ANSWERS TO CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. What does the Chevy Volt case tell you about the nature of strategic decision making at a large complex organization like General Motors? Strategic decision making is often met with cognitive biases that are formed around prior victories or defeats. 2. What trends in the external environment favored the pursuit of the Chevy Volt project? Trends included increases in oil prices‚ global warming‚ costs of manufacturing lithium ion batteries was falling
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My strategy as a health care administrator communicating with Get Well Drugs is to evaluate new drugs before they can be sold. Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER’s) evaluation not only prevents quackery‚ but also provides doctors and patients the information they need to use medicines wisely. The center ensures that drugs‚ both brand-name and generic‚ work correctly and that their health benefits outweigh their known risks. First‚ I will test the drug to make sure it is safe and effective
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Pharmaceutical Industry - Key Success Factors There’s a time for everything. For Dr Ramakanta Panda‚ it was time to build a ’modern hospital’ in India. As a cardiac surgeon from the prestigious Cleveland Clinic‚ US‚ he was known for his super-safe hands. But his ideas proved too radical for the design team. Whoever heard of picture windows to ward off ICU psychosis? Or counselling areas for patients’ relatives? How would cafeteria‚ convenience store‚ library‚ public booth‚ Internet access‚ and
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1.Intro: A pharmaceutical drug (medicine or medication and officially medicinal product) is any chemical substance formulated or compounded as single active ingredient or in combination of other pharmacologically active substance‚ it may be in a separate but packed in a single unit pack as combination product intended for internal‚ or external or for use in the medical diagnosis‚ cure‚ treatment‚ or prevention of disease. 2. History: The development of small molecule therapeutic agents for
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1998 is when Daimler-Benz acquired Chrysler. Many people thought that Chrysler would break away from Ford and GM and join Japanese automobile makers. The planned strategy at Daimler-Benz for Chrysler in 1998 was to emphasize bold design‚ better product quality‚ and higher productivity by sharing designs and parts between the two companies. This strategic plan however‚ proved to be disastrous for Chrysler. Looking back‚ I’m sure the company’s CEO’s can see the poor decisions they made. They
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Three brothers‚ Robert Wood Johnson‚ James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson‚ found Johnson & Johnson in 1886. Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is a global American pharmaceutical‚ medical device and consumer packaged goods manufacturer. The corporation’s headquarters is located in New Brunswick‚ New Jersey. Johnson & Johnson‚ together with its specific divisions‚ engages in the research and development‚ manufacture‚ and sale of various products in the health care field worldwide. Its Consumer segment
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PHARMACEUTIC ALS INDUSTRY ANALYSIS GROUP MEMBERS: MANVI KARTHIKEYA VAMSI VINOD INDUSTRY ANALYSIS The Indian Pharmaceutical industry today is in the front rank of India’s science based industries with wide range capabilities in the complex field of drugs and technology. MARKET SIZE It ranks 4th in the world pertaining to the Volume of sales. Estimated worth of Indian Pharmaceuticals Industry is US$ 6 billion Almost 70% of domestic demand for bulk drugs is catered by Indian Pharma Industry Growth
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environment‚ extending its shelf life. The whole manufacturing process deals with the following steps:- 1. Lab testing of pharmaceutical ingredients 2. Manufacturing of tablets (Granulation and Compression) 3. Coating of Tablets 4. Lab testing of tablets 5. Packaging and Sealing Lab Testing of Raw-Materials (pharmaceutical ingredients) The tests and assays described are the official methods upon which the standards of Pharmacopoeia are based. Alternative
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Google’s Closing Case Questions 1. How does Google’s mission drive strategy at the company? Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally acceptable and useful helped it develop a very useful search engine that we all use or have used on a regular basis. They run on the mantra “don’t be evil!” They came up with the saying in the hopes to always run the business with integrity. One aspect of this was the decision to not let outside companies’ interests bias where
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Cooper Pharmaceuticals Case Analysis On the surface‚ the issue of Bob Marsh’s firing from Cooper Pharmaceuticals appears to be an open and shut case; he did not adhere to the repeated warnings by management to alter his performance and selling style‚ therefore he was fired. However‚ other considerations are in play when you analyze this case further. Bob was an employee of Cooper for twelve years at the time of his termination‚ and had seemingly improved his performance when prompted to do so. Bob
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