies See Little Impact From Costlier Yuan – For Now. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B5.
Bellman, Eric (2005, August 30). As Indian Retail Sector Thrives, Investors Should Be Cautious. The Wall Street Journal, p. C14.
Browne, Andrew and Chen, Kathy (2005, Oct. 17). A Booming Coast Breathes New Life Into China’s Inland, Wall Street Journal, on-line.
Brummer, Alex (2005, April 13). Big is Not Always Beautiful. Daily Mail, p. 65.
Fackler, Martin and Bayot, Jennifer (2005, October 1). Wal-Mart Realigns to Expand Overseas. The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2005 from http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/business/01walmart.html?ei=5003&en531546ffa96.
Gumbel, Andrew (2005, Nov. 2). Wal-Mart: Is This the Worst Company in the World? The Independent.
Hudson, Kris and Woods, Ginny Parker (2005, October 1-2). Wal-Mart Swaps Roles of Domestic, Overseas Chiefs. The Wall Street Journal, p. B6.
Krauss, Clifford (2005, Marach 10). For Labor, a Wal-Mart Closing in Canada is a Call to Arms. New York Times, p. C5.
Lichtenstein, Nelson, ed. (2006). Wal-Mart: A Field Guide to America’s Largest company and the World’s Largest Employer. (excerpt).
Poulter, Sean (2005, April 13). Britain Buys Third of All Groceries at L2Billion Tesco. Daily Mail, p. 18.
Slater, Robert (2003). The Wal-Mart Decade: How a new Generation of Leaders Turned Sam Walton’s Legacy into the World’s #1 Company, Penguin Group, New York, pp. 147-160. ISBN: 1-59184-006-6 (Ch. 10: “Live Snakes and Turtle Races: Wal-Mart in China”)
Solman, Paul (2005, Oct. 5) China Rising: China’s Vast Consumer Class. NewsHour, PBS.
Wallis, Stewart (2005, April 13). A Great Company, But Is Its Supremacy Too Much of a Good Thing? Daily Mail, p. 17.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Sept. 21). Wal-Mart Buys Stake in Retailer In Latin America. The Wall Street Journal, p. A16.
Social and Environmental issues: sustainability, urban sprawl, cultural diversity and other collateral damage
No author (2005, Aug. 16). State Environmental Claims Are Settled for $1.15 Million. The Wall Street Journal, p. B8.
Barbaro, Michael and Barringer, Felicity (2005, Oct. 25). Wal-Mart To Seek Savings In Engergy. The New York Times, C1.
Cleeland, Nancy and Goldman, Abigail (2003, Nov. 25). Grocery Unions Battle to Stop Invasion of the Giant Stores. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart6.html
Cleeland, Nancy; Iritani, Evelyn; and Marshall, Tyler (2003, Nov. 24). Scouring the Globe to Give Shoppers an $8.63 Polo Shirt. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart3.html
Cleeland, Nancy (2003, Nov. 24). Seams Start to Unravel. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart4.html
Eitzen, Dirk (2000). Save Our Lands, Save Our Towns. Bullfrog Films, 54 min.
Finneman, Teri (2005, Aug. 7). When Wal-Mart Comes to Town, Mixed Feelings on Superstore Linger After Nearly Five Years and Wal-Mart Has Its Supports, Detractors. Fargo Forum, pp. A1, A8 and A9.
Goldman, Abigail and Cleeland, Nancy (2003, Nov. 23). An Empire Built on Bargains Remakes the Working World. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on-line 12/3/05 at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart1.html
Goldman, Abigail (2003, Nov. 23). Proud to Be At the Top. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart2.html
Hopfensperger, Jean (2005, Sept. 12). Wal-Mart Debate Gains Momentum Across Minnesota. Startribune.com. Retrieved from http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=print_a&story= 5608958.
