Walmart's System Of Inquiry A system of inquiry is used to evaluate decision-making, ethical conduct, and problem solving in a business setting (Systems of Inquiry and business ethics). Essentially, the system of inquiry is a structure of questions which the managers of Walmart (in this instance) can use in order to assess that the employees are following Walmart's ethical guidelines.

The questions would include an assessment of the employees and their interactions; the different levels of hierarchy and their interactions one with the other; the employees and their relationships with customers; the employees and their relationship to service providers; and the organization as a whole on a national and international basis with local and governmental communities. Being as complex as it is, the system of inquiry should, accordingly, be broken down into several sectors. The system of inquiry could then be monitored to see if it were followed.

Walmart's system of inquiry could readily be implemented and easily accepted, if not welcomed, depending on the way it was implemented. If employees were told about the idea beforehand and informed as to its rationale as well as given clear...

The investigation can be conducted in a survey manner where employees will be surveyed confidentially via written questionnaires. Focus groups can be held to…