role of leadership at Wal-Mart

ROLE OF LEADERSHIP AT WAL-MART

2007

Introduction

Companies or any organizations as they mature will experience a situation in which their employees or workers face decreasing motivation that leads to declining job performances , minimum contribution , and loosing motivation . In many cases , often , managements fail to recognize their employees ' needs and later found them when a conflict and lower employees ' motivation already exists

Finding out what motivates employees turn out to be easier said than done . When dealing with the word `motivation , most management thinks of its relation to wages

and bonuses . It turns out that money is only one determinants of employees ' motivation since according to one research money turns out to motivate people for a very short window of time . It means there are other factors that motivate employees including career development , appreciation , rewards , recognition , and good communication .Often , managements overlook the role of their employees by excluding them in decision-making process . In fact , employees feel valued when they are included in decisions and made to feel like an integral part of an organization

The situation is in line with Freiberg (2005 ) ideas in their book where the two authors intensively provide key facts of successful corporations . It turns out , according to Freiberg , that those corporations share similar characteristics : the ability to reach remarkable performances by setting up a company culture that is caring employee-focused and fosters a spirit of ownership amongst employees

Concerning the leadership issue , this will analyze the previous case based upon the theories learned and current journal articles . In addition , concerning the organizational communication challenge or decision , we will also propose solution /strategies

Case Analysis

Wal-Mart presents many opportunities to assist people engage in their aims . In the case , we find that key Wal-Mart employees conducted suitable action to respond the increasingly demand for food supply . This action is supported by the company 's top management who also reacts to the hurricanes struck by sending 3 million of supplies by haulage and contributed a further 17 million in cash to the relief efforts

The condition highlights Wal-Mart 's dedication to giving their partners with opportunities to develop inside the company throughout various career alternatives and leadership development programs

The instant leadership practice that key employees of Wal-Mart show is the result of Wal-Mart 's Corporate Intern Program that offers exclusive practical experience in awe-inspiring subjects for example business aviation , property , international procurement , supply chain management information systems , global , economics , logistics , product improvement et cetera . Wal-Mart collaborates with interns in the company of a sponsor to assist observe and aid them during this process and present developmental response (Moberg , D , 2004

Sam Walton as a Wal-Mart 's initiator has faith in servant leadership It becomes grounds of the decisive mission of the Wal-Mart Foundation is to hand out their partners and consumers with kindness and reliability Wal-Mart concentrates their benevolent on society-based organizations environmental subjects , edification and scholarships , and family wellbeing and safety , particularly programs that give out their adolescence (Moberg , D , 2004

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