Procter & Gamble (P&G)
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Procter & Gamble (P&G) recently moved its IAMS pet food division from Vandalia (OH) to Mason (OH). The move affected 240 workers, who were offered positions to join the 2,000 workers already occupying the pet food division headquarters in Mason. A company statement indicated, "We're doing this to increase productivity, collaboration, and access to P&G's resources/expertise." P&G also told employees that it was beginning a separate, multi-month study on how to increase collaboration and efficiencies with the 250 employees still working in its pet food research and development complex located in Lewisburg (OH). What research might be included in the multi-month study to determine the future of the Lewisburg R&D facility and its employees?
Textbook: 12th Edition Business Research Methods
Authors-Donald R. Cooper and Pamela Schindler
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What research might be included in the multi-month study to determine the future of the Lewisburg R&D facility and its employees?
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has one of its pet food research and development complex located in Lewisburg (OH). But the organization has its major plant at Mason. It can be analyzed from the question that the organization wants to manage all the production operations from a single place. The organization has a tendency that working from a single location will increase the productivity and efficiency of employees and the organization will gain competitive advantage (Cooper et. ...
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