Posted: May 13th, 2022

Does Walmart have a competitive advantage?

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S‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍trategic Management Course Case Study Instructions: Read the corresponding case study in our textbook, and respond to all the prompts in Canvas; when responding: •Demonstrate that you’ve read the case study by incorporating the facts of the case in your responses as appropriate (you may draw from information regarding the focal company that doesn’t appear in the case, but if you rely entirely on non-case information, you will not fulfill this portion of the assignment. •Demonstrate that you understand the relevant textbook chapter(s) for the module and prompts, by appropriately referring to the chapter’s frameworks, theories, and key concepts in your responses (some of my prompts should lead you towards specific concepts, but feel free to draw from ideas throughout the chapter and entire textbook). Case Study: Respond to the following prompts in one to four sentences: Based on the information in the ca‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍se (and as of the case’s date, 2013) • Does Walmart have a competitive advantage? o Temporary CA? o Sustainable CA? o What changes could be made to develop CA and/or create more sustainable CA? • Are there resources Walmart or its competitors control that are key to CA? o Financial, Physical, Human, and Organizational? o Temporary CA? o Sustainable CA (VRIO)? • How has Walmart’s history shaped its capabilities/resource bundles (Financial, Physical, Human, and Organizational) o How does Walmart’s internal environment drive its strategic and tactical decisions at the organizational and divisional levels (as highlighted in the case)? • Which of Walmart’s capabilities/resources are most important for effective international expansion? o What adjustments should Walmart make in altering/acquiring capabilities/resources for particular foreign markets (dependent on the differing strategy/tactics it should depl‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍oy in these markets)?

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