Procter & Gamble: Organization 2005 (A) [Piskorski & Spadini‚ 2007] September 25‚ 2012 Case Discussion Questions These questions are mainly for class discussion. However‚ they will also be quite helpful in preparing for the quiz. The possible essay questions for the exam have already been sent in the guidelines for the first exam. U.S. Divisional Structure in 1955 (Diagram 1) 1. What are the benefits of organizing by product rather than function? By using the product strategy
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1.0 Define the Problem According to John Dewey‚ “a problem well defined is half solved.” From the case‚ the main problem is how P&G should capitalize in the intense competition market (objective)‚ especially with the launch of Plax to ensure the continued profitability of Scope and sustain to be the 1st place in the mouth wash industry (success measure)‚ given the differing points of view from the various business team members (constrain). To achieve the goal‚ the company must be innovative to invent
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Proctor and Gamble (DRAFT) Case Discussion Questions What strategy was Proctor and Gamble pursuing when it first entered foreign markets in the period up until the 1980’s? • In 1915 opened a plant in Canada to produce Ivory Soap and Crisco • In the 1970’s P&G entered Japan and other Asian Nations. • Strategy- P&G entered a nation by acquiring an established competitor and its brands. i.e. case of Great Britain and Japan. • Strategy- the Company developed new products in Cincinnati and then
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entrepreneur in the business. Leadership is a very critical character for the businessman in the process of starting and developing the business. The entrepreneur should have the abilities of managing people in the organization‚ competing and cooperating with people in other organizations. The program can help the entrepreneur to develop the skills which listed before. The leadership program has 5 principles: Knowing that entrepreneurs are different is the first one. It is a very important factor
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wait until they see what Procter & Gamble Co. could have in store. In announcing the $52.4 billion takeover of Gillette‚ P&G’s CEO‚ A.G. Lafley‚ said he planned to "learn a lot from the people at Gillette" and talked about ways the companies could combine Cincinnati-based P&G’s knowledge of women with the shaving know-how of Boston-based Gillette and delve into the business of women’s hair removal‚ which Mr. Lafley said was a $10 billion business. But Mr. Lafley’s organization has a tendency to teach
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approach‚ or both‚ to process redesign and organizational change? 4) What are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. How should Mr. Durant assess the opportunities in various countries around the world? Mr. Durant‚ the new CEO since 2005‚ embarked on the new strategy by offering 15percent new products in its hypermarkets and 10 percent in its supermarkets. Moreover‚ he wants to employ more staff‚ extend the operating hours in certain hypermarkets‚ cutting prices‚ trying small stores
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Introduction In today ’s global business environment‚ managing diversity in human resources has become a very important and crucial issue. Human resources management has a lot to deal with managing workers/employees from different countries and nationalities. Managing multinational human resources becomes an issue not only in the multinational corporations‚ having their offices or plants in different countries‚ but also in the domestic companies‚ with domestic workforce becoming more and more diverse
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Project – Organization Dynamics Guidelines: • Group Size: 4 (Preferred) • Avoid repetition of case study • Presentation Time: 30 Min (20 min for presentation and 10 min for discussion) Case Study 1: AQUARIUS ADVERTISING AGENCY – Group 1 completed 1. Analyze Aquarius with respect to the five contextual variables. How would you describe the environment‚ goals‚ culture‚ size‚ and technology for Aquarius? 2. Design a new organization structure that takes into consideration
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Founded in 1837‚ Procter & Gamble is the #1 U.S. makers of household products and a recognized leader in the development‚ manufacturing‚ and marketing of a broad range of products including Crest toothpaste‚ Tide laundry detergent‚ Ivory soap‚ Pampers diapers‚ and Dawn liquid detergent. Procter & Gamble has operations in over 70 countries and employs over 100‚000 people worldwide and markets to nearly five billion customers in over 140 countries. Procter & Gamble’s purpose or mission statement
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3.1 A FRAMEWORK: TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS The purpose of this section is to describe a project based organization and compare it to other basic organization types: functional and matrix organizations. Many companies will not perfectly fit either of these definitions. Yet in most cases one will be able to identify the basic organization type that most closely matches a company’s structure. 3.1.1 FUNCTIONAL ORGANIZATION A functional organization groups employees and activities by functions (e
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