The Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industry

This report is based on an online survey conducted in spring 2006 of pharmaceutical and medical technology companies in New Jersey. It identifies the current and future workforce needs of the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry in New Jersey

CAHRS hrSpectrum (March - April 2008)

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The internationalisation of innovation to China: the case of AstraZeneca PLC

The internationalisation of firms is increasingly concerned with locating innovation activities in the most appropriate locations, particularly for more strategic research and development projects. This article attempts to explore this area by taking a slightly different perspective – the internationalisation of innovations by advance-economy firms in less-advanced economies – which is increasingly prominent in international business development. This article describes the history of international expansion of AstraZeneca from 1990s to year 2014, which demonstrates the development of the company with its unique approach to international business operations, and in particular its innovation. In order to explain such a progress, considerations are given to a number of theoretical frameworks in terms of their explanatory power

R&D managers’ adaptation of firms’ HRM practices.

The heads of R&D departments are those most responsible for the adaptation of firms’ human resource management (HRM) practices to the