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Case: The Transformation of Wal-Mart: Experimenting with New Retail Paradigms and related articles
This case and related articles describes the global expansion of Wal-Mart and the challenges they faced as they tried to adapt the model which made them successful.
What were 3 of Wal-Mart's competitive advantages in the U.S market and how well did these translate into the foreign markets?
- What were some of the demographic factors that the company faced in entering the countries?
- What were some of the geographic challenges the company faced in the various countries?
- What were some of the economic factors the company faced?
- What were some of the political factors the company faced?
- What were some of the specific cultural factors the company faced?
- Do you think these factors should have been known to Wal-Mart?
- What specific modes of entry did Wal-Mart use in each country it entered?
- What specific adaptations to their business model did Wal-Mart have to make?
- What advantages does Wat-Mart bring to the host country?
- As of 2015 how has Wal-Mart fared in its internationalization efforts?
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