Iritani, Evelyn and Cleeland, Nancy (2003, Nov. 24). Audit Stance Generates Controversy. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart5.html
Levy, Paul (2005, July 25). Room for Wal-Mart and Main Street? Startribune.com. Retrieved July 25, 2005, from http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=print_a&story=5523568
Marshall, Tyler (2003, Nov. 25). Selling Eel and Chicken Feet – Plus M&Ms and Sony TVs. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart7.html
Mengelkoch, Louise (2001, Sept. 23). Investing in a Vision for Small-Town Growth. The Pioneer, p. A5.
Normal, Al (1999). Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart: How You can Stop Superstore Sprawl in Your Hometown. Raphael Marketing, Atlantic City, pp. 150-175. ISBN: 0-9624808-6-X (Ch. 9: “Creating a No-Sprawl Zone”)
Quinn, Bill (1998). How Wal-Mart is Destroying America and the World and What You Can Do About It. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, pp. 1-17. ISBN: 0-89815-973-3 (Ch. 1: “7 Things That Happen When Wal-Mart Comes to Town”)
Media issues: Advertising, image, PR and coverage
No author (2005, Oct. 28). Inside Wal-Mart, a larger debate. Editorial, New York Times, p. A24.
No author (2005, Oct. 7). Women’s Urban Fashion Line Aims to Broaden Offerings. The Wall Street Journal, p. B6.
Adamy, Janet (2005, July 20). Grocery Stores Cut Out the Weekly Special. The Wall Street Journal, pp. D1, D3.
Alsop, Ronald (2005, Dec. 6) Ranking Corporate Reputations. The Wall Street Journal, p. B1.
Ball, Deborah and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Aug. 17). A Sober Wal-Mart Launches Drive Into Tricky Area: Liquor. The Wall Street Journal, p. A1.
Barbaro, Michael (2005, Nov. 14). Wal-Mart Forecasts Big Season: Upbeat Despite a Slack Quarter, New York Times, p. C1.
Barbaro, Michael (2005, Nov. 1). A New Weapon for Wal-Mart: A War Room. New York Times, p. 1A.
Bulkeley, William M. (2005, Sept. 27). Digital-Photo Prices Hit a New Low. The Wall Street Journal, pp. D1, D3.
Covert, James (2005, ___). Wal-Mart’s Chief Says Retailer Needs to Widen Customer Appeal. The Wall Street Journal, p. B10.
Featherstone, Liza (2005, August 2). Wal-Mart’s P.R. War. Salon.com. Retrieved August 4, 2005, from http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/02/walmart/print.html.
Hudson, Kris (2005, Nov. 30). Wal-Mart’s Discounts Exact a Price. The Wall Street Journal, C3.
Johnson, Kay (2005, May __). Selling to The Poor. Time Bonus Section, pp. A14-A15.
Maher, Kris and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Dec. 1). Wal-Mart Activists Claim Headway. The Wall Street Journal, B8.
Merrick, Amy and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Dec. 2). Wal-Mart Draws Bead on Target. The Wall Street Journal, B1.
Spencer, Jane (2005, Oct. 5). Getting Your Health Care at Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, pp. D1, D5.
Zimmerman, Ann and Hudson, Kris (2005, Sept. 17-18). Looking Upscale, Wal-Mart Begins a Makeover. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A1, A10.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Aug. 25). Wal-Mart Sets Out to Prove It’s in Vogue. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B8.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, May 31). Wal-Mart’s Hispanic Outreach. The Wall Street Journal, p. B9.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Nov. 28). How Wal-Mart Got Ready Early For Solid Start. The Wall Street Journal, B1.
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Dicker, John (2005). The United States of Wal-Mart, (excerpt).
Lim, Kevin and Prystay, Cris (2005, ____). Coly Capital Buys All Hotel Of Raffles in $859 Million Deal. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
Zimmerman, Ann and Bauerlein, Valerie (2005, Sept. 12). At Wal-Mart, Emergency Plan Has Big Payoff. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B3.
Carr, David (_______). Continental Thrift: How Wal-Mart Conquered America, book review. New York Times, p. ____.
Halbfinger, David M. (2005, June 1). Taking On a Giant. New York Times, on-line.
Business issues: The Corporation and How it Works, Economics
*No author (2005, June 29). Where People Go, The Malls Follow. Editorial. The Wall Street Journal, p. B4.
