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- April 1990
- Case
International Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- April 1990 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Population Services International: The Social Marketing Project in Bangladesh (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Population Services International (PSI) was a not-for-profit agency founded to disseminate family planning information and to market birth control products, primarily in less developed countries seeking to curb their population explosions. In 1976, PSI concluded an... View Details
- January 1990 (Revised January 1993)
- Teaching Note
International Pharmaceuticals Inc., Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- August 1989 (Revised October 2005)
- Case
James Burke: A Career in American Business (B)
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Wendy Smith
Covers the history of Tylenol from the autumn of 1982 through the second tampering incident in February 1986. Also deals with other developments in the history of Johnson & Johnson, especially the acquisition and divestiture of Technicare. View Details
- July 1989 (Revised December 1990)
- Case
CIBA-GEIGY Pharmaceuticals: Pharma International
By: John A. Quelch
Examines the decision by Pharma International on whether to launch an antimalarial product in Nigeria and, if so, how that should be implemented. Involves commercial, ethical, and policy considerations. Rich in situation assessment data, the case refers to criticism of... View Details
- April 1989 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Novo Industri
By: Michael E. Porter and Michael J. Enright
Describes the structure of the insulin industry, a treatment for diabetes and Novo's strategy and competitive position in early 1982. The industry is undergoing significant change and Novo must decide how to defend and build its international position. Designed as an... View Details
- April 1989 (Revised May 1993)
- Case
Novel Combination of Two Drugs (A)
- April 1989
- Supplement
Novel Combination of Two Drugs (B)
- April 1989
- Supplement
Novel Combination of Two Drugs (C)
- April 1989 (Revised July 1992)
- Supplement
Technology Transfer: Anti-Inflammatory Drug (B)
- April 1989 (Revised July 1992)
- Supplement
Technology Transfer: Anti-Inflammatory Drug (C)
- March 1989 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
GI Wars: Tums vs. Rolaids—Positioning Over-the-Counter Drugs
- January 1989
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co.: The Beginning of a Journey in Manufacturing
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- September 1988
- Background Note
Note on the Pharmaceutical Industry
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 1987 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Boston Fights Drugs (A): Designing Communications Research
Describes in detail the research mounted by five individuals with a $20,000 budget to combat drug abuse among Boston's school-going population. Using the focus group methodology they discover that most of the current anti-drug advertising is useless. They create their... View Details
- September 1987 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
International Pharmaceuticals Inc.
By: W. Carl Kester and Richard P. Melnick
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 1986 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Advanced Medical Technology Corporation
By: Thomas R. Piper and Steven Rogers
A loan officer must decide whether to lend $8 million to a rapidly growing high technology company. The company has had a series of relationships with three other banks. Reports from loan officers at these banks are mixed and raise questions as to the ease with which a... View Details
- December 1985 (Revised July 1992)
- Case
Pennsylvania Pharmaceuticals (A)
By: Michael Beer
Keywords: Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 1982 (Revised May 1992)
- Case
Johnson & Johnson: The Tylenol Tragedy
In October 1982, Johnson & Johnson was confronted with a major crisis when seven deaths were attributed to poisoned Tylenol. The case reviews the facts as known a week after the incident occurred, and raises a wide range of questions regarding consumer behavior,... View Details