A Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever A DECADE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AT UNILEVER 7 November 2012 • Originally founded in 1872‚ and incorporated in 1929‚ Unilever was facing a difficult time when upon their discovery that the organizational architechture and strategy they were employing was not benefiting the company. • The company was under a decentralized structure for generations. o Managers looking for a change o The decision was to go global • It was mid-1990
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A Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever Unilever is one of the world’s oldest multinational corporations with extensive product offerings in the food‚ detergent‚ and personal care businesses. It generates annual revenues in excess of $50 billion and a wide range of branded products in virtually every country. Detergents‚ which account for about 25 percent of corporate revenues‚ include well-known names such as Omo‚ which is sold in more than 50 countries. Personal care products‚ which account
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A Decade of Organizational Change at UNILEVER Unilever is an Anglo–Dutch multinational consumer goods company. Its products include foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. It is the world ’s third-largest consumer goods company measured by 2011 revenues and the world ’s largest maker of ice cream. Unilever is a complex organization. Unilever has two holding companies: Unilever PLC‚ which has its registered office at Port Sunlight in Merseyside‚ United Kingdom and its head
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ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AT UNILEVER Unilever is a very old multinational with worldwide operations in the detergent and food industries. For decades‚ Unilever managed its worldwide detergents activities in an arm’s length manner. A subsidiary was set up in each major national market and allowed to operate largely autonomously‚ with each subsidiary carrying out the full range‚ of value creation activities‚ including manufacturing‚ marketing and R & D. The company had 17 autonomous national operations
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Changes in Technology in the Past Decade The world has changed a lot in the past 10 years. The rapid development of new technology and the changing landscape of the online world has changed the way we work and‚ for many‚ where we do our work from. Here are my top 10 ways how IT technology has changed over the decade. 1. Internet for All – Ten years ago many offices in need of dedicated Internet resources or wide area networks were dependent on expensive leased lines or slightly cheaper ISDN (integrated
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Discussion Questions A Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever What did Unilever’s decentralized organizational structure make sense from the 1950s through the 1970s? Why did this structure start to create problems for the company in the 1980s. Discussion Question # 1 What was Unilever trying to do when it introduced a new structure based on business groups in the mid-1990s? Why do you think that this structure failed to cure Unilever’s ills? Discussion Question #2 In the 2000s Unilever has switched to
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Introduction: Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch company‚ with a history of colonial exploitation‚ on which it has gradually built its capital. Today it owns most of the world’s consumer product brands in food‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever employs more than 247‚000 people and had worldwide revenue of €48 760 million in 2002. Unilever has two parent companies: Unilever NV in Rotterdam‚ Netherlands‚ and Unilever PLC in London‚ United Kingdom. Both Unilever companies have
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Unilever Analysis Unilever should introduce a new‚ premium bar soap named Omo Luz for quality and value-conscious consumers‚ while lowering the price point of Minerva to reduce cannibalization and increase appeal to low to middle income segment in Northeast Brazil. In order to accomplish this mission and remain profitable‚ target primarily married low income women who value family and reputation; those who would otherwise buy P&G brand detergent or a local brand. This new Omo product will be
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Unilever in Brazil Marketing Strategies for Low-Income Consumers I would recommend that Unilever launch a sub-brand of OMO detergent powder in Brazil and target it on low-income Northeast consumers. Let’s name it “OMO Scrub”. This recommendation was evaluated on the basis of the following factors: I. Gaining market position Unilever can gain market share by stealing market share from laundry soap‚ especially the market share of other brands. In current detergent powder market‚ Unilever products
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and syndicating it. You can see our video on the Yahoo home page and never leave that site." Unilever is a European global giant that markets some 400 brands in 14 different categories to consumers. Its brands include Axe‚ Dove‚ Pond’s‚ and Vaseline in the personal care market; Comfort‚ Sunlight‚ and Surf in the home care market; and Bertoli‚ Hellman’s‚ Knorr‚ and Lipton in the foods market. Unilever is also a company that has an enlightened view of the use of media for advertising – and it’s worth
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