The Walmart Core Values–Simon Interview in WSJ
Walmart core values The WSJ published an interview with William Simon who heads Walmart's US division. Simon says that to improve sales, Walmart is returning to its "Every Day Low…
Walmart core values The WSJ published an interview with William Simon who heads Walmart's US division. Simon says that to improve sales, Walmart is returning to its "Every Day Low…
If you asked employees--what are our company's distinctive values--how would they respond? Would they share a similar view of what's unique about your organization? In successful companies, employees know and…
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The Groupon corporate culture There have been lots of articles in the news about Groupon, so I thought I'd try to uncover what's "in print" about the Groupon organizational culture.…
GAP tried changing its logo from its classic blue-box logo to a more casual image. Not a good idea. The reaction was quite negative. As GAP explains about its new…