In the year 2000‚ Merck produced a controversial product called Vioxx. Four years later it gained worldwide attention because of the drug’s potential cardiovascular risks. This was detrimental to the company’s reputation because it was alleged Merck knowingly distributed Vioxx despite its risk. Both Barbara Martinez and Anne W. Mathews of the Wall Street Journal wrote articles into the investigation of Vioxx. Their article suggests Merck knew the dangers of Vioxx at an early stage of its clinical
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Merger & Acquisition of Companies MASTER OF COMMERCE IN BANKING AND FINANCE SEMESTER-3 (2013-2014) SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF COMMERCE – BANKING AND FINANCE SUBMITTED BY MR. JAYESH D. KOLI ROLL NO. 4020 UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ARTHI KALYANRAMAN M.D.COLLEGE OF ARTS‚ SCIENCE & COMMERCE DR. S.S. RAO ROAD‚ PAREL‚ MUMBAI - 400 012. CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Mr. Jayesh D. Koli of M.Com
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positively affect the company’s image with the public. However‚ if they did not decide to develop the drug‚ it could negatively affect their image especially if the media would be aware of it. Think about the decision in terms of the CSR pyramid. Did Merck have an ethical obligation to proceed with development of the drug? Would it matter if the drug had only a small chance to cure river blindness? Does it depend on how close the company was to achieving a cure‚ or how sure they were that they could
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Introduction and Situational Analysis Merck and River Blindness ethical dilemma is whether to pursue research that may or may affect the profits‚ or to choose a safer choice and go for profit rather than researching the drug. The outcome from researching the drug could possibly lead to healing the deadly and dangerous disease known as River Blindness. This drug is known to kill the parasite that has caused the disease. The problem with this situation was that the consumers of the drug could not pay
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Vol. 19‚ No. 3‚ pp. 239–253‚ 2001 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved Printed in Great Britain S0263-2373(01)00021-4 0263-2373/01 $20.00 + 0.00 HR Issues and Activities in Mergers and Acquisitions RANDALL SCHULER‚ Rutgers University‚ New Jersey SUSAN JACKSON‚ Rutgers University‚ New Jersey Mergers and acquisitions are increasingly being used by firms to strengthen and maintain their position in the market place. They are seen by many as a relatively fast and efficient way to expand
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Merck & Co.‚ Inc.‚ which is a global health care company that delivers innovative health solutions through its prescription medicines‚ vaccines‚ biologic therapies‚ animal health‚ and consumer care products‚ has a long and rich history of working. There are some main stages of the whole history and background information. In 1851‚ Dr. Emst Christian Friedrich Schering begins developing and selling pharmaceutical products in Berlin. Three years later‚ the company opened its first production facility
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Research Vol.1 Issue 9‚ September 2012‚ ISSN 2277 3622 MERGERS IN INDIAN BANKS: A STUDY ON MERGERS OF HDFC BANK LTD AND CENTURION BANK OF PUNJAB LTD. DEVARAJAPPA S.* *Assistant Professor in Commerce‚ University College of Arts‚ Tumkur University. ABSTRACT The purpose of the present paper is to explore various motives of merger in Indian banking industry. This includes various aspects of bank mergers. It also compares pre and post merger financial performance of merged banks with the helps
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Merck is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Merck’s highest priority areas are Alzheimer’s disease‚ atherosclerosis‚ cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ novel vaccines‚ obesity‚ oncology‚ pain and sleep disorders. In addition‚ and importantly for licensing‚ the following other areas remain of high interest for focused investment in new compounds and mechanisms: antibiotics‚ antifungals‚ antivirals (HCV and HIV)‚ asthma‚ COPD‚ neurodegeneration‚ ophthalmology
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SHAH BBA sec B Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions Introduction Mergers and Acquisitions is referred to the aspect of corporate strategy‚ Finance and Management dealing with the purchase‚ sale‚ isolating and combining of different firms and similar entities that can help the enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of its origin or in a different sector or at a entirely new location without creating a subsidiary‚ a child entity or creation of a joint venture. Mergers and acquisitions are
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Mergers occur when one business firm buys or acquires another business firm (the acquired firm) and the combined firm maintains the identity of the acquiring firm. Business firms merge for a variety of reasons‚ both financial and non-financial. There are a number of types of mergers. Horizontal and non-horizontal are just two of many types. WHAT IS HORIZONTAL MERGER? A merger occurring between companies in the same industry. Horizontal merger is a business consolidation that occurs between firms
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