Wal-Mart`s Resource Management

Wal-Mart`s Resource Management

Introduction

Wal-mart key strength exists in human capital management . Wal-mart biggest strength is in recruitment , training , development and retaining skilled and efficient employees . Wal-mart invests time and money in employees in to keep up the international reputation it has acclaimed hitherto . Remarkably , wal-mart products are true value for money and a one-stop-shop for all range of products

A view on HRM of Wal-mart

Wal-Mart Stores , Inc . is the world 's largest retailer with a record of 256 .3 billion sales in the year 2004 . The company has 1

.6 million associates worldwide . New recruitments of hourly paid workers have to wait upto six months for receiving benefits and part-time workers are eligible to join the plan only after completion of service of two years Workers are offered health plans and insurance schemes . According to the vice-president Wal-Mart , based in Bentonville , Ark , about 40 of employees were not covered under health plan before joining the company "These are people who probably would have fallen through the cracks before coming to Wal-Mart

analyze the traditional HRM functions at Wal- Mart (e .g selection , training , evaluation compensation

What do you know about their `international HRM` strategies

SWOT analysis at Wal-Mart

Reviewed on 23 January , 2007

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Even at giant companies many lack health benefits

Reviewed on 23 January , 2007

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