MOVIE SUMMARY: In 2013‚ human cities come under attack by the Kaijus: colossal beasts who come through an interdimensional portal on the Pacific Ocean floor. To combat them‚ the Pacific Rim nations build the Jaegers: equally colossal humanoid war machines. Each Jaeger is piloted by two people whose brains are linked to share the overwhelming mental load of operating the machine. The Jaegers are initially effective‚ but many are destroyed as the Kaijus grow more powerful and their attacks more
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The Last Duel By: Eric Jager This story is placed in France in 1386. This story speaks of how cruel this time was. It also states how serious crime accusations were taken. This duel is about an offence committed eleven earlier months. The duel is to be between two men who were once friends. The men are to duel each other because Lady Marguerite is not allowed to directly accuse LeGris herself of this crime‚ because she is women. In the time period the story is based in‚ women have very few rights
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Story of the duel to end all duels In the story The Last Duel by Eric Jager‚ fourteenth century in medieval France‚ a knight by the name of Jean de Carrouges challenges a squire‚ Jacques Le Gris‚ to a duel. The reason for this trial by combat‚ a court-ordered duel intended by fate of God to determine the truth‚ was to seek vengeance for the sake of his own honor. The wife of Jean Carrouges was the "young‚ beautiful‚ good‚ sensible‚ and modest" Marguerite. She was expected to maintain a
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care‚ baby products‚ food and beverages etc. The company suffered with several organizational and cultural issues between 1999 and 2000. The case study on P&G‚ suggests that the period of 1999 and 2000 has been headed by two different CEOs i.e. Durk Jager and Alan Lafley. Both of them managed the company in their own style and presented a good example of leadership skills. Therefore‚ the aim objective of this report is to highlight the challenges faced by P&G. The organizational challenges under
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receives a phone call from John Pepper‚ Chairman of P&G. John Pepper gets right to the point: “Are you prepared to accept the CEO job at P&G?” Durk Jager who has been P&G´s CEO resigned the day before after 30 years of service for P&G. Without too many questions A.G. Lafley accepts John Pepper´s offer. He becomes P&G´s new CEO. What happened under Durk Jager P&G is renowned for its innovations. Products such as Tide‚ the first synthetic detergent‚ or Pampers‚ the first mass disposable diaper‚ or
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Description: Organization 2005‚ a reorganization that places strategic emphasis on product innovation rather than geographic expansion and shifts power from local subsidiary to global business management. In the context of these changes introduced by Durk Jager‚ P&G’s new CEO‚ Paolo de Cesare is transferred to Japan‚ where he takes over the recently turned-around beauty care business. Within the familiar Max Factor portfolio he inherits is SK-II‚ a fast-growing‚ highly profitable skin care product
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P&G OUTLOOK Three billion times a day‚ P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. This happens because P&G provides branded products of superior quality and value to improve the lives of the world’s consumers. This results in leadership sales‚ profit and value creation‚ allowing employees‚ shareholders and the communities in which we operate to prosper. In 1837 William Procter and James Gamble formed a humble but bold new enterprise. What began as a small‚ family-operated soap and candle
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logistics processes‚ Procter & Gamble decided to sell the technology to IBM who would be able to implement it throughout the manufacturing and retail industry. Was this a good decision on P&G’s part? Top management‚ such as executive vice presidents Durk Jager‚ Edwin Artzt and others‚ were responsible for the decisions pertaining to CRP‚ EDI‚ ECR (Efficient Consumer Response) and the selling of the technology to IBM. When implementing the CRP program‚ sales increased of P&G products through CRP retailers
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Team Research Paper Case # 22 Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Professor – Dr. Lisa Eshbach By Andrea West Inderjit Gill Rajiv Shah Company Information [pic] Procter & Gamble Co. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati‚ OH 45202 United States Phone: 513-983-1100 Fax: 513-983-4381 http://www.pg.com [pic] Synopsis – Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Where would the world be without Procter & Gamble? No Ivory soap‚ no Oil of Olay‚ no Jif peanut
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BROOKER‚ Katrina 1999‚ ‘Can Procter & Gamble change its culture‚ protect its marked share‚ and find the next tide?’‚ Fortune‚ April 26‚ Vol. 139‚ Iss. 8‚ p. 146-152 BROOKER‚ Katrina 2000‚ ‘Plugging the leaks at P&G: A first-year report card for CEO Durk Jager’‚ Fortune‚ February 21‚ Vol. 141‚ Iss. 4‚ p. 44-45 BROOKER‚ Katrina & SCHLOSSER‚ Julie 2002‚ ‘The un-CEO A. G. Lafley doesn’t overpromise. He doesn’t believe in the vision thing. All he’s done is turn around P&G in 27 months”‚ Fortune‚ September
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