Unilever

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An Anglo-Dutch consumer group whose literature runs from Lever's soap-and-palm-oil origins through commissioned business history to a recent CEO manifesto.

6 books

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  1. The King of SunlightAdam Macqueen, 2004
  2. Net PositivePaul Polman, Andrew Winston, 2021
  3. The History of UnileverCharles Wilson, 1954

Books 6

The History of Unilever
T2 The History of Unilever
Charles Wilson · 1954 · The classic two-volume commissioned history of Lever Brothers.
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Unilever Overseas: The Anatomy of a Multinat
T3 Unilever Overseas: The Anatomy of a Multinational 1895-1965
D. K. Fieldhouse · 1978 · How the emerging-market subsidiaries actually worked; Open Library unreachable.
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The King of Sunlight
T3 The King of Sunlight
Adam Macqueen · 2004 · Biography of William Lever, who built the brand model; Open Library unreachable.
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Renewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradit
T3 Renewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
Geoffrey Jones · 2005 · Harvard business historian on the postwar restructuring.
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Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts
T3 Lord Leverhulme's Ghosts
Jules Marchal · 2008 · The Congo palm-oil concessions behind the soap business; archival and damning.
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Net Positive
T3 Net Positive
Paul Polman, Andrew Winston · 2021 · Insider account: Polman on the Sustainable Living Plan years.
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