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How do you expect the Walmart culture to transcend international boundaries? How does Walmart operate in foreign cultures? And what impact will its own culture have in foreign markets?

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This solution explores on how Walmart's culture both transcends and transforms international boundaries.

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This is an interesting question on the dissemination of management practices in countries that may have little cultural understanding of them. Walmart, like many successful multi-national service firms, will face challenges in operating stores in countries such as Russia, India, China, or Indonesia that have very different service ethics than in the United States. The biggest problem will be in obtaining the staff necessary to provide ...

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