No author (2005, Dec. 3-4). Gauging the Wal-Mart Effect. The Wall Street Journal, A9.
*Achbar, Mark and Simpson, Bart ((2004). The Corporation, Big Picture Media corporation, 145 min.
*Adamy, Janet and Berman, Dennis K. (2005, Sept. 6). Albertsons Plan For Auction Shows Wal-Mart’s Reach. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A3, A14.
*Adamy, Janet (2005, Aug. 30). To Find Growth, No-Frills Grocer Goes Where Other Chains Won’t. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A1, A8.
*Adamy, Janet (2005, April 26). Retail Exchanges Plan Merger to Vie With Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, p. B7.
*Ahearn, Patrick (2005). The Age of Wal-Mart. CNBC, 120 min.
Barbaro, Michael (2005, Nov. 14). Wal-Mart Forecasts Big Season: Upbeat Despite a Slack Quarter, New York Times, p. C1.
*Barbaro, Michael (2005, Oct. 15). Bankers Oppose Wal-Mart as Rival, New York Times, online.
*Bounds, Gwendolyn (2005, Sept. 19). The Long Road to Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, pp. R1, R4.
*Covert, James (2005, Nov. 4). Cold Snap Buoys Retail Sales. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
*Friedman, Thomas (2005). The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century; Farrar, Straus and Giraux; New York, pp. 128-141. ISBN: 0-374-29288-4 (“Flattener #7: Supply Chaining – Eating Sushi in Arkansas”)
*Guth, Robert A. and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Aug. 5). Microsoft Picks A Wal-Mart Vet To Be Its No. 3. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B2.
*Hudson, Kris (2005, Oct. 29). Wal-Mart Expands Warranty Business to Its Stores. The Wall Street Journal, p. A3.
*Hudson, Kris (2005, Oct. 25). Wal-Mart Investors Fret Over Costs. The Wall Street Journal, p. C3.
*Hudson, Kris (2005, Sept. 26). Wal-Mart’s Need for Speed. The Wall Street Journal, p. B4.
*Kang, Stephanie (2005, May 5). Nike to Stop Selling Brand at Sears. The Wall Street Journal¸ p. B8.
Kelly, Marjorie (2001). The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy, by Marjorie Kelly, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, 2001, pp. 127-143. ISBN: 1-57675-125-2 (Ch. 9: “Protecting the Common Welfare: The Principle of Public Good”)
*Lavelle, Marianne (2005, June 27). Wal-Mart’s Most Wanted. U.S. News & World Report, pp. 36-38.
*McWilliams, Gary and Wingfield, Nick (2005, May 20). Wal-Mart to End Movie Rentals Via the Internet. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
*Merrick, Amy (2005, Sept. 2). High Gas Prices Weigh on Retail Sales. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A2, A7.
Murray, Alan (2005, Sept. 7). The Profit Motive Has A Limit: Tragedy. The Wall Street Journal, p. A2.
Rohwedder, Cecilie (2005, Nov. 25). Attention Shoppers: Tesco May Be a Bargain. The Wall Street Journal, C1.
*Serres, Chris (2005, May 28). Wal-Mart Taps Ex-Target Merchandiser. Star Tribune, p. D1.
*Stone, Ken (1995). Competing with the Retail Giants: How to Survive in the New Retail Landscape (National Retail Federation Series), John Wiley & Sons Inc., pp. 42-90 and 193-202 (Ch. 3: Impacts of the Discount Mass Merchandisers and Ch. 9: “Implementing the Changes”)
*Warren, Susan (2005, Sept. 1). Employer Struggle to Pick Up Pieces. The Wall Street Journal, p. A6.
*White, Ben (2005, Sept. 28). Wal-Mart To Update Its Look? Washington Post, p. D2.
Zimmerman, Ann and Merrick, Amy (2005, May 13). Wal-Mart, Target Lift Profits, But Outlooks Reveal Two Tales. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A3, A5.
*Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Nov. 4). Wal-Mart Sets Seminar to Assess Economic Impact. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
*Zimmerman, Ann (2005, July 20). Wal-Mart Is Trying to Establish Bank Again, This Time in Utah. The Wall Street Journal, p. C4.
