Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Friday April 4th: Video Questions

You can watch the video from Friday April 4th by following this link:

PBS

The questions to answer as you go through are:


1. What makes Wal-Mart's size unique, special, and new?
2. How does Wal-Mart use technology in new ways?
3. What kind of pressure did Wal-Mart put on Rubbermaid?
4. What is Wal-Mart's relationship with Chinese manufacturers?
5. How does this Wal-Mart model of trade affect other industries?
6. Give a specific example of an industry that has come to grief from Wal-Mart's business model.
7. What prospects does the growth of Wal-Mart leave for the American worker?