1. What are the key features of Shakti? What are its positive aspects and what are its drawbacks? Key features of Shakti are: • Shakti is an initiative which empowers women in rural India to become capable of earning livelihood and contribute to their family well being • Shakti involves woman to do door to door selling of the branded products • Shakti enabled large conglomerate to penetrate into the untapped rural market of India. • It involved women/entrepreneur to build relationship with customers
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Hindustan Unilever Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is an Indian consumer goods company based in Mumbai‚ Maharashtra. It is owned by Anglo-Dutch company Unilever which owns a 67% controlling share in HUL. HUL’s products include foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. HUL was established in 1933 as Lever Brothers and‚ in 1956‚ became known as Hindustan Lever Limited‚ as a result of a merger between Lever Brothers‚ Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Ltd. and United Traders Ltd
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Stakeholders As argued by Sharma & Starik (12) a stake holder is that which is affected by the operation of an organization entirely or can affect the organization directly. The organization can be of any kind meant to realize certain goals by the society. Stake holders are tenet to the development and performance of the organization without which the organization either cease or collapse completely. As such any organization must strive to identify its stakeholders and their specific needs
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The following report pertains to Unilever Company. This report is an analysis of the internal and external factors of Unilever. This analysis will give an overview of the industry intensity and the profitability by using The Porter’s Five Forces approach. Overview Unilever was created in 1930 through the merger of Margarine Unie‚ a Dutch margarine company and British based Lever Brothers‚ a soap and detergent company. Over the next decades‚ Unilever continued acquiring companies and brands
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Unilever‚ the company. Unilever was founded in 1930 as result of the merger of the Dutch company Margarine Unie and the English company dedicated to the manufacture of soaps‚ Lever Brothers. The Unilever business grew and new ventures were launched in Latin America. In April 2000 it bought both Ben & Jerry ’s and Slim Fast. The company is multinational with operating companies and factories on every continent (except Antarctica) and research laboratories. The company is said to promote sustainability
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Unilever is a solid leader in the Brazilian detergent powder market with an 81% market share. Laercio Cardoso must decide: (1) whether Unilever should divert money from its premium brands to target the lower-margin segment of low-income consumers; (2) whether Unilever can reposition or extend one of its existing brands to avoid launching a new brand; and (3) what price‚ product‚ promotion‚ and distribution strategy would allow Unilever to deliver value to low-income consumers without cannibalizing
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A review of techniques to analyze the environment and an assessment of their suitability The analysis of the environment in which the business operates is very important. It is very crucial for the business to ensure survival‚ differentiation and competitive advantage. There are three levels in which the environment of the business can be broken which are as follows: The Macro environment The model that is most commonly used to analyze the macro environment of the business is called PESTLE
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development requires new consumers and new partners in new market environment. Of course‚ Unilever also need to make an effort to understand culture differences in India so that company can make a success in new market. Next‚ the report continue to analysis India’s market by focus on India’s language‚ religion‚ and ethical traditions. There is no doubt that language can have an important influence on the Unilever to expand new market in India. It is well know that Hindi is a standard official language
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Unilever Bangladesh conducted their Corporate Social Responsibility activities as Lever Brothers Bangladesh in past. And they mainly focus their voluntary activities in three different segments. These are ‘Health-nutrition-hygiene’‚ ‘Education’ and ‘Women Empowerment’. They do some activities in climate change issues also. They said these activities as sustainability and responsible business practice. They conducted some movement about health care and launched ‘Lifeboy Friendship Hospital’
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Steps in Identifying Stakeholders Identifying all of a firm’s stakeholders can be a daunting task. In fact‚ as we will note again shortly‚ a list of stakeholders that is too long actually may reduce the effectiveness of this important tool by overwhelming decision makers with too much information. To simplify the process‚ we suggest that you start by identifying groups that fall into one of four categories: organizational‚ capital market‚ product market‚ and social. Let’s take a closer look at
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