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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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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RURAL AGRI- MARKETING IN INDIA - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE IN INDIA ABSTRACT Around 700 million people‚ or 70% of India’s population‚ live in 6‚27‚000 villages in rural areas. 90% of the rural population is concentrated in villages with a population of less than 2000. Rural marketing is as old as the civilization. Surplus of agro - products are exchanged in earlier days in the barter system. The introduction of currency‚ transport‚ and communication has increased the scope
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it is targeting youth by promoting its products on MTV and hoardings in strategic locating in all metro cities. It is playing the herbal game by positioning its products on the nature and health platform. Company want to increase its penetration of rural product. Facts and figures ----:: i } Ayurvedic soap medimix rose meteorically from Rs.65crore four year ago to Rs.225crore in 2003. ii } Medimix got an ORG rating of nine among soap categories
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Unilever policies review. Unilever is a global company which produces great amount of products every-day consumption. It has such brands as Lipton‚ Calve‚ Knorr‚ Dove‚ Rexona‚ Sunsilk‚ Domestos‚ etc. As you can see from this list this company is a real giant not only because it spreads its influence on a plenty of product markets‚ but is also known in different geographical areas. It has sustainable presence in more than 100 countries. Its corporate social responsibility system is aimed at 3 main
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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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2012 Unilever Fact Sheet Our vision Our €1bn + Brands Our Purpose Share listings as a % of identified capital Unilever’ TSR position to the peer group To make sustainable living commonplace. We work to create a better future every day‚ with brands and services that help people feel good‚ look good and get more out of life. Our first priority is to our consumers – then out customers‚ employees‚ suppliers & communities. When we fulfill our responsibilities to them‚ our
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What is an Entrepreneur? Debated for many years‚ this vital question to the study of entrepreneurship continues to be criticised and analysed by some of the worlds leading researchers. The term entrepreneur comes from the French word entreprendre‚ which means to under take or to go between. Entrepreneurship did not really emerge into the UK until the Thatcher years (1970s) after the de-regulation of many of the country ’s companies including gas‚ electricity‚ water and the railways. It was almost
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Tourism in the rural areas is one of the new opportunities that are being created for those dwelling there. They have the resources‚ the manpower‚ the basic skill &expertise in terms of hospitality and a down-to-earth approach that is in sharp contrast with the five star culture of tourism in city areas. The rural residents have a scope and potential to present a very pleasant and exciting change from traditional tourism which tourist are finding jaded and therefore have begun exploring new vistas
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