*Zimmerman, Ann (2005, May 13). Wal-Mart, Target Life Profits, But Outlooks Reveal Two Tales. Wall Street Journal, p. A3.
Ethical issues: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
No author (2005, Sept. 1). Donations of Cash and Supplies Pour In to Help Hurricane Victims. The Wall Street Journal, p. D2.
No author (2005, Dec. 3). Is Wal-mart Good for America? The Wall Street Journal, p. A10.
No author (2005, July 9). Wal-Mart Woes (letters to editor). Christianity Today, p. 9. (?)
Bandler, James and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, April 8). A Wal-Mart Legend’s Trail of Deceit. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A1, A10.
Ghemawat, Pankaj and Mark, Ken A. (2005, August 4). Wal-Mart’s True Value: It Helps the Rural Poor, Star Tribune.com. Retrieved August 4, 2005, from http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=_z&story= 55541931.
Hopkins, Jim (2005, Oct. 27). Wal-Mart Critics Take Cause to Church. USA Today, p. 1A.
Jacob, Paul (2005, Nov. 20). The Freedom to Hate Wal-Mart. Townhall.com
Leonhardt, David (2005, Nov. 5). Our Love-Hate Relationship With Wal-Mart. The New York Times, B1.
Peled, Micha (200_). Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town. PBS, 60 min.
Sellers, Jeff M. (2005, May). Deliver Us From Wal-Mart? Christianity Today, pp. 40-44??.
Tierney, John (2005, Nov. 29). The Good Goliath: Wal-Mart’s War on Poverty. The New York Times, A31.
Tierney, John (2005, Sept. 23). If Only FEMA Were Run More Like Wal-Mart. Star Tribune. (Reprinted from the New York Times.)
The Wal-Mart Story: Sam Walton as American Hero with a dark edge
Beatty, Jeffrey F. and Samuelson, Susan S. (2004). Business Law and the Legal Environment, 3e, Thomson South-Western West, ISBN: 1-324-27410-6 (Ch. 2: “Business Ethics and Social Responsibility,” pp. 29-33)
Ortega, Bob (2000). In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and Wal-Mart, the World’s Most Powerful Retailer. Three Rivers Press, New York, pp. 188-208. ISBN: 0-8129-3297-8.
Reich, Robert B. (2005, Feb. 28). Don’t Blame Wal-Mart. New York Times, p. A25.
Soderquist, Don (2005). The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World’s Largest Company. (excerpt)
*Walton, Sam, with Huey, John (1992). Sam Walton: Made in America, Bantam Books, New York, pp. 312-327. ISBN: 0-553-56283-5 (Ch. 17: “Running a Successful Company: Ten Rules That Worked For Me”)
Young, Rick (2004, Nov. 16). Is Wal-Mart Good for America? Frontline, PBS, 60 min.
Labor issues: The employees, unions, health care, employment conditions
No author (2005, Sept. 28). Union Group Lays Out Strategy for Organizing. The Wall Street Journal, p. B13.
No author. Minor Memos. (2005, August 26). The Wall Street Journal, p. A4.
*No author (2005, July 22). Wal-Mart Is Named In Defamation Suit By a Fired Executive. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
Aeppel, Timothy (2005, August 29). Not-So-Big Labor Enlists New Methods for Greater Leverage. The Wall Street Journal, p. A2.
*Anderson, David (2005, July 10). Wal-Mart Should Pay a Living Wage. Bemidji Pioneer, p. A4.
*Appleby, Julie (2005, Oct. 27). Wal-Mart Memo Sparks Criticism. USA Today, p. 3B.
Bandler, James and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, April 11). Union Seeks Wal-Mart Documents. The Wall Street Journal, p. A6.
Bobich, Fred (2005, July 1). Don’t Be Misled by ‘Wal-Mart Bill’ Health Debate. Bemidji Pioneer, p. A4.
Chambers, Susan (FY 06). Reviewing and Revising Wal-Mart’s Benefits Strategy: Memorandum to the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart.
