Maruti Suzuki India's Foray into Africa
Abstract:After Mr. Robert A. McDonald’s ‘Purpose Inspired Growth Strategy’ failed to deliver results in the last three years, P&G recalled its former CEO A.G. Lafley to lead the company. The case focuses on the situation that led to McDonald being replaced. It talks about why P&G was losing out to its competitors and what went wrong with McDonald. It discusses the early strategies that went into making P&G the leader in its core categories and also the functioning styles of McDonald and A.G. Lafley. |
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Keywords :A.G. Lafley, Africa, Beauty and Grooming, Bloomberg, Brazil, Colgate & Palmolive, Consumer Packaged Goods, Developed Markets, Developing Markets, Discontinuous Innovation, Economic Downturn, Emerging markets, Euro Zone, European market, Fabric Care, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Forbes 2000, Gillette Co, Global 2000 companies, Global Business Units, Greece, Hedge Fund Manager, Hindustan Unilever Limited, Home Care, Household Care, Innovative Companies, James Gamble, James McNerney, Jay Wertz, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Oral Crest, Pampers, Paul Polman, Project Shakti, purpose-inspired growth strategy, Robert A. McDonald, Small Packs, Spain, Tidy, Total Shareholder Return, Turn Around Strategy, Unilever, US Market, William Ackman, William Procter.
Contents :
» Background Note
» Losing To Competitors
» What Went Wrong At P&G ?
» William Ackman's Pressure
» Lafley Vs Mcdonald
» Can the Magic Wand Work ?