Assignment 1: Organizational Culture at Wal-Mart

Abstract
Wal-Mart is an American multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. It is also the largest private employer in the world with over two million employees, and is the largest retailer in the world. This paper assesses how viable employee relations practices contributed to Wal-Mart’s success as an employer. It also identifies how benefits may contribute to the success of Wal-Mart’s employment practices. Lastly, it describes how the organizational culture and the use of performance criteria could affect the introduction of a union and why Wal-Mart has not been effectively unionized over the years.

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Performance bonuses as well as long term service awards are also a part of the Wal-Mart benefit package as they appreciate the employee that is dedicated to the company on a long term basis. They are dedicated to rewarding their employees as much as they reasonably can without having to raise prices that would chase their economical customer base. During the current economic crunch, Wal-Mart has been one of the few employers to actually offer jobs instead of cutting them. Those working for Wal-Mart have a strong sense of job security, because it is obvious that this company is not going anywhere soon. One of the good things about working for Wal-Mart is that they offer a strong benefit package. Wal-Mart is successful in large part because of employee excellence. They enjoy promoting and rewarding people who work hard at providing the best customer service possible.
Organizational culture has a profound impact in the way people behave in an organization. It represents the attitudes, experiences, beliefs, and values of the employees within the organization, which to an extent affect the organization as a whole (Holley, Jennings, Mathis, & Jackson, 2012) . All employees contribute to the culture of an organization by bringing their diverse talents, knowledge, skills, values, and beliefs to the entity (Mcgunagle, n.d.). Culture and