Walmart Analysis for Leadership

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Watch this video with Dr. Williams Woods of Forbes School of Business and Technology.TranscriptDownload Transcript

Prior to beginning work on this assignment,

• Watch the Week 6 Assignment video above with Dr. Williams Woods of Forbes School of Business and Technology.
• Read the Walmart Expands Again in India—But Still Not Able to Open Consumer Stores to Consumer DetrimentLinks to an external site. article.
• Read Our HistoryLinks to an external site., which reviews the history of Walmart.
• Read Chapter 6 in Oedekoven et al. course text, which discusses project management with leadership.
• Read the MBA Program Case Study.
• Review the Walmart Case Study interactive below.
• Read Dimensions of Cultural Difference and Their EffectLinks to an external site. by Lumen, which provides information about the nine global dimensions of cultural differences and will assist you in your final Walmart assignment.

For this class, the Walmart Analysis for Leadership assignment will apply toward Folio. Be sure to upload your paper to Folio once you have completed it and share a link in your submission in addition to uploading it to Waypoint to be graded. Learn more about Folio, the ePortfolio tool this university uses, by viewing the Folio Quick Start GuideLinks to an external site..

In the first half of the assignment, you will prepare for Walmart to operate in a foreign market. You will need to:

• Analyze at least two leadership models and/or styles to determine which one will be more suitable for leading employees and for responding to stakeholders in a country outside of North America.
• Determine the leadership competencies that would be beneficial to you as a leader in the selected foreign market. You will choose either Peru, New Zealand, Philippines, Egypt, Czech Republic, or the United Arab Emirates for your analysis.
• Compare and contrast concepts of cultural leadership according to how they can be applied in the country that you have selected.
• Determine the leadership skills and practices that should be used in order to foster team and organizational success.

In the second half of the assignment, you will conduct an analysis of the country that you have decided to expand operations into. The analysis must include:

• The rationale for country selection based upon demographic and economic data.
• The analysis should inform leadership about the country’s culture based upon GLOBE’s nine dimensions of culture as argued in Lumen.
• Incorporate each of the nine dimensions of culture in an analysis that will be hypothetically presented to Walmart leadership. When utilizing the nine dimensions, current information about the culture of the selected country must be utilized.

The purpose of this preliminary analysis is to make sure that the leadership team understands the complexities of expanding into the country that you have selected.

In your paper,

• Analyze the demographic and economic data of a country that Walmart is currently not operating in.
• Conduct an analysis for Walmart leadership about the country’s culture based upon the GLOBE’s nine dimensions of culture.
• Explain how Walmart’s leadership skills and practices may lead to organizational success.
• Formulate a model of cultural and ethical leadership as it applies to Walmart at a global level.

The Walmart Analysis for Leadership Final Paper

• Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper in bold font
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • Student’s name
  • Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Due date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the Grading RubricLinks to an external site. for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.