walmart

Thriving in a Wal-Mart World:
An undergraduate conference to consider our contrasting roles as consumers
and citizens in a marketplace dominated by large corporations.

Saturday October 29, 2005
Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business
University of Notre Dame

This conference will educate members of both the Notre Dame and South Bend communities about the major issues surrounding the growth of the Wal-Mart corporation. By examining both the success of Wal-Mart as well as criticisms of the company, the conference aims to provide a forum to discuss the tension we all face in reconciling our roles as consumers, workers, businesspeople, and responsible citizens. The conference planning committee consists entirely of undergraduates, representing a variety of majors in the College of Arts and Letters and the Mendoza College of Business.

Agenda:

10:00-10:15 Introduction
Tanya DeSousa (’06) and David Sweet (’07), University of Notre Dame

10:15-11:00 Our Love/Hate Relationship with Wal-Mart
Ms. Susan Soisson, University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business
Moderator: Erica Jackson

11:15-12:15 Wal-Mart and Labor
Dr. Steven Ashby, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, Indiana University
Moderator: Brian Reichart

1:30-2:30 Student Paper Session
Discussants: Omar Dahi and Eray Duzenli, University of Notre Dame Department of Economics and Econometrics

Joseph Boyle and Hans Biebl, "Economic Rhetoric: A Debate on Wal-Mart's Terms"
Brian Reichart, "Wal-Mart and Labor Unions"
Christie Starzec, "The Significance of the Wal-Mart Business Ethic"

Moderator: Dan Geffre

2:30 -3:30 Wal-Mart’s Impact on Communities
Dr. Kenneth Stone, Professor Emeritus of Economics, Iowa State University
Moderator: Monica Jacir

3:45-5:00 Wal-Mart and our Local Community: A Panel Discussion
Scott Barnett, UFCW Local 700
Dr. Charles Craypo, Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Notre Dame
Mayor Steve Luecke of South Bend
Dr. Paul Mishler, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies, Indiana University South Bend
Ms. Susan Soisson, Mendoza College of Business
Moderator: Lisa Fetta

Sponsored by the Department of Economics and Policy Studies and cosponsored by the Student International Business Council




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