Organizational Culture and Ethics in Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Saudi Arabia

RUNNING HEAD: Wal-Mart Project
Wal-Mart Project

Wal-Mart Project 1
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Functions served by the Organizational Culture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia..............................................................................................................................................2
Ethics and Laws within Wal-Mart...................................................................................................3
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................6

Wal-Mart Project 2
Introduction
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is a multinational retail corporation and the largest company by revenue in
the world. It functions as a chain of grocery stores, hypermarket and discount department stores
having its headquarters situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. Wal-Mart provides general
merchandise for household needs, health and beauty aids, crafts, family apparel, electronics,
fabrics, toys, lawn and garden, shoes and jewelry. Wal-Mart has its stores in different parts of the
world including United States, United Kingdom, China, Brazil and many more.
As the result of increased market opportunities and demand, the organization has decided to
extend its operations in Saudi Arabia. As the newly appointed CEO for the Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia some considerations are required to be made in respect of
organizational culture and ethics and laws which will structure the base of the organization.
Functions served by the Organizational Culture of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
Organizational culture of Wal-Mart is responsible for determining the way they respond to the
various challenges that arises within the workplace. Wal-Mart requires a strong organizational
culture base in order to establish its identity in Saudi Arabia. The flexibility experienced by the
human resources of Wal-Mart is dependent to some extent on the outlook supported by its
organizational culture (Lombardo, 2017). Moreover, the competitive advantage and success
achieved in the international market by Wal-Mart over a period of time is the result of its
organizational structure and organizational culture. In other words, organizational culture can
play a boundary defining role for Wal-Mart by making it distinct from other organizations. The
organizational culture must serve the function of enhancing the social system stability along with
the holding of operations together by the way of providing appropriate standards for what the
employees should say and do (Swiftutors, 2017).
The components of the Wal-Mart’s organizational culture must perform the function of
guiding the attitude and behavior of employees by the way of acting as a sense making and
control mechanisms. These components must also highlight the Wal-Mart’s beliefs such as
action with integrity, respect for an individual, service to customers and strive for excellence.