Sunday, April 8, 2007

Good Business Practices

[Originally posted on goofyblog 3.5.07]




Sams Club


Costco

Generally…Poor Labor Relations; High Turnover; Low or No BenefitsStrong Labor Relations; Very Low Turnover; Liberal Benefits
CEO Salary 2005$17,543,739 (H. Lee Scott, Jr.)$350,000 (co-founder Jim Sinegal)
Ratio to Average Employee Salary

871


10.5

Average Hourly Wage
$9.98


$16.00


Number of Employees102,00068,000
Total Sales 2004$34 billion$35 billion

Costco CEO Jim Senegal has said: “We pay much better than Wal-Mart. That’s not altruism. It’s good business.”

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