progresses‚ it brings along controversy and dilemma. People can surely reap the benefits of technology‚ but also are forced to face the consequences of irresponsible science. This new tech creates new societal questions. At what point has science gone too far? What responsibility do scientists have to keep the general public safe? Both “Worship the Spirit of Criticism” by Louis Pasteur and “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson recognizes and attempts to answer these questions. They both acknowledge the importance
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How Far is too Far? Nathaniel Hawthorne’s representation of the Puritan’s strict religious ways in his novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ wasn’t just an observation of the problematic religious society‚ but‚ rather‚ a criticism of their extremist beliefs. The Scarlet Letter forces its audience to realize how sins are severely punished‚ and how religion is an enormous contributor to historical conflicts and the part it has played in the most recent wave of terrorism and religious controversy. The extremists
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name] GSK – Successful Internal Innovation Question 1 Based on GSK’s past performance‚ what do you believe are the critical implementation issues for GSK with regards to internal innovation? Figure 4‚ 2‚ pg 132‚ The management of technology and innovation (White & Brighton) GSK key reason of success lies in its continuous radical change‚ by constantly inventing new drugs. Critical to the implementation issues of its internal innovation are raised below: Leadership GSK leadership
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Answer 2 …… Glaxosmithkline (GSK )‚ a research and development firm seeking to be excel in internal innovation through research on eight therapy areas- biopharmaceuticals‚ immune-inflammation‚ infectious diseases‚ metabolic pathways‚ neuroscience‚ oncology‚ ophthalmology and respiratory. To address these areas the firm in 2008 created 70 Discovery Performance Unit (DPUs) for future growth of the company. These 70 DPUs can affect the implementation effort in following ways to achieve success in
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The Indian M & A market is far from mature ; IPOs are a better bet for most industries ‘The only constant is change.’ This adage holds very well in the corporate sector. Yes‚ it is true that Indian market is in nascent stage and from decades‚ the rule followed in the business is to grow or die. Companies that do not grow tend to stagnate and destroy the shareholders fund. The need of the hour is either going for public or opt for some strategic M&A. Going public for a company is changing from
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1) Product markets and geographic markets in which GSK is present GSK’s core mission is to “improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more‚ feel better and live longer”. To achieve this mission‚ they operate in three main areas of businesses: the Pharmaceuticals (£18 Bn in 2012‚ or 68% of their revenues)‚ the Vaccines (£3.3 Bn‚ or 11% or their revenues) and the Consumer Healthcare (£5.1 Bn‚ or 19% of their revenues). In particular‚ the Pharmaceuticals cover medicines to treat a broad
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Have we gone too far? Has Pop music gone too far some might say yes some might say no but to some extent everyone would agree but how can you judge this by standard of the generation and how the artist changed it as well as how you would think the next generation would react. when we began the course it started with rock and rollers wearing suits and dancing with a 1-2 step then coming to 2013 which Ithink the second teen idol era such as Justin Bieber or Katy Perry or even worse the Kardashians
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PROJECT REPORT ON WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON VARIOUS TECHNIQUES OF INVENTORY CONTROL [pic] A training report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Of MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (2010-2012) SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:
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June 2010 Perspectives on merger integration Table of contents 5 A new generation of M&A: A McKinsey perspective on the opportunities and challenges Despite continued uncertainty‚ signs point to a surge in M&A activity that will be ambitious in both scope and profile. 11 Beyond risk avoidance: A McKinsey perspective on creating transformational value from mergers Most mergers are doomed from the beginning. Anyone who has researched merger success rates knows that roughly
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EVALUATION OF THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF GLAXOSMITHKLINE 2008 AND 2009 BACKGROUND OF THE COMPANY GSK is the world’s largest pharmaceutical company. It has a 7% share of the global pharmaceutical market‚ 26% of all vaccine sales‚ and 17% of all anti-invectives. It was formed with the merger of two top pharmaceutical companies‚ Glaxo Wellcome Plc and SmithKline Beecham Plc in December 2000. “GSK’s history dates back to 1715‚ when Plough Court pharmacy‚ a predecessor to SmithKline Beecham‚ was
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