*Ehrenreich, Barbara (2001). Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America. Henry Holt & Co., New York, pp. 121-192. ISBN: 0-8050-6389-7 (Ch. 3: “Selling in Minnesota”)
Featherstone, Liza (2004). Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights at Wal-Mart. Basic Books, New York, pp. 211-244. ISBN: 0-465-02315-0 (Ch. 7: “Attention, Shoppers”)
Fields, Gary (2005, July 22). Dissident Unions May Secede From AFL-CIO. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B5.
Fields, Gary; Aeppel, Timothy; Maher, Kris; and Adamy, Janet (2005, July 25). Reinventing the Union. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B4.
*Greenhouse, Steven (2005, Nov. 1). Labor Dept. is Rebuked Over Pact With Wal-Mart, New York Times, p. __.
Greenhouse, Steven (2005, May 4). Can’t a Retail Behemoth Pay More? The New York Times, pp. C1, C6.
Hsu, Caroline (2005, April 25). Warring Against Wal-Mart. U.S. News & World Report, EE13 on.
Hudson, Kris (2005, Dec. 3-4). Wal-Mart’s Low-cost Health Plan Lifts Enrollment. The Wall Street Journal, A3.
*Krauss, Clifford (2005, March 10). For Labor, A Wal-Mart Closing in Canada Is a Call to Arms. The New York Times, p. C5.
Maher, Kris (2005, August 23). Labor Leaders Say Multination Effort Targets Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
Maher, Kris (2005, August 18). Wal-Mart Tops Global Agenda For Labor Leaders. The Wall Street Journal, p. A2.
Maher, Kris (2005, August 15). Unions’ New Foe: Consultants. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B4.
Matthews, Robert Guy and Maher, Kris (2005, August 15). Labor’s PR Problem. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B4.
Miller, George (2004, Feb. 16). Everyday Low Wages: The Hidden Price We All Pay For Wal-Mart. Democratic Staff of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives.
Murray, Alan (2005, August 10). Labor Tries Political Tack Against Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, p. A2.
Salzman, Jason (2005, August 10). Where’s the Serious News About Unions? Bemidji Pioneer, p. A4.
Sellers, Jeff. M. (2005, April 22). Women Against Wal-Mart. Christianity Today. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from http://www.christianitytoday.com/global/printer.html?/ct/2005/116/53.0.html .
Sellers, Jeff. M. (2005, April 22). Benefits Blues. Christianity Today. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from http://www.christianitytoday.com/global/printer.html?/ct/2005/005/18.43.html.
*Serres, Chris (2005, June 2). Wal-Mart Fights Benefits Disclosure in Minnesota, Star Tribune. on-line.
Stringer, Kortney (2005, April 13). Union Files Claim vs. Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, p. A6.
*Taylor, Betsy (2005, Sept. 28). Union Coalition Says Wal-Mart Is In Its Sights, Star Tribune, p. D3.
Willing, Richard (______). Lawsuits Follow Growth Curve of Wal-Mart. USA Today, p. A1.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, August 8). Wal-Mart Appeals Bias-Suit Ruling. The Wall Street Journal, p. B5.
*Zimmerman, Ann and Hudson, Kris (2005, July 28). Wal-Mart Sues Ex-Vice Chairman. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
Zimmerman, Ann and Bandler, James (2005, July 15). How Gift Cards Helped Trip Up Wal-Mart Aide. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B2.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, July 6). Wal-Mart’s Asda to Cut Jobs, Bring Back Former Executives. The Wall Street Journal, p. B3.
Zimmerman, Ann and Bandler, James (2005, May 24). Wal-Mart Ex-Worker Files Complaint. The Wall Street Journal, p. B5.
Zimmerman, Ann and Bandler, James (2005, April 18). Wal-Mart Cuts Coughlin Benefits. The Wall Street Journal, p. B4.
Global issues: Wal-Mart is everywhere and what it means
No author (2005, July 22). Companies See Little Impact From Costlier Yuan – For Now. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B5.
Bellman, Eric (2005, August 30). As Indian Retail Sector Thrives, Investors Should Be Cautious. The Wall Street Journal, p. C14.
