CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES 791(V1)
ASSIGNMENT ON GLAXOSMITHKLINE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY Founded : 2000 Inventors : Glaxo Wellcome & SmithKline Beecham Headquarter : Brentford , London , United Kingdom
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Submitted By : Sukhwant kaur Submitted To : Dr. Vilma Deguito
Student ID :DB961 Time Submitted
ANSWER : 1.
INTRODUCTION :
GLAXOSMITHKLINE (PLC) is a British multinational healthcare company of the UK. In the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies it comes on third number in revenues after Johnson and Johnson Pfizer. In 2000 , GlaxoSmithKline pharmaceutical
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THE POSITIVE IMPACTS ARE AS FOLLOWING -
EMPLOYMENT - The British Pharmaceutical company has a big business of research, manufactures, supply and several other necessary works. This industry has been providing jobs to approximately 100,000 people globally. Among all these, near about 35000 people are evolved in different 37 countries at 82 manufacturing. Moreover, more than 150 countries have commercial sector where 40,000 people are earning through sales and marketing and above 12000 employees are busy in research and development organization in the UK,USA ,Europe and Asia.
The following pie chart reveals apparently the number of employees in different nations in 2008 and 2013 and at the same time the employment proportion in Emerging Markets and Asia pacific (EMAP) received the growth. Hence, the consumer healthcare company GSK is influencing the worldwide employment sector in better
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Thus, the barriers to foreign investment and trade terminate adverse impact in the sense of competition which give an inaccessible approach to get the utmost advantages in developing countries.. Moreover, competitive circumstances receive several fluctuations in research , manufacturing and even cost and supply of vaccines, oral products and nutritional products, consequently , developing nations get harmful results
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