Analysis paper on johnson and johnson
IT515- Innovation in Information Technology
TOPIC: Johnson and Johnson
Prof. Shan Foltz
Submitted By
Harshavardhan Mudavath
Johnson and Johnson was company founded in 1886 by three brothers Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. They were the first to publish the “Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment” which helped to practice sterile surgery not only in the U.S. but also worldwide. They were the pioneers of the first commercial first aid kits which later became the standard in treating injuries. They also launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for both the mother and the baby. Johnson’s Baby Powder launched way back in 1800’s leads the Company’s heritage Baby Business. After launching a wide variety of products such as sanitary napkins- a huge step forward in women’s health, first to make dental floss and many other products launched by them with regard to the health care industry and providing a huge helping hand to the health care workers. They also started a tradition of providing disaster relief operations by donating products and money to help the people survive natural disasters like Texas Hurricane in 1900 and The San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. They also developed the first aid manuals proven to be the best by the physicians worldwide. Then, in the early 1900’s one of their employee Earle Dickson invented BAND-AID which were the first of their kind that the consumers could apply by themselves. By the mid 1900, the company had gone worldwide and opened franchises in UK, Mexico, South Africa and Australia, India. Later the company was transformed into a global decentralized Family of companies comprising :
The World’s sixth-largest consumer health company
The World’s largest and most diverse medical devices and diagnostics company
The World’s sixth-largest biologics company and
The World’s sixth-largest pharmaceuticals company
Being a company of enduring strength,
TOPIC: Johnson and Johnson
Prof. Shan Foltz
Submitted By
Harshavardhan Mudavath
Johnson and Johnson was company founded in 1886 by three brothers Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. They were the first to publish the “Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment” which helped to practice sterile surgery not only in the U.S. but also worldwide. They were the pioneers of the first commercial first aid kits which later became the standard in treating injuries. They also launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for both the mother and the baby. Johnson’s Baby Powder launched way back in 1800’s leads the Company’s heritage Baby Business. After launching a wide variety of products such as sanitary napkins- a huge step forward in women’s health, first to make dental floss and many other products launched by them with regard to the health care industry and providing a huge helping hand to the health care workers. They also started a tradition of providing disaster relief operations by donating products and money to help the people survive natural disasters like Texas Hurricane in 1900 and The San Francisco Earthquake in 1906. They also developed the first aid manuals proven to be the best by the physicians worldwide. Then, in the early 1900’s one of their employee Earle Dickson invented BAND-AID which were the first of their kind that the consumers could apply by themselves. By the mid 1900, the company had gone worldwide and opened franchises in UK, Mexico, South Africa and Australia, India. Later the company was transformed into a global decentralized Family of companies comprising :
The World’s sixth-largest consumer health company
The World’s largest and most diverse medical devices and diagnostics company
The World’s sixth-largest biologics company and
The World’s sixth-largest pharmaceuticals company
Being a company of enduring strength,
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