Creating an HR that has the ability to recruit and select the right people and the ability to effectively socialize and train employees will allow multinational companies to excel in all business aspects. In this paper we have chosen to explore Procter and Gamble (P&G)‚ a multinational corporation which has lead the way in creating one of the best human resource management systems to date. By using P&G‚ we are seeking to provide an example of how current multinational companies make decisions to manage
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Case #16 Proctor & Gamble: Selling Through Customer Business Development Questions for Discussion: 1.Which of the sales force structures discussed in the text best describes P&G’s CBD structure? In the 80’s‚ manufacturers began to spend money to better understand consumers‚ and P&G more than anyone. However‚ they never really asked‚ if these needs were the same in retailers. It was the period when P&G decided‚ to change the sales department into a more strategic department named Customer Business
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Nike was formed by $1000 and the handshake of 2 men. Those 2 men were Bill Bowerman‚ the University of Oregon track coach and Phil Knight‚ a University of Oregon accounting student and a middle-distance runner under Coach Bowerman. Bill brought jogging to America‚ and then built an unrivaled track and field program at that university. Bowerman taught his athletes to seek the competitive advantage everywhere - in their bodies‚ their gear and their passion. In 1962 Knight had this you’re-crazy-it-will-never-work-
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success: strategic vision of the business‚ leadership of the management team‚ innovation capability‚ spot-on position and marketing‚ consistent good quality of the products‚ just to name a few. One organization that clearly exemplifies this is Procter & Gamble. With a few annotations and comments‚ the core of them is outlined below: First‚ P&G boasts an enviable stable of successful products. With a clear focus to capture its market share‚ each brand
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Case: Procter & Gamble: Organization 2005 1.Why did the US organizational structure shift from product grouping in the 1950s to a matrix in the 1980s? Why did the European organizational structure shift from geographic grouping in the 1950s to category management in the 1980s? Why were the two structures integrated into a global cube in the 1990s? As mentioned in the article‚ the US market is a large homogenous one‚ which is characterized by buyers with similar needs and wants
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Proctor & Gamble 1. In our opinion‚ we think the answer about product life cycle is not absolutely correct. It is depend on product’s characteristic. 3C product such as eeepc (asus’s product‚ netbook) have quite short product life cycle; Rolex watch have been established more than 200 years. So if marketers want to extend product life cycle‚ they have to do more afford on survey to realize consumer behavior and satisfy their really needs and wants. When the product’s sales shows that it is
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Our Values and Policies 2 P&G Our Values and Policies P&G Our Values and Policies 1 Table of Contents Introduction Letter from the CEO Hierarchy of Company Ethics Principles Our Purpose Our Values Our Principles Our Policies A. Respect of Government and the Law 1. Compliance With Legal Requirements 2. Accuracy of Company Books and Records • Books and Records • Disclosure Controls • Internal Controls 3. Securities Trading 4. Antitrust Policy and Compliance Guidelines 5. Lobbying
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The war between detergent giants Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) continues. [pic] This ad is special as it is plain stupid. However‚ a recent ad on TV takes a direct dig on the competitor’s product which is not something that has been seen on the Indi-Ad scene. The indirect references in ads have been in plenty but never ever I have seen such a direct attack. If you are familiar with Tide ads‚ their USP has been to highlight the superior technology which make the clothes more
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PTI: A Gamble Imran Khan is the chairman of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf. Imran Khan seems very honest‚ however please keep in mind that he has not been TESTED yet. He has yet to see the power. So we all can only assume that he is and will be an honest person for his country. Running a cricket team is absolutely nothing as compared to running a full country. We all hope that he turns out to be a true honest person and an honest leader for Pakistan even after getting the power. In most of the cases‚ power
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| 0.1402 | -2.04 | GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD. | 6.2% | 58288.00 | 964.47 | 0.1898 | -1.78 | HINDALCO | 62.7 | 5178.25 | 5718.25 | 1 | 0 | Cash Cows Dogs Star Question Mark BCG matrix has 2 dimensions: market share and market growth while divided in Four categories. Placing products in the BCG matrix results in 4 categories in a portfolio of a company: 1. Stars (=high growth‚ high market share) - use large amounts of cash and are leaders in the business so they should also generate
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