(Case Study: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) The case lays out Wal-Mart's corporate history and phenomenal growth record, its strategy to become the largest discount retailer in the world, the company's approaches to strategy execution, and the transformative initiatives that CEO Lee Scott launched to curtail media bashing of Wal-Mart. There's a detailed rundown of all the things that Wal-Mart has done to implement its strategy in near-perfect textbook fashion. And there's a portrayal of Sam Walton's leadership style, why he was the driving force behind Wal-Mart's success, and how his beliefs, philosophies, and values were instrumental in creating a strategy-supportive corporate culture at Wal-Mart. 1. What impresses you about this company? What aspects of Wal-Mart do you find unimpressive? What accounts for Wal-Mart's success? Is it a great strategy, superb strategy implementation and execution, or great leadership? 2. How would you characterize Wal-Mart's strategy? What are the chief components of its strategy? 3. Can the company continue to be successful? What issues does management need to address? What needs to be on Lee Scott's worry list"