With empirical case studies of Walmartâ s entry into Latin America, Africa, and Asia, this book reveals how the worldâ s largest private employer has had to adapt its labor practices and supply chain operations to meet local conditions.
With empirical case studies of Walmartâ s entry into Latin America, Africa, and Asia, this book reveals how the worldâ s largest private employer has had to adapt its labor practices and supply chain operations to meet local conditions.
Edited by Carolina Bank Muñoz, Bridget Kenny,and Antonio Stecher
Inhaltsangabe
* Acknowledgments * Introduction. Situating Walmart in a Global Context: Workplace Cultures, Industrial Relations, and Supply Chains (Carolina Bank Muñoz, Bridget Kenny, and Antonio Stecher) * 1. Walmart in Brazil: From Global Diffusion to National Institutional Embeddedness (Katiuscia Moreno Galhera, Scott B. Martin, and João Paulo Cândia Veiga) * 2. Walmart and Labor Conditions in South Africa: Local Retailing, Contract Labor, and Union Challenges (Bridget Kenny) * 3. Walmart Workers in Chile: A Case of Union Democracy, Militancy, and Strategic Capacity (Carolina Bank Muñoz) * 4. Rank-and-File Union Activism in Walmart Argentina (Paula Abal Medina) * 5. Walmart Culture in the Information Technologies Industry in Mexico (Gabriela Victoria Alvarado) * 6. Walmart’s Direct Farmer Program in South Africa: Developmental State Victory or Corporate Whitewash? (Stephen Greenberg) * 7. Brokering Development: NGOs and Walmart in Low-Income Countries (Jennifer Wiegel) * 8. Walmart’s Human Trafficking Problem: The Shrimp Supply Chain in Thailand (Nicholas Rudikoff) * Final Reflections (Carolina Bank Muñoz, Bridget Kenny, and Antonio Stecher) * Contributors * Index
* Acknowledgments * Introduction. Situating Walmart in a Global Context: Workplace Cultures, Industrial Relations, and Supply Chains (Carolina Bank Muñoz, Bridget Kenny, and Antonio Stecher) * 1. Walmart in Brazil: From Global Diffusion to National Institutional Embeddedness (Katiuscia Moreno Galhera, Scott B. Martin, and João Paulo Cândia Veiga) * 2. Walmart and Labor Conditions in South Africa: Local Retailing, Contract Labor, and Union Challenges (Bridget Kenny) * 3. Walmart Workers in Chile: A Case of Union Democracy, Militancy, and Strategic Capacity (Carolina Bank Muñoz) * 4. Rank-and-File Union Activism in Walmart Argentina (Paula Abal Medina) * 5. Walmart Culture in the Information Technologies Industry in Mexico (Gabriela Victoria Alvarado) * 6. Walmart’s Direct Farmer Program in South Africa: Developmental State Victory or Corporate Whitewash? (Stephen Greenberg) * 7. Brokering Development: NGOs and Walmart in Low-Income Countries (Jennifer Wiegel) * 8. Walmart’s Human Trafficking Problem: The Shrimp Supply Chain in Thailand (Nicholas Rudikoff) * Final Reflections (Carolina Bank Muñoz, Bridget Kenny, and Antonio Stecher) * Contributors * Index
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