stakeholder in the company. Since a lot of Mercks’ products patents will be expiring in the next few years Gilmartin put a big emphasis on investing into the companies research and development of new products. Gilmartin wanted this company to really focus on coming out with new products because their bottom line was going to take a hit in the next few years once the patent on their big money products runs out. Gilmartin found it an ideal time to invest in R&D while many of the other companies were investing
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As a result of worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx‚ Merck faced a serious public relations crisis in the fall of 2004. Pharmaceutical giant’s officials were forced to defend company’s actions‚ its motivation for those actions‚ and its reputation after several articles‚ negatively reflecting on Merck’s behavior handling the Vioxx case‚ had been published. As an initial response to Vioxx crisis‚ the company released “An Open Letter from Merck” and “For 100 years‚ patients first” in attempt at a positive
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Chapter 3: Evaluating a Company’s External Environment Screen graphics created by: Jana F. Kuzmicki‚ Ph.D. Troy University McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2010 by The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rights reserved. “Analysis is the critical starting point of strategic thinking.” Kenichi Ohmae Consultant and Author “Things are always different – the art is figuring out which differences matter.” Laszlo Birinyi Investments Manager Chapter Learning Objectives 1. To gain command of
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affected by river blindness‚ the employees of Merk‚ the company itself‚ and the Stockholders. In order of importance: 1. The infected people 2. The company 3. Stockholders 4. The employees 5. Community affected by river blindness What are the potential costs and benefits of such an investment? The Scientists were encouraging Merk to invest in further research of the drug ivermectin to see if it could be modified for humans.
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research scientist working for Merck and Company‚ discovered evidence that one of the company’s drugs might kill the parasite that causes river blindness. He then decided to request permission to research this new finding. The mangers for the company noticed that it would take enormous amount of funding and time to develop this new vaccine. This new product could be really hard to market and who was going to actually buy it; it could also damaged the market share that Merck currently had by selling
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Merck‚ the FDA‚ and the VIOXX Recall MBA 520-D4C2 Ethics & Leadership in a Global Environment April 22‚ 2012 Merck and Vioxx Recall Did Merck act in social and ethical manner? In 2005‚ Merck was ranked fourth in sales among pharmaceutical companies. Merck had released the drug Vioxx‚ for treating Osteoarthritis in late 1990. Merck as a company has a reputation of being one of the most ethical and
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Licensing and The Public Relations Professional: (Will They Ever Be Card Carrying Members?) PR’s Pioneers The public relations field has the opportunity to connect its past and present to garner a powerful future‚ by making the PR profession a licensed one. Since the time of such PR pioneers like Edward Bernays (1891 - 1995)‚ argued to be the "father of public relations" and Ivy Lee (1877 1934) also argued to be the "father of public relations‚ PR practitioners have desperately
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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 for the medication
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2011). In 1978‚ Merck‚ while testing invermectin (a parasite killing drug for animals)‚ found that invermectin killed a parasite similar to the one that caused river blindness. The problem for Merck was that river blindness generally only affects people in very poor areas and there was very little chance to recoup their financial investment by selling the drug. The ethical dilemma represented by this situation is focused on what course of action Merck should take. Does Merck invest precious resources
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EXPORT‚ LICENSING & FDI a) Export: Exporting involves producing goods at home and then shipping them to the receiving country for sale. Pros: 1) It is a relatively low-cost activity to get involved in international business and expand profit. 2) A firm can further create economies of scale which should lead to lower cost and hence expansion of profit Cons: 1) In relation to location economies‚ a firm may not always be located in the best region for that specific area and is therefore restricted
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