Strategic planning in a regulated trade bloc: the pharmaceutical industry in the European Union

Article Abstract:

Research into the pharmaceutical industry in the European Union (EU) found that the managers tend to react to changes in the industry rather than actively plan for the future. The pharmaceutical industry is governed by state regulatory control and therefore managers often have no direct input into policy decisions. Even when the industry makes strategic plans for the future these can become redundant if regulations change. The research is based on the opinions of ten managers, who were responsible for the business plans of major pharmaceutical companies, in the EU.

Management Policy & Goals, Pharmaceutical industry, Executives, European Union, Strategic planning (Business), Goal setting

---

Cultural influences on employee termination decisions: firing the good, average or the old?

Article Abstract:

Research describing the cultural influences on the selection of employees for dismissal within Europe is presented. It is suggested that a standardized management procedure will fail because nationalities differ in their dismissal criteria.

Methods, Human resource management, Social policy, Management research, Cross-cultural studies, Cross cultural studies, Employee dismissals, Employment terminations, Employment at will

---

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Multicriteria analysis of the burden sharing in the European Community. Optimization aspects of deadlock prevention in packet-switching networks
• Abstracts: Phone makers swap turf. Cell-phone blocker puts control in hands of those wanting quiet. Ericsson China aims to double output of phone handsets
• Abstracts: Investors wary even as yen weathers rating downgrades. Japan; mobile-phone distributor races to invest in Web start-ups
• Abstracts: Bidding for the future. Europe's sale of the century. The price of friendliness
• Abstracts: Keeping the reform alive. Another president caught in Argentina's economic trap. De la Rua's surprise for Argentina

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.