Corporate Strategy Case Study

Will 40/20/10 Strategy Save P&G CEO McDonald?

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Abstract:
After Mr. Robert A. McDonald’s ‘Purpose Inspired Growth Strategy’ failed to deliver results in the last three years, the P&G CEO is betting big on his newly proposed ‘40-20-10’ strategy which aims to catapult P&G past its competitors who had made substantial headway over the past couple of years.

Pedagogical Objectives:

• To analyze and discuss how P&G lost its market to its competitors.
• To discuss why the ‘Purpose Inspired Growth Strategy’ failed.
• To discuss why activist investor Ackman wanted McDonald out.
• To discuss the turnaround strategy of P&G.
• To discuss the 40-20-10 strategy of P&G
• To debate whether the 40-20-10 strategy would make P&G number one in the FMCG sector.

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