Browne, Andrew and Chen, Kathy (2005, Oct. 17). A Booming Coast Breathes New Life Into China’s Inland, Wall Street Journal, on-line.
Brummer, Alex (2005, April 13). Big is Not Always Beautiful. Daily Mail, p. 65.
Fackler, Martin and Bayot, Jennifer (2005, October 1). Wal-Mart Realigns to Expand Overseas. The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2005 from http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/business/01walmart.html?ei=5003&en531546ffa96.
Gumbel, Andrew (2005, Nov. 2). Wal-Mart: Is This the Worst Company in the World? The Independent.
Hudson, Kris and Woods, Ginny Parker (2005, October 1-2). Wal-Mart Swaps Roles of Domestic, Overseas Chiefs. The Wall Street Journal, p. B6.
Krauss, Clifford (2005, Marach 10). For Labor, a Wal-Mart Closing in Canada is a Call to Arms. New York Times, p. C5.
Lichtenstein, Nelson, ed. (2006). Wal-Mart: A Field Guide to America’s Largest company and the World’s Largest Employer. (excerpt).
Poulter, Sean (2005, April 13). Britain Buys Third of All Groceries at L2Billion Tesco. Daily Mail, p. 18.
Slater, Robert (2003). The Wal-Mart Decade: How a new Generation of Leaders Turned Sam Walton’s Legacy into the World’s #1 Company, Penguin Group, New York, pp. 147-160. ISBN: 1-59184-006-6 (Ch. 10: “Live Snakes and Turtle Races: Wal-Mart in China”)
Solman, Paul (2005, Oct. 5) China Rising: China’s Vast Consumer Class. NewsHour, PBS.
Wallis, Stewart (2005, April 13). A Great Company, But Is Its Supremacy Too Much of a Good Thing? Daily Mail, p. 17.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Sept. 21). Wal-Mart Buys Stake in Retailer In Latin America. The Wall Street Journal, p. A16.
Social and Environmental issues: sustainability, urban sprawl, cultural diversity and other collateral damage
No author (2005, Aug. 16). State Environmental Claims Are Settled for $1.15 Million. The Wall Street Journal, p. B8.
Barbaro, Michael and Barringer, Felicity (2005, Oct. 25). Wal-Mart To Seek Savings In Engergy. The New York Times, C1.
Cleeland, Nancy and Goldman, Abigail (2003, Nov. 25). Grocery Unions Battle to Stop Invasion of the Giant Stores. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart6.html
Cleeland, Nancy; Iritani, Evelyn; and Marshall, Tyler (2003, Nov. 24). Scouring the Globe to Give Shoppers an $8.63 Polo Shirt. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart3.html
Cleeland, Nancy (2003, Nov. 24). Seams Start to Unravel. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart4.html
Eitzen, Dirk (2000). Save Our Lands, Save Our Towns. Bullfrog Films, 54 min.
Finneman, Teri (2005, Aug. 7). When Wal-Mart Comes to Town, Mixed Feelings on Superstore Linger After Nearly Five Years and Wal-Mart Has Its Supports, Detractors. Fargo Forum, pp. A1, A8 and A9.
Goldman, Abigail and Cleeland, Nancy (2003, Nov. 23). An Empire Built on Bargains Remakes the Working World. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on-line 12/3/05 at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart1.html
Goldman, Abigail (2003, Nov. 23). Proud to Be At the Top. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart2.html
Hopfensperger, Jean (2005, Sept. 12). Wal-Mart Debate Gains Momentum Across Minnesota. Startribune.com. Retrieved from http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=print_a&story= 5608958.
Iritani, Evelyn and Cleeland, Nancy (2003, Nov. 24). Audit Stance Generates Controversy. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart5.html
Levy, Paul (2005, July 25). Room for Wal-Mart and Main Street? Startribune.com. Retrieved July 25, 2005, from http://www.startribune.com/dynamic/story.php?template=print_a&story=5523568
Marshall, Tyler (2003, Nov. 25). Selling Eel and Chicken Feet – Plus M&Ms and Sony TVs. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12/3/05 on-line at http://www.pulitzer.org/year/2004/national-reporting/works/walmart7.html
Mengelkoch, Louise (2001, Sept. 23). Investing in a Vision for Small-Town Growth. The Pioneer, p. A5.
