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THE WAL-MART WAY - DON SODERQUIST I had the opportunity to read the book"THE WAL-MART WAY" when I was doing my post graduate Program in Management. This is one of the popular books among management students as the author talks about few innovative methods and techniques adopted by Wal-Mart, American Multinational Retail Corporation, to reduce the operation costs of the company, thereby providing the customers the products with low prices. "Every Day, Low Prices" was the tagline for a long time until recently when it was changed to "Save Money, Live Better" . The motto has always been to sell products at low prices. To make this happen the company adopted new practices. The book widely talks about these methods and also throws light on the work culture and attitude towards the employees. About the Author The author of this book Don Soderquist was the Chief Operations Officer (COO) and Senior Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart. He has work...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION    ? Many times I have come across this question from the people I meet  “ Where are you working?"  I politely answer “ I am a HOME MAKER! ” Then I am asked with surprise : ”WHY?”  Then I take all my time to explain the reason. But, later when I pondered on this Frequently Asked Question, one thought kept lingering In my mind. The thought that made me feel good. During our ancestral period women had to look after household chores. That was the norm. So the question of them “going to work” was irrelevant. Then came the period where women started to step out of their homes into the corporate world, in search of job, exploring all available opportunities. Then people started to ask women “ ARE YOU WORKING?” Now in the present scenario where times have changed and women pursuing a career is almost inevitable, the mindset of people has changed and so the question. “ WHERE ARE YOU WORKING?” This question is p...