managers and employees of developing a strategic approach to HRM in a company like Unilever. | 06 | Task 02 | 2.1 Explain in Unilever‚ how a model of flexibility might be applied in practice. | 07 | | 2.2 Discuss the types of flexibility which may be developed by the organization Unilever. | 07 | | 2.3 Assess the use of flexible working practices from both the employee and the employer perspective Unilever in this case. | 08 | | 2.4 Discuss the impact that changes in the labor
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Introduction As per case study‚ Unilever is one of the world’s largest consumer product companies and the world market leader in the ice cream sector. Its ice cream has been sold in over 40 countries. Unilever operates in Europe‚ North America‚ Africa‚ and Middle East‚ Asia Pacific‚ and Latin America. It includes brands such as Dove‚ Magnum‚ Lipton‚ etc. Unilever has been a decentralized organization‚ and their operations between its companies were having a common set of management principles
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UNILEVER Strengths * Recognise as a Global Company Unilever is a well known global company with presence almost in more than 170 countries and it is registered at various stock exchanges around the globe which makes it a really global company with all the privileges of a global company like economies of scale‚ access to global resources and above all synergy of resources and operations. * Strong brand portfolio Unilever has established a very strong relationship with retailers by
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leader‚ Nestle also became the shareholder of L’Oreal. It also ventured further by merging with Nestle Purina Pet Care Company‚ Dreyer’s ice cream business‚ Chef America Incorporation a frozen food industry and Movenpick Ice Cream (Nestle‚ 2013). Unilever started its journey in 1885 when William Lever started a business in a soap manufacturing company with his brother and named it Lever Brothers. Their product was named Sunlight and it is the world’s first packaged soap and it was very successful
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Unilever and Competitor Strategies Firm Strategy Highlights Rationale for Strategy Pros/Cons Unilever -Uses aggregation standardizing products with emphasis on scales -Keeps brand consistent across borders‚ also good at adapting brands to local markets.“Think globally‚ act globally” -Have many brands that are not under the Unilever name -Have a strong diversified brand portfolio -Unilever ensures that products are specific to the needs of all customers‚ while still standardizing and creating
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yoghurt records the fastest current value growth of 12% in 2014 Unit prices of ice cream rise from A$7.02/kg in 2013 up to A$7.29/kg in 2014 Unilever Australia Ltd retains its leadership with 31% value share in 2014 Ice cream is expected to continue its strong growth with a value CAGR of 2% at constant 2014 prices over the forecast period COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Unilever Australia Ltd remained as the leading player in 2014‚ with 31% value share. Its share declined marginally in recent years‚ particularly
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opportunities for Unilever through the marketing of its products to low-income consumers in Northeastern Brazil. He has to decide how he will target and position given this market segment‚ and whether he needs to completely change the current Unilever marketing brand strategy. Recommendations I recommend that Unilever develop a new hybrid product called Juno that combines the basis and affordability of its Campeiro brand‚ but includes many of the added benefits of its Minerva brand. Unilever should determine
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............................................................. i 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 2 Institutionalization of Ethics at Unilever ....................................................................... 2 2.1 Standard of Conduct ................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Law and Legislation
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10 REFERENCES 11 INTRODUCTON Unilever was founded in 1929 when two major companies‚ Margarine Unie and Lever Sunlight merged. From its genesis Unilever adopted a dual company structure i.e. having two headquarters‚ one in London (Unilever PLC) and the other in Rotterdam (Unilever NV) which shared a common board of directors with a citizen from each headquarters as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the
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ratio‚ which shows rationality of company’s financial structure. (Mautz and Angell 2006‚ p.27) Specifically‚ we apply ratio analysis to Unilever based on its annual reports in 2013 and 2011 and compare its 2013 figures to that of L’oreal and P&G‚ two competitive companies in the same industry as follows : 1. Profitability comparisons over time ---Unilever Ratios 2011 2012 2013 Return on equity 0.43 0.45 0.48 Return on assets 0.14 0‚.14 0.16 Net Profit margin 0.13 0.13 0.14 Gross
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