Q2. What was the motivation for the Shakti initiative? Was it a CSR activity? SHAKTI is HUL’s sales and distribution initiative that combines social responsibility‚ sustainability‚ and business strategy. India has more than 6‚ 30‚000 villages‚ most of these are ’hard to reach’ and offer relatively lower business potential. Hence‚ reaching them through the conventional distribution system is a challenge. By promoting micro-enterprises‚ HUL’s initiative not only made great business sense‚ but
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Unilever Unilever’s mission is to add Vitality to life. Unilever meet everyday needs of nutrition‚ hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good‚ look good and get more out of life Lever brothers started the company called Unilever in the year 1929 in Sao Paulo. Unilever has achieved a market capital of $56 billion with 300‚000 employees in 150 countries with 45 different brands. In 1930 Unilever launched their first detergent soap named sunlight soap. OMO detergent powder
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This file includes HCA 250 Week 3 Motivation and Organizational Culture Paper Health Care - General Health Care Ayame Nakamura‚ a Japanese immigrant‚ works as a project manager for a pharmaceutical company in California. The management style for this pharmaceutical is confrontational‚ which interferes with Ayame’s cultural background. This style of management makes it difficult for Ayame to receive feedback‚ which affects her motivation. Write a 700- to 1‚050- word paper. Include
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By encouraging a flat organizational chart‚ participative decision-making processes‚ rational-critical approach to power‚ and using a concertive control in organization communication‚ Ricardo Semler transformed Semco’s culture from a classical management approach to a critical approach. When Ricardo Semler arrived at Semco‚ his father‚ a traditionalist‚ had a classical management approach to organizational power. Work attire for leadership was suit and tie‚ all executives had their own secretaries
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Millenium Development Goals Table of Figures Figure 1 - Unilever ’s Sustainable Living Plan with turnovers from 2009‚ 2010* and 2020** 3 Figure 2 - Unilever ’s Greenhouse Gas Footprint 5 Figure 3 - Leaders in sustainability‚ % of analysts polled 6 Figure 4 - Kraljic ’s Matrix of Unilever ’s Supply Positioning 7 Figure 5 - Market Segmentation Matrix 8 Figure 6 - Swot Analysis Table 10 Summary This report’s aim is to study and understand how Unilever builds its relationships with suppliers and partners
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Organizational Behavior Analysis Latron Moore BUS610: Organizational Behavior Instructor: Rachana Misraraj December 10‚ 2012 Organizational Behavior Analysis Organizational Behavior is the study and application of knowledge about how people‚ individuals‚ and groups act in organizations. “Organizational behavior is a misnomer. It is not the study of how organizations behave‚ but rather the study of individual behavior in an organizational setting
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(Importance of Organizational Culture/structure) "Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success. Leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall." - Stephen R. Covey Effective Leadership is an important aspect of Organizational Behavior as it affects the overall culture of the organization leading to employee/ customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction. In my opinion a good leader can make a huge impact by improving the organizational culture and hence opening
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Organizational Behavior Dennis Gillispie BUS 610 Organizational Behaviors Instructor: Gary Shelton Date February 11‚ 2013 Abstract Organizational behavior may be defined as the investigation of the behavioral factors that affect modern organizations and their management at the individual‚ group‚ and organization-wide levels. Although managers supervise many activities as they direct employees of difference task. Organizational behavior mainly concentrates on the people side of a business
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CHAPTER 1: ORGANIZATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Explain why organizations exist and the purposes they serve. 2. Describe the relationship between organizational theory and organizational design and change‚ and differentiate between organizational structure and culture. 3. Understand how managers can utilize the principles of organizational theory to design and change their organizations to increase organizational effectiveness. 4. Identify the three principal
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Organizational Behavior Sheri Anderson University of Phoenix Organizational Behavior and Group Dynamics MGT-307 Dennis Keegan March 12‚ 2012 Organizational Behavior In this paper the subject to explain is the key concepts and terminology of organizational culture‚ organizational behavior‚ diversity‚ and communication. Additionally‚ this paper will explain a brief analysis of the culture and behavior of this writer organization. Implementation strategies are important for every organization
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