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- October 2008 (Revised December 2008)
- Supplement
Gillette Company (E): Procter & Gamble
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
After arriving in 2001 as the first outsider Chairman and CEO in Gillette history, Jim Kilts led a remarkable turnaround. But by late 2004 he had to make a difficult decision. To better position the 104-year-old, Boston-based company, he opted to sell it to... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decision Choices and Conditions; Leading Change; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "Gillette Company (E): Procter & Gamble." Harvard Business School Supplement 309-033, October 2008. (Revised December 2008.)
- May 2022
- Article
Can Gambling Increase Savings? Empirical Evidence on Prize-Linked Savings Accounts
By: Shawn A. Cole, Benjamin Iverson and Peter Tufano
This paper studies the adoption and impact of prize-linked savings (PLS) accounts, which offer lottery-like payouts to individual account holders in lieu of interest. Using microlevel data from a bank in South Africa, we show that PLS is attractive to a broad group of... View Details
Keywords: Household Finance; Banking; Savings; Prize-linked Savings; Lottery; Household; Personal Finance; Saving; Banks and Banking
Cole, Shawn A., Benjamin Iverson, and Peter Tufano. "Can Gambling Increase Savings? Empirical Evidence on Prize-Linked Savings Accounts." Management Science 68, no. 5 (May 2022): 3282–3308.
- June 2016
- Supplement
Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Scott Mayfield and David Lane
In April 2013, Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world’s largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) company, announced that it would extend its payment terms to suppliers by 30 days. At the same time, P&G announced a new supply chain financing (SCF) program giving suppliers the... View Details
Keywords: Working Capital; Supply Chain Finance; Corporate Treasury; Consumer Packaged Goods; Value Creation; Supply Chain; Supplier Relationships; Banking; Liquidity; Accounts Payable; Accrual Accounting; Financial Reporting; Cash Flow; Cost Management; Banks and Banking; Financial Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Supply Chain Management; United States; Brazil
- October 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Case
Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (A): Becoming Truly Global
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
Since the 1980s, Procter & Gamble had leveraged its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to create a global company. When P&G faced difficult times in 2000, the new CEO, A.G. Lafley, leveraged the PVP to drive P&G's turnaround, integrate global operations, and guide... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Values and Beliefs; Globalized Firms and Management; Leading Change; Growth Management; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (A): Becoming Truly Global." Harvard Business School Case 309-030, October 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- October 2016
- Teaching Note
Supply Chain Finance at Procter & Gamble
By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
- March 1991
- Teaching Note
Procter & Gamble Co. (A), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-584-047). View Details
- October 17, 2012
- Article
Should You Gamble on Your Company's Leadership?
By: Gautam Mukunda
Mukunda, Gautam. "Should You Gamble on Your Company's Leadership?" Harvard Business Review Blogs (October 17, 2012).
- July 1985
- Supplement
Procter & Gamble Co.: H-80 Postscript, Video
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Procter & Gamble Co.: H-80 Postscript, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-501, July 1985.
- January 2008
- Supplement
Procter & Gamble Brazil (B): Turning to Success
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
Supplements with the (A) Case. View Details
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Procter & Gamble Brazil (B): Turning to Success." Harvard Business School Supplement 308-083, January 2008.
- October 2000
- Case
Procter & Gamble Italy: The Pringles Launch (A)
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Procter & Gamble's (P&G) Pringles potato chips have been a very successful brand. This case reviews the development and first launch in the United States, then in markets around the world. Italy is one of the last countries where Pringles will be launched. Should P&G... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Adoption; Value Creation; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States
Shapiro, Roy D. "Procter & Gamble Italy: The Pringles Launch (A)." Harvard Business School Case 601-070, October 2000.
- January 2018
- Case
Trian Partners' Proxy Contest at Procter & Gamble
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher
In July 2017, activist hedge fund Trian Partners announced that it was launching a proxy fight at U.S. consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. P&G would be the largest company ever subjected to a proxy fight, as Trian sought to have its CEO, Nelson Peltz, elected to the... View Details
- February 2008 (Revised March 2009)
- Teaching Note
Procter & Gamble Brazil (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
Teaching Note for [308081] and [308083]. View Details
- 18 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Urbanization with Chinese Characteristics? China’s Gamble for Modernization
- November 1979 (Revised September 1980)
- Case
Procter & Gamble and the Federal Trade Commission
By: J. Ronald Fox
Fox, J. Ronald. "Procter & Gamble and the Federal Trade Commission." Harvard Business School Case 380-077, November 1979. (Revised September 1980.)
- May 1988
- Teaching Note
Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-384-139). View Details
Keywords: Europe
- October 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Supplement
Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (C): Integrating Gillette
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
P&G had used its purpose, values, and principles (PVP) to prepare for the physical integration of Gillette prior to the change of control. The execution of these plans posed numerous challenges in global business units as well as in individual country organizations.... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Globalized Firms and Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Conflict and Resolution; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Integration
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (C): Integrating Gillette." Harvard Business School Supplement 309-032, October 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- Research Summary
Can Gambling Increase Savings? Empirical Evidence on Prize-linked Savings Accounts
This paper studies whether prize-linked savings (PLS) accounts, which offer random, lottery-like payouts to account holders in lieu of risk-free interest, can aid individuals in increasing savings levels by adding the chance to “win big.” Using micro-level data from... View Details
- October 2008 (Revised September 2009)
- Supplement
Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (B): Welcoming Gillette
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
A.G. Lafley and P&G leaders decided to approach the Gillette integration differently from previous mergers. Using P&G's purpose, values, and principles (PVP) it treated the acquisition as a merger that sought to take the "best of both" from each company. In the... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Management Skills; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Integration
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Matthew Bird. "Procter & Gamble in the 21st Century (B): Welcoming Gillette." Harvard Business School Supplement 309-031, October 2008. (Revised September 2009.)
- April 1986
- Supplement
Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch--Interview with Wolfgang Berndt, Video
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Procter & Gamble Europe: Vizir Launch--Interview with Wolfgang Berndt, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-522, April 1986.