Procter and Gamble 1 A CRITICAL LOOK AT PROCTER AND GAMBLE AND THE VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS THE COMPANY OPERATES WITHIN MBA 500 Business Environment‚ Ethical Analysis and Law‚ Section 501 Prof. Edward Thomas BY: VICTOR ADU-GYAMFI‚ PRANAV BABU‚ AIRIAN PRUITT‚ KAREN ROMOSER‚ SHUBHRA SHARMA‚ RITHANYA SOMASUNDARAM‚ GAURI WAGLE Procter and Gamble 2 Abstract This paper provides an Environmental Analysis of the multinational company Procter and Gamble. The paper attempts to highlight the enormous
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Organisational Culture Culture According to Kroeber and Kluckholn (1952) culture consists of patterns‚ explicit and implicit‚ of and for behaviour acquired and transmitted by symbols‚ constituting the distinctive achievement of human groups‚ including their embodiment in artifacts. Sinha (2000) suggests that “Culture consists of totality of assumptions‚ beliefs‚ values‚ social systems and institutions‚ physical artifacts and behaviour of people‚ reflecting their desire to maintain continuity
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through. Unilever’s low point came in September 2004‚ when its share price slumped after it shocked investors with a profits warning. Just four months later its prospects dimmed further when its arch-rival‚ Procter & Gamble (P&G)‚ agreed to buy Gillette for $57 billion. The deal greatly bolstered the American company’s formidable arsenal of global brands. Unilever needed to change urgently. That would involve removing unnecessary complexity and bureaucracy‚ much of it accumulated over decades of
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report is divided into several chapters to make it convenient for the readers to understand the scope of the report and the analysis it has made. In the first chapter‚ the initiative of the study has been mentioned through the origin and objective of the report. Then the methodology of the report is detailed as to how the information was collected and organized. Finally‚ the limitations of preparing the report have been mentioned. In the next chapter‚ the strategic groups
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SWOT ANALYSIS OF P and G P and G is one of the largest consumer goods company in the world. It markets 300+ brands in more than 180 countries. P and G is engaged in diverse products like beauty‚ health‚ fabric‚ snacks and many more. P and G’s leading market position with its strong brand portfolio provides it with a significant competitive advantage. But there are lot of external factors like economic slowdown‚ environmental factors‚ etc which pose a threat to P and G’s progress. Internal
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Executive summary The following report is doing about the Cosmetics industry‚ using a particular focus on one of its company : L’Oreal. This report will define the industry and its scope in a first time. Then‚ the report will determine the key strategic issues and the critical success factors facing the cosmetics industry and L’Oreal in the next five years. Next‚ the report will identify the organisation likely to be successfull or not‚ paying a particular attention to the competitive position
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Warren E. Buffett‚ 2005 Teaching Note Synopsis and Objectives Suggested complementary case about investment managers and superior performance: “Bill Miller and Value Trust” (Case 2). Set in May 2005‚ this case invites the student to assess Berkshire Hathaway’s bid‚ through MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company‚ its wholly owned subsidiary‚ for the regulated energy-utility PacifiCorp. The task for the student is to perform a simple valuation of PacifiCorp and to consider the reasonableness
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than 20 of Procter & Gamble’s brands are billion-dollar sellers. These include Actonel‚ Always/Whisper‚ Braun‚ Bounty‚ Charmin‚ Crest‚ Downy/Lenor‚ Folgers‚ Gillette‚ Iams‚ Olay‚ Pampers‚ Pantene‚ Pringles‚ Tide‚ and Wella‚ among others. In 2001 Procter & Gamble bought Clairol and in 2003 also bought the majority of Wella. Its purchase of Gillette in late 2005 was its biggest buy in company history. Procter and Gamble’s structure or operation matrix is divided in three main global business units: 1
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FACTORSBranding: Should the name of the product on the package and in advertising be "Colgate Precision" or as "Precision by Colgate"Communication and promotion: This is an effective way to pull a market share because it is hard to increase primary demand unless stealing sales from existing productsMajor competitors in the super-premium segment: Oral-B‚ Reach Advance Design‚ Crest Complete‚ and Aquafresh FlexDifferential pricing structure: Niche market vs. Mainstream marketDifferent advantages/ disadvantages:
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cleaning supplies‚ personal care‚ and pet supplies (pg.com). This description however becomes increasingly simplistic the more one looks into the size of P&G as well as the scope of their operations. Is made up of over 300 brand names including Bounty‚ Gillette‚ Old Spice‚ Ivory‚ Pringles‚ Tide and Pampers and currently owns 22 brands that have more than $1 Billion in annual net sales (2008 Annual report‚ A. G. Laffley). P&G is a model for related product diversity; almost all of P&G’s products benefit
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