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ORGANIZATION DIVERSITY PLANNING PRESENTATION
Jennifer Boutwell, Marchella Christian, Michael TorresCUR/518
Professor Thomas MartinJanuary 18, 2016
Background information about this organization:
Begin in 1962 by Sam Walton
City Rogers, Arkansas
Went public in 1970
It was birthed from Sam’s first store: Walton’s 5 & 10
Sam’s aspirations, new approaches, technologies and experimentation with new store formats
Such as Sam’s Club and Walmart Supercenter is key to the success of this organization.
Employs 2.2 million associates around the world
1.4 million in the USA
75% of management team started as hourly associate earnings between $50,000 and $170,000 yearly
Promote about 170,000 people to jobs with more responsibility and higher pay
Has 11,500 stores in 28 countries around the world
In 2015 net sales increased by 1.9% to $482.2 billion and shareholders received $7.2 billion
The CEO is Doug McMillion
The company motto is: “IF WE WORK TOGETHER, WE’LL
LOWER THE COST OF LIVING FOR EVERYONE…… WE’LL
GIVE THE WORLD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT IT’S
LIKE TO SAVE AND HAVE A BETTER LIFE.”
Organizational Needs for Walmart
Organizational Needs
• Poor Department Management • Less department training
• Less hours for employees
• No time organization within departments
Employee Training Outline
• I. Employees Protocol.
• II. Department training with managers.
• III. Consequences for missing work.
• Iv. Rewards for a job well done.
Legal Issues and Obstacles
• Discrimination: Age, Disability, Equal Pay, Genetic Information, Harassment, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, Religion, Retaliation, Sex, Sexual Harassment.
• Civil Law Suits: Dukes Vs Walmart (2011) Sex Discrimination, Moorman Vs Walmart (2015) Age Discrimination, Cote Vs Walmart (2015) Sexual Orientation Discrimination.
Recommended Course of Action• Sensitivity and Cultural Awareness Training. (Lower level
employees and management.)• Documented yearly review of diversity policy. • Employee testing for management positions.• Regional promotional review board.
References
Reed, Amanda (2013), Walmart and Sex Discrimination, National Organization for
Women, http://now.org/blog/walmart-and-sex-discrimination/
Nelson, Steven (2015), Wal-Mart Sued for Alleged Anti-Gay Discrimination, U.S. News &
World Report LP, http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/07/14/wal-mart-sued-
for-alleged-anti-gay-discrimination
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2015), Discrimination by Type,
http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2015), Wal-Mart to Pay $150, 000 to
Settle EEOC Age and Disability Discrimination Suit,
http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/2-19-15.cfm
References Continued
Walmart (2016), Our History, Walmart Superstores, http://corporate.walmart.com/our-story/our-history
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