Sam Walton's "Made in America"

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This paper provides a summary of the motivational book by Walton, an assessment of what Sam did wrong and right, followed by a personal assessment of what this author would have done in Sam's place. This author makes it clear that he/she admires Sam greatly. A review of the strategic vision of Walton is followed by an analysis of what this author got out of reading this book; a summary of the research is provided in the conclusion.

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"In his book, Sam Walton: Made in America -- My Story, Sam Walton (with John Huey backing him up), explains how he transformed a single five-and-dime into the largest retail chain in the world and points out that "we've really had a heck of a time along the way" (xi). Mr. Walton advises the reader that he wrote this book in his dying days (Walton was suffering from cancer at the time) in an effort to clear up the "misinformation and myth and half-truths" which had evolved as a result of Walton's success. According to Mr. Walton, ". . . ours is a story about the kinds of traditional principles that made America great in the first place. It is a story about entrepreneurship, and risk, and hard work, and knowing where you want to go and being willing to do what it takes to get there. It's a story about believing in your idea even when maybe some other folks don't, and about sticking to your guns" (xiii)."

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