Why Wal-Mart Works; and Why That Drives Some People C-R-A-Z-Y

Why Wal-Mart Works; and Why That Drives Some People C-R-A-Z-Y

"Why Wal-Mart Works; and Why That Drives Some People C-R-A-Z-Y" is a documentary funded by the Wal-Mart Company as a rebuttal to the controversial documentary "". In the documentary it states its case that many of the criticisms are born out of jealousy. [ [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-galloway/defending-walmart_b_11142.html Ron Galloway: Defending Wal-Mart - The Huffington Post ] ]

Ron Galloway, the director of the documentary, would later turn against the company following the implementation of wage caps for some workers. [ [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/02/070402fa_fact_goldberg Annals of Spin: Selling Wal-Mart: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker ] ] The documentary has been criticized for being biased and amateurish. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3613/is_200601/ai_n17180243/pg_2 WATCHING WAL-MART | Columbia Journalism Review | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] [ [http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2006/db20061031_471519_page_2.htm Gogoi, Pallavi. "Wal-Mart: A 'Reputation Crisis'"] "Business Week", October 31, 2006]

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*imdb title|0486944
* [http://www.courttv.com/talk/chat_transcripts/2005/1129walmartdebate.html Court TV Online - The Battle Over Wal Mart]
* [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/04/02/070402fa_fact_goldberg New Yorker]
* [http://www.walmartfacts.com/articles/1589.aspx Wal Mart Facts]
* [http://www.galloway.tv/page7/page7.html Ron Galloway in the Press]
* [http://whywalmartworks.blogspot.com/ Ron Galloway's Wal-Mart Blog]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Nov_17/ai_n15860003 Why Wal-Mart Works" Debuts on Capitol Hill and in Stores]


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