Critical discourse analysis‚ organizational discourse‚ and organizational change A realist view of discourse analysis Discourses is an element of all concrete social events (actions‚ processes) as well as of more durable social practices‚ though neither are simply discourse: they are articulations of discourse with non-discoursal elements. ‘Discourse’ subsumes language as well as other forms of semiosis such as visual images and ‘body language’‚ and the discoursal element of a social event often
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Unilever has undergone various organizational structure changes since its inception. It initially started with a decentralized structure from 1950- 1980.Decentralization gave the company an advantage as they had the flexibility to change according to local consumer demand. They appointed managers who were local to that place so that the company had a good understanding of local market. The local managers were responsible for everything from marketing‚ sales and distribution. But Decentralization
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International Business Unilever Student information: Rutger Vis 1006834 Leroy Chin-A-Loi IBMS 1F Teacher: Mr. Imeson Summary Unilever is one the World’s oldest multinational corporations with extensive product offerings in food‚ detergent‚ and personal care businesses. Unilever was organized on decentralized bases‚ maintaining subsidiaries in each major national market. Only in Europe it maintained 17 subsidiaries accountable for its performance in the
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Introduction of Unilever: If the adage ’two heads are better than one’ applies to business‚ then certainly Unilever is a prime example. The food and consumer products giant actually has two parent companies: Unilever PLC‚ based in the United Kingdom‚ and Unilever N.V.‚ based in The Netherlands. The two companies‚ which operate virtually as a single corporation‚ are run by a single group of directors and are linked by a number of agreements. Unilever considers itself the second largest consumer goods
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foods‚ and bakery items. In the past‚ Unilever was organized by decentralization. This meant that each subsidiary was responsible for production‚ marketing‚ sales‚ and distribution of their own products. Unilever felt that by allowing each subsidiary to be accountable for its own performance would strengthen the overall company structure. Managers were able to develop their own marketing strategies to match their clients and region. By the mid-1990s‚ Unilever fell into issues of cost‚ global brand
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Strategic Management SIM336 Leadership and Organisational Strategic Change. Student A Student No. xxxxxxxxxx Module Leader: Derek Harwood Hand In Date: 13th January 2012 Word Count. 3047 Contents Pages 1.0 Introduction ....................................2 2.0 Introducing Michael O’Leary and Stelios Haji-Ioannou ............2 2.1 Application of theory to O’Leary and Stelios analysis ............3 2.1.1 Philosophical strategic approach ...........
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�Business Management BUSINESS MANAGEMENT � EXPLAIN THE TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND THE PROCESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE. WHICH ARE THE MOST EFFICIENT METHODS OF MANAGING CHANGES? "Organisational change is an irreversible adoption of any feature of its strucutre‚ personel‚ products or processes" (J.Naylor) Today’s business environment is forcing entities for changes. If we would think from corporate point of view it is essential for the companies’ success to be in accordance with new
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FAYOL’S 14 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT APPLIED ON UNILEVER AND PROCTOR & GAMBLE Yohaan Samuel H00114548 A Frenchman named Henri Fayol (1841-1925)‚ although an engineer came up with a theory. He changed the thoughts of business administration and sculpted a structure of management that is practiced even now in this day and age by a vast number of companies worldwide. This theory of his‚ now commonly known as ‘The 14 principles of management by Fayol’ is going to be applied in two mega-organisations
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nl v Introduction The business manual is constructed to be beneficial to the point of view of a new employee within Unilever. It focuses on broadening the knowledge of the new employee to better understand the various aspects of the business. The business manual introduces and explains the internal management of Unilever such as; its strategy‚ operations‚ organizational structure‚ management‚ value chain‚ communications‚ and financial situation.
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Challenging boundaries and beyond February 19‚ 2006 Unilever Unilever House‚ Blackfriars London EC4P 4BQ‚ United Kingdom Sent Via Electronic Mail RE: Strategy Analysis Ladies and Gentlemen: At the request of the Board of Directors of Unilever‚ we provide herein our analysis of the Personal Products Industry and a strategy analysis of both Unilever and its biggest competitor‚ Procter & Gamble. The enclosed analysis also provides recommendations for Unilever to improve its competitive advantage. Respectfully
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