The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy
The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy written by Charles Fishman Studio : Penguin (Non-Classics) by Penguin (Non-Classics) Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics) Released : 2006-12-26 Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days Number of Items : 1 EAN : 9780143038788 Avg. Customer Rating:(based on 117 reviews)
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Editorial Reviews for 'The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy'
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Wal-Mart isn’t just the world’s biggest company, it is probably the world’s most written-about. But no book until this one has managed to penetrate its wall of silence or go beyond the usual polemics to analyze its actual effects on its customers, workers, and suppliers. Drawing on unprecedented interviews with former Wal-Mart executives and a wealth of staggering data (e.g., Americans spend $36 million an hour at Wal-Mart stores, and in 2004 its growth alone was bigger than the total revenue of 469 of the Fortune 500), The Wal-Mart Effect is an intimate look at a business that is dramatically reshaping our lives.
Customer Reviews for 'The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and How It's Transforming the American Economy'
Too repetitive - unless you are a Wal-Mart fan
Interesting overview within the first hour (9 CDs... yipes (9 hours)). I had to do a lot of ffwd after that, as it was very repetitive information. If you are a fan of Wal-Mart or Sam Walton then this book is for you. If you want some interesting insight on what effect the largest company in the world has and could have then "read" the first hour or so.
The writer drones on and on about details of stores with store numbers, manager names and the hard scrabble, dogmatic lifestyle of the Wal-Mart managers.
Too repetitive unless you are a Wal-Mart acolyte
Interesting overview within the first hour (9 CDs... yipes (9 hours)). I had to do a lot of ffwd (consumed as an audiobook) after that, as it was very repetitive information. If you are a fan of Wal-Mart or Sam Walton then this book is for you. If you want some interesting insight on what effect the largest company in the world has and could have then "read" the first hour or so - then "fast forward" to the end.
The book drones on and on about store numbers, managers and the dogmatic, penny pinching lifestyles of Wal-Mart executives and their climb to the top.
Interesting and repetitive
This book is very interesting but over-dramatized and drawn-out. The author belabors every point with patronizing prose and obvious observations. I listened to the audio version of this book and literally asked myself if I had accidentally inserted the same CD twice when I kept hearing the same thing over and over. That said, it is worth skimming through this piece to hear a fascinating perspective on the world's most powerful company.
Fine Objective Analysis
This is a very good, even-handed analysis of the the WalMart effect on the economy from the local consumer to the globalized manufacturing of the products we consume ever day. It was well-written and easy to read.
My main complaint is that the writer at times speaks of some of what we might call the company's evils in a most dispassionate manner. At the time of reading, this feels like he is implicitly condones the actions of the companies and its suppliers (even though its clear the suppliers have little option in going along with WalMart).
Overall, I think the objectivity of the author plays a key part on the effectiveness of the book. His bias is in the pages, but they do not yell too loud. Anyone looking int the effect of late twentieth century capitalism on America would be well served to read this book.
Wal-Mart, the store we love to hate
Fishman shines a harsh light on the mega-retailer, then focuses the reflected beam through a prism revealing subtle shades of influence that you probably haven't considered.
Fishman's cool-headed assesment peels Wal-Mart apart like the proverbial onion, revealing its influence - good and bad - on our global economy and local community. While we generally think that we understand how Wal-Mart shapes consumers, Fishman shows how consumers reshape Wal-Mart on a daily basis. An objective reader might even finish the book with a begrudging admiration of the heartless Wal-Mart beast.
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