THE WAL-MART DECADE actually spans more than a decade of Wal-Mart history, beginning with the company`s humble beginnings and founder Sam Walton`s revolutionary low-cost model. The book details how Wal-Mart`s leaders handled the rapid company growth and the major management transitions after Walton`s death. It also covers how the post-Walton leadership integrated his original vision with their plans to globalize.