Decisions in Paradise Part 1

Decisions in Paradise: Part 1

MGT/350

March 19, 2012

Robert Bridgeman

Decisions in Paradise: Part 1

Kava is a small island in the South Pacific. Kava has recently been plagued with unfortunate circumstances that have been brought on by one disaster after another. Kava is in dire need of help to aid in getting the country cleaned up and on its way to recovery. My position is to see what I have to offer as a part of Wal-Mart to help this country recover and continue on a path to growth and success.

CHOR has a presence in the country of Kava. Part of Wal-Mart's goals and values is that the company will have locations and products accessible to many of their potential customers. Part of Wal-Mart's mission is to help the communities in Kava that they are a part of. Wal-Mart is dedicated to helping the community and would help Kava try to recover from the string of disasters they have gone through.

According to Kirby and Goodpaster, 2007, one of the most favorable aspects of using the scientific method for problem identification is the ease of collecting research data through surveys. One of the ways to know if this is something the country of Kava could benefit from right now it to come up with a survey. This survey would be designed to ask the general public of Kava if Wal-Mart is an organization that they would want to patronize for goods services they currently use and need. Would the consumers enjoy the convenience of one-stop shopping? The results of this survey could get the opinions of the consumers of Kava and collect any additional information and insight that the consumers may have for products and services that they need and want. Using the results of this survey, Wal-Mart could make an ethical decision on the proper way to proceed with the expansion of the company into the Kava market.

The first thing that needs to be done is to expand the current location of the Wal-Mart store that is currently there; if there is not enough room for the expansion the company would have to look for a place to build a new location. The Wal-Mart that is currently in Kava is a small store. Expanding the store into a Wal-Mart Supercenter would introduce new products and services that would help in times of disasters. Another potential problem or concern is that the stakeholders may want to be informed about the acquisition of land in this country and how much initial clean-up they will be helping with. With all of the recent disasters, the clean-up of the surrounding area in which Wal-Mart intends to develop into a Supercenter may be too much money and not feasible to do. The stakeholders must understand that the benefit to the community and doing the