Read the article and view the video about the activities of Wal-Mart during Hurricane Katrina. Describe a few of the key activities of the WalMart Corp. in response the difficulties encountered by in
Read the article and view the video about the activities of Wal-Mart during Hurricane Katrina. Describe a few of the key activities of the WalMart Corp. in response the difficulties encountered by in interfacing with government agencies. In your opinion and based on this one case study, do large private corporations have advantages over governments in the response to crisis emergencies? Barbaro, M. & Gillis, J. (2005, September 6). Wal-Mart at Forefront of Hurricane Relief. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/05/AR2005090501598.html AND http://news.walmart.com/news-archive/2005/09/04/media-information-wal-marts-response-to-hurricane-katrina AND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TJ7Mkw3rME Watch: Covella, V. (2011, February 23). Message Mapping, (linked in commentary or full version here 41:16 minutes), Homeland Security Research http://vimeo.com/20290221 or article http://www.orau.gov/cdcynergy/erc/content/activeinformation/resources/Covello_message_mapping.pdf
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