BACKGROUND. UNILEVER KENYA LIMITED Introduction: Unilever Kenya Limited manufactures and markets food‚ home‚ and personal care products. It was registered in 1949 as East African Industries Limited and changed its name to Unilever Kenya Limited in the year 2000.Unilever Kenya Limited operates as a subsidiary of the Unilever Group and is headquartered in Nairobi‚ Kenya. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5644912 (Accessed on 8 September 2010) Customer
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Anglo-Dutch consumer product from Unilever decided to grant 100‚000 individual flexible working hours so they can have a positive employment practice. The company did a trail run of Agile Working in one of their sites and saw how successful it was and then offered this flexible work program to many more employees. Unilever purchased technology equipment so their employees can complete their work outside of their office. The technology that has been handed to the employees has had a good response
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Contents 1.1. The history of Unilever as a multinational corporation - 3 - 1.2. The history of Unilever in Russia - 4 - Part. 2 General Information - 5 - 2.1. Company in a Nutshell - 5 - 2.2. Key figures - 6 - 2.3. Capital structure - 6 - 2.4. Investment activity - 7 - 2.5. Number and location of business-structures - 8 - 2.6. Present state and priority direction of R&D - 9 - Part 3. Management - 11 - 3.1. Strategy‚ objectives and mission - 11 - 3.2. Principles
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Task 1 Introduction In this assignment I am going to identify the purposes of different types of organisations‚ describe the extent to which an organisation meets the objectives of different stakeholders and explain the responsibilities of an organisation and strategies employed to meet them. I am also going to give examples based on my own personal experience; I also investigate how organisation structure and culture contribute to business successes. I will also look in to how organisations
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A Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever A DECADE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AT UNILEVER 7 November 2012 • Originally founded in 1872‚ and incorporated in 1929‚ Unilever was facing a difficult time when upon their discovery that the organizational architechture and strategy they were employing was not benefiting the company. • The company was under a decentralized structure for generations. o Managers looking for a change o The decision was to go global • It was mid-1990
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study Unilever Brazil BT provides an IP-based infrastructure to serve consumer products giant at its new South American home “BT was fantastic in fulfilling our deadlines‚ which were extremely aggressive. The team quickly understood the importance and urgency of the project‚ and they had a wonderful sense of partnership. They aligned all of the external providers‚ achieving a high level of efficiency making sure the project was a success.” Alfred Gunter Infrastructure Account Manager Unilever Brazil
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UNILEVER MEMO In order to gain market shares through the low-income segment of the Brazilian market‚ Unilever should launch a new Detergent Powder brand at an affordable price‚ which could replace in the long-run Campeiro‚ its cheapest brand. However this strategy is not without any risks‚ since it can lead to the cannibalization of Minerva. With 81% of market shares in Brazil‚ Unilever is the leader of the Detergent Powder market. It owns three brands in Brazil: Omo‚ Minerva and Campeiro. Omo
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Features of Hindustan Unilever Ltd Type Public company Traded as BSE: 500696 BSE SENSEX Constituent Industry Consumer goods Founded 1932 Headquarters Mumbai‚ Maharashtra‚ India Key people Harish Manwani (Chairman)‚Nitin Paranjpe (CEO and MD) Products Foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products Revenue 22116 crore (US$3.4 billion) (2011–2012) Net income 2691 crore (US$410 million) (2011–2012) Employees 16‚500 (2011) Parent Unilever Plc (67%) Website
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Thesis Poor stakeholder management led to preventable mishaps such as the disasters in Alaska and Texas. Specifically‚ BP ’s defensive approach towards stakeholder management led to lavish compensation for upper level management while creating hazardous working conditions for employees and a burden on all of society in the form of rising oil prices and environmental damage. Background British Petroleum was founded in 1908 and since then has rapidly grown to become the eighth largest company
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Brochure More information from http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/1072384/ Unilever N.V.: Corporate Analysis Description: This company profile is a premium company information product offering an unmatched depth and breadth of content. It analyzes the strategic positioning of the company - how the company has evolved and how it has been performing over the years. Sectional Highlights -- Structure of the organization‚ partnerships‚ mergers & acquisitions and recent developments
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