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MANAGEMENT STYLE OF
UNITED STATE AMERICA
HISTORY
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Conflict of economic interest
Declaration of independence
Paris Pact (3 September 1783)
ECOOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Liberal economy
Educational reforms
Banking system(1791)
Railway
Land reforms
Agriculture
Technological advancements
Federal Reserve System
ECONOMIC
TRENDS SINCE 2000
2001 downturn
2002-2006
Employment level
Crude oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006
Trade, investment, manufacturing and service sector
ECOOMIC DOWNTURNS
Recession 2008
Decline in capital investment, employment, GDP and domestic demand
Merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion
in 2008
Poverty
indicator of family economic security
a family with two adults and two children was considered poor if its
income fell below $21,834
Rise in poverty rate
Recession 2011
Low credit rating
2012-2013
Quick facts
Population: 314.2 million
GDP (PPP): $15.7 trillion
2.2% growth in 2012
5-year compound annual growth 0.6%
$49,922 per capita
Unemployment: 7.2% (Sept. 2013)
Inflation (CPI): 2.1%
FDI Inflow: $167.6 billion
Public Debt: 106.5% of GDP
Mission critical
Planning
Organizations Involved in
Formalized Planning
General electrics
Texas instruments
1950-1960
1960-1970
1970
Organizing
Frequent organizational change
Individual responsibility and accountability
Formal bureaucratic organizational responsibility
No common organization culture
Identification with profession than with the
company
Decentralization of authority
Staffing
Leadership
Controlling
Control by superior
Control focus on individual performance
Fix blame
Limited use of quality control circles
Zero defect concept
Value engineering
Recruitment
Campus recruitment
Mixed culture
Easing Toward Retirement
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart is an American multinational retail corporation. It
runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse
stores. It is worlds largest public corporation.
The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962,
incorporated on October 31, 1969, and publicly traded on the
New York Stock Exchange in 1972. It is headquartered in
Bentonville, Arkansas
Wal Mart has 11000 stores in 27 countries all over the world.
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Organizing
Hub and Spoke System- centralized purchasing of
goods
Procurement system
Direct from producers
Emphasize on cost reduction
Transparent process
Time consuming decision making process
Logistics Management
The distribution centers were serviced by more than 3500
company owned trucks.
Staffing
Controlling
Modern technology and inventory system
fast and responsive transportation system
Cross-docking
good communication system
own satellite communication system
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