Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 1

Michael Bass, Dellise Huertas, Denny Harrold, Evelyn Brown, and Laura Ramsey

RES/351

December 9, 2012

Professor Carol O'Laughlin

Preparing to Conduct Business Research Part 1

What are the research questions?

Based on recent allegations that Wal-Mart employees are mistreated by management, receive unfair wages, and scheduling conflicts among other things, a pending strike has surfaced. Some employees attribute mistreatment of associates, favoritism, and extremely low salaries to the lack of an organized labor union. Wal-Mart has not allowed union participation to date. Employees say they are being taken advantage of without representation and have threatened to strike.

There is belief among employees that if union...