Normal, Al (1999). Slam-Dunking Wal-Mart: How You can Stop Superstore Sprawl in Your Hometown. Raphael Marketing, Atlantic City, pp. 150-175. ISBN: 0-9624808-6-X (Ch. 9: “Creating a No-Sprawl Zone”)
Quinn, Bill (1998). How Wal-Mart is Destroying America and the World and What You Can Do About It. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, pp. 1-17. ISBN: 0-89815-973-3 (Ch. 1: “7 Things That Happen When Wal-Mart Comes to Town”)
Media issues: Advertising, image, PR and coverage
No author (2005, Oct. 28). Inside Wal-Mart, a larger debate. Editorial, New York Times, p. A24.
No author (2005, Oct. 7). Women’s Urban Fashion Line Aims to Broaden Offerings. The Wall Street Journal, p. B6.
Adamy, Janet (2005, July 20). Grocery Stores Cut Out the Weekly Special. The Wall Street Journal, pp. D1, D3.
Alsop, Ronald (2005, Dec. 6) Ranking Corporate Reputations. The Wall Street Journal, p. B1.
Ball, Deborah and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Aug. 17). A Sober Wal-Mart Launches Drive Into Tricky Area: Liquor. The Wall Street Journal, p. A1.
Barbaro, Michael (2005, Nov. 14). Wal-Mart Forecasts Big Season: Upbeat Despite a Slack Quarter, New York Times, p. C1.
Barbaro, Michael (2005, Nov. 1). A New Weapon for Wal-Mart: A War Room. New York Times, p. 1A.
Bulkeley, William M. (2005, Sept. 27). Digital-Photo Prices Hit a New Low. The Wall Street Journal, pp. D1, D3.
Covert, James (2005, ___). Wal-Mart’s Chief Says Retailer Needs to Widen Customer Appeal. The Wall Street Journal, p. B10.
Featherstone, Liza (2005, August 2). Wal-Mart’s P.R. War. Salon.com. Retrieved August 4, 2005, from http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/02/walmart/print.html.
Hudson, Kris (2005, Nov. 30). Wal-Mart’s Discounts Exact a Price. The Wall Street Journal, C3.
Johnson, Kay (2005, May __). Selling to The Poor. Time Bonus Section, pp. A14-A15.
Maher, Kris and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Dec. 1). Wal-Mart Activists Claim Headway. The Wall Street Journal, B8.
Merrick, Amy and Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Dec. 2). Wal-Mart Draws Bead on Target. The Wall Street Journal, B1.
Spencer, Jane (2005, Oct. 5). Getting Your Health Care at Wal-Mart. The Wall Street Journal, pp. D1, D5.
Zimmerman, Ann and Hudson, Kris (2005, Sept. 17-18). Looking Upscale, Wal-Mart Begins a Makeover. The Wall Street Journal, pp. A1, A10.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Aug. 25). Wal-Mart Sets Out to Prove It’s in Vogue. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B8.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, May 31). Wal-Mart’s Hispanic Outreach. The Wall Street Journal, p. B9.
Zimmerman, Ann (2005, Nov. 28). How Wal-Mart Got Ready Early For Solid Start. The Wall Street Journal, B1.
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Dicker, John (2005). The United States of Wal-Mart, (excerpt).
Lim, Kevin and Prystay, Cris (2005, ____). Coly Capital Buys All Hotel Of Raffles in $859 Million Deal. The Wall Street Journal, p. B2.
Zimmerman, Ann and Bauerlein, Valerie (2005, Sept. 12). At Wal-Mart, Emergency Plan Has Big Payoff. The Wall Street Journal, pp. B1, B3.
Carr, David (_______). Continental Thrift: How Wal-Mart Conquered America, book review. New York Times, p. ____.
Halbfinger, David M. (2005, June 1). Taking On a Giant. New York Times, on-line.
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