The World of Wal-Mart

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business hosts a discussion about the practices of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and other multinational companies. International Business Professor S. Prakash Sethi presents his recent research about the world’s largest employer and examine how Walmart and other multinational companies have engaged in illegal and unethical behavior. His presentation focuses on the management of global supply chains by large multinational corporations and its impact on worker exploitation. Professor Sethi discusses how corporations like Wal-Mart have used their bargaining power and market control to pressure countries to condone environment degradation and violate national labor laws. He also discusses novel approaches that would help provide workers with safe working conditions and fair wages, without overly excessive regulation and increased costs.