Walmart is in business to help people save money so they can live better (King, Case, & Premo, 2012, p. 107). Walmart does a good job at accomplishing their mission. Walmart is within its rights to continue to pay their employees as they see fit. All the job positions in the store do not add a great value to the company’s profits. Human capital determines an associates economic value based on their knowledge, skills, and capabilities (Snell & Bohlander 2013, p. 4). Therefore, those who do not have a great deal of human capital will not be paid that much. The money that is saved from hiring employees who do not possess a lot of human capital goes back into the store to save people money. The company does give its employees training to perform
