What is the Best Product Management Model Posted by Marty Cagan on January 4‚ 2008 One question I get quite frequently is “Google is making boatloads of money‚ so how can we do product management like Google?” Or another common variant is “Apple creates fantastic products. How can we do product management like Apple?” You can understand why some might look at Google or Apple and think they should just clone what they do. But odds are they’d be making a big mistake. Don’t get me wrong. While
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J PROD INNOV MANAG 2010;27:143–160 r 2010 Product Development & Management Association Success in Global New Product Development: Impact of Strategy and the Behavioral Environment of the Firm Ulrike de Brentani‚ Elko J. Kleinschmidt‚ and Soren Salomo ¨ Product innovation and the trend toward globalization are two important dimensions driving business today‚ and a firm’s global new product development (NPD) strategy is a primary determinant of performance. Succeeding in this competitive and
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Unilever is an international consumer good company. With more than 400 branches‚ Unilever has their products sold in more than 190 different countries in the world. Unilever products focus on people’s health and well-being. The company’s portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods to indulgent ice creams‚ affordable soaps‚ luxurious shampoos and everyday household care products. Unilever divided their products into four main segments: Personal care (36% of sales) with Dove‚ Rexona‚ Lux‚ Sunsilk
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everyone follows when it comes to “how we do things around here.” This is the functional equivalent of a set of blinders‚ like horses wear. We continue plodding straight ahead‚ unable to see what lies to the right or left of us. By questioning assumptions during every point of the product or service development process‚ we can entertain new ideas and possibilities. Mattimore tells the story of his colleague Gary Fraser‚ who took over the oral care business unit at Unilever‚ and had to take on two much
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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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November 14‚ 2011 Unilever in Brazil Case Write-up Background: Unilever is a $56 billion company that sells a wide variety of consumer goods. One of their most well-known products is powdered detergent. At the time this article was written‚ Unilever operated in over 150 countries worldwide. One of the countries that they have had particular success in was Brazil‚ where they controlled 81% of the market. The problem was that they were having trouble capturing the entire market‚ as the rest
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in Knowledge Management – a case study – Unilever Global 2012 Outline I. Abstract II. Keywords III. Introduction IV. Literature Review V. Aim of Research and Research Questions VI. Methodology and Research Sample VII. Practical Applications VIII. References Abstract This proposal is presented to examine the cultural factors that influence knowledge management in Unilever global. The intended outcome of the study is a list of factors that Unilever management can use to evaluate
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SWOT Analysis of the Company 3 2 Market Orientation 4 2.1 Product Orientation 4 2.2 Customer Orientation 4 2.3 Branding Orientation 4 2.4 Culture Orientation 5 3 Macro Analysis: PESTEL Analysis 5 3.1 Political 5 3.2 Economic 5 3.3 Social 5 3.4 Technological 5 3.5 Environmental 6 3.6 Legal 6 4 Micro Analysis: Porter’s Five Forces Model 6 4.1 Bargaining Power of Buyers 6 4.2 Bargaining Power of Suppliers 6 4.3 Threat of Substitute Products 6 4.4 Threat of New Entrants 7 4.5 Industry Rivalry 7 5 STP
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INTERNSHIP REPORT ON How strong brand building is leveraged through efficient operation in the market Prepared For Ms. Syeda Shaharbanu Shahbazi Lecturer BRAC Business School By Sumnum Sultana ID-06304059 BRAC Business School BRAC University DATE OF SUBMISSION:: 08-12-2010 DATE OF SUBMISSION 08-12-2010 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL December 9‚ 2010 Ms. Syeda Shaharbanu Shahbazi Lecturer School of Business BRAC University. Subject: Submission of internship report Dear
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Product Harm Crisis Management Linda Chingosho DDBA 8006 – Contemporary Challenges in Business Walden University Abstract A company affected by a product harm crisis runs the risk of inheriting a tainted reputation‚ massive financial loss‚ and the loss of consumer trust. It is imperative that every company implements contingency planning and risk mitigating strategies to minimize the damage incurred as a result of such an event. This paper seeks to analyse the different strategies that can be employed
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