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Price Gouging and the Dangerous New Breed of Pharma Companies

Harvard Business

For 78-year-old Tony, 3,4 DAP — which can be obtained at low cost from compounding pharmacies or for free through a compassionate-use program supported by a small privately held company, Jacobus Pharmaceuticals — is a lifesaver. Pharmaceutical companies traditionally invest heavily in research and development.

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Understanding Volume and Price

freshminds

Consultants often offer advice on how to cut costs and therefore drive profits up as well as analyse sales and stocks to work out the most efficient ways of selling products. A short pharmaceutical study on volume and price in this sector of industry - includes a BCG growth share matrix.

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4 Autopsies of Big Change Management Failures

LSA Global

Yes, the “old fashioned” bookstores all struggle to compete with online book sales but Borders had additional challenges they failed to meet. For one, instead of establishing their own online sales site, they partnered with Amazon, a formidable rival. The company failed on multiple fronts. Autopsy #2 – Hummer. What do you think?

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Research: Innovation Suffers When Drug Companies Merge

Harvard Business

Regulators try to model how prices, sales, and even the combining parties’ research and development efforts will change after a merger. On the one hand, M&As can help companies use their resources more efficiently. That can benefit consumers through lower prices, more innovation, and better products.

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The First Step to Fixing U.S. Manufacturing

Harvard Business

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. It’s clear why pain in the domestic supplier base matters from a policy perspective.

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The 3 Essential Jobs That Most Retention Programs Ignore

Harvard Business

The chief marketing officers at consumer products companies, the heads of design at luxury apparel companies, and the heads of logistics at large retailers are cases in point. These are jobs in R&D, technology, and other areas vital to a firm’s strategic direction, product development, and process efficiency.

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Enhancing Customer Insights with Public Location Data

Harvard Business

After that, each time shoppers with the app enter a beacon-enabled store, they can receive promotional messages or deals on their device about products in the aisles they are browsing. This can help increase short-term sales as well as build long-term brand loyalty. Mapping adds a new layer to this type of monitoring.

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