Since the 1980's, 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 decision-making in all...

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. While managers sought to...

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 which sought to take the "best of both" from each company. In the integration's first phase, prior...

In April 2008, members of IBM's fifth Integration and Values Team (IVT5), were close to finishing their deliberations. This high-powered group of high-level executives included country general managers from India and Brazil as well as vice presidents from businesses and functions, chosen from a...

In its quest to become a globally-integrated enterprise, IBM needed to develop new ways of working. Already, it competed for talent by being a best workplace, an employer of choice with the best opportunities. It had been one of the first companies to provide paid vacations, health insurance,...

The transformation of IBM into a globally-integrated enterprise (GIE) began with a conviction about what should never change. Since its founding in 1911, IBM was known for a strong culture and a commitment to fairness and social responsibility, operating under a set of principles articulated by...

After a series of acquisitions, Maurice Levy, the Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, had created the fourth largest marketing and communications company in the world. His next major challenge was managing the company's digital transformation. In December 2006, Levy acquired Boston-based...

Describes the conception, development and implementation of the Corporate Services Corps (CSC), an international community service assignment for high-potential IBM employees. The year 2008 was the pilot year of the CSC program, and 100 of IBM's best global employees were deployed to work for...