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Advice You - Business Cultures Old & New
In my travels visiting different businesses I am amazed at the various different ways that companies have of treating their staff. Each culture has its merits, but some are nearly impossible to live with. Which culture does your bu
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
siness utilize?
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Work hard & don't have a good time: People in your business are there for only 1 thing; work. They are
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Work hard & don't have a good time: People in your business are there for only 1 thing; work. They are
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
ot there to socialise, romance or have a good time. They receive the legal requirements & no more in relation to holidays, pensions etc. Due to this rigid culture, staff do not interact & new ideas are not forthcoming. They refuse
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
o think about work at home & most hate the senior people in their organisation.
Dress code: All units have their own dress code so that managers, administrators, sales, cleaners etc. are all easily identified. Managers must wear
Dress code: All units have their own dress code so that managers, administrators, sales, cleaners etc. are all easily identified. Managers must wear
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
suit and tie even if the office is melting on an exceptionally warm day.
Be seen to be busy: They spend a lot of time looking busy, even when their workload is light, just in case their boss throws more tasks their way. You will
Be seen to be busy: They spend a lot of time looking busy, even when their workload is light, just in case their boss throws more tasks their way. You will
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
often notice them moving fast in the corridor with a clipboard in hand, even if they are going to the toilet!
Make sure you spend your budget: If their department has a budget, they ensure that it's totally used up before the nex
Make sure you spend your budget: If their department has a budget, they ensure that it's totally used up before the nex
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
allocation, so that it is not cut in the future. They will claim that the budget is restrictive and hampers their efforts.
Don't mingle: The sales staff will not mingle with the cleaners, whilst the mangers do not sit at the sam
Don't mingle: The sales staff will not mingle with the cleaners, whilst the mangers do not sit at the sam
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
table as the administrators!
Don't ask questions: Most people in the organisation do not question the way of working just in case it jeopordises their own position, even if they know a way of working that would be more beneficia
Don't ask questions: Most people in the organisation do not question the way of working just in case it jeopordises their own position, even if they know a way of working that would be more beneficia
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
to their business.
Don't help other departments: If other parts of the organisation fare badly, then your unit is more secure. If you have an idea that would improve another section of the business you must keep it to your self.
Don't help other departments: If other parts of the organisation fare badly, then your unit is more secure. If you have an idea that would improve another section of the business you must keep it to your self.
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
Isn't that the only way of preserving your unit and ensuring the survival of your job?
Cultures need to evolve: Cultures need to evolve with the times, as younger, hungrier companies enter the market place. They are likely to be
Cultures need to evolve: Cultures need to evolve with the times, as younger, hungrier companies enter the market place. They are likely to be
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
ore dynamic and prepared for new opportunities that beckon.
Cultural revolution: The old rules have all been dumped by many of the fastest growing companies in the world. Businesses like Microsoft & Pixar have abandoned the old w
Cultural revolution: The old rules have all been dumped by many of the fastest growing companies in the world. Businesses like Microsoft & Pixar have abandoned the old w
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
ays of working.
Flexi Time: You work the hours that are convenient to you. You are trusted and this makes you feel empowered. Suddenly staff take their work home with them even though they have worked far more hours then they are
Flexi Time: You work the hours that are convenient to you. You are trusted and this makes you feel empowered. Suddenly staff take their work home with them even though they have worked far more hours then they are
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
supposed to.
No dress code: Managers are often seen wearing jeans & tee-shirts! It becomes harder to distinguish who does what. Staff mingle with each other freely and no longer have the "us and them" attitude. Romance at the wor
No dress code: Managers are often seen wearing jeans & tee-shirts! It becomes harder to distinguish who does what. Staff mingle with each other freely and no longer have the "us and them" attitude. Romance at the wor
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
place is no longer frowned upon.
Free sharing of ideas: By freely sharing ideas & innovations the business prospers leading to higher benefits as a percentage of profits are allocated to better working conditions and bonuses.
Y
Free sharing of ideas: By freely sharing ideas & innovations the business prospers leading to higher benefits as a percentage of profits are allocated to better working conditions and bonuses.
Y
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
u are judged on results:
People are judged on performance and results, not how busy they seem to be! No longer is it the right of a senior manger that when his son enters the organisation it is automatically assumed that he will t
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
ke over when the manager eventually retires.
Education is encouraged: The business contributes to helping their staff become more qualified. Isn't the business only as good as its weakest link?
Offices should be comfortable: Of
Education is encouraged: The business contributes to helping their staff become more qualified. Isn't the business only as good as its weakest link?
Offices should be comfortable: Of
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ices are climate controlled and encourage staff to feel comfortable. No longer are meetings confined to boardrooms. You are just as likely to have a meeting outside the office, as you are in the canteen.
Technological revolution:
Technological revolution:
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
With the advent of new technology you can work from anywhere. No longer do you have to "clock in". Meetings can be done over video links via the Internet. Some staff hardly ever come to the office.
Sick Days: People no longer hav
Sick Days: People no longer hav
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
to lie and make excuses.
It is okay to phone up and say that you are not in the mood for working that day! If the workforce is happy aren't they more likely to be productive? If a child is sick then shouldn't they be allowed so
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
e flexi time to be a parent?
Idea Box People are encouraged to put all their thoughts in a box. They can do so anonymously or have their names on the paper. The best ideas are rewarded with prizes. No longer is innovation stifled
Idea Box People are encouraged to put all their thoughts in a box. They can do so anonymously or have their names on the paper. The best ideas are rewarded with prizes. No longer is innovation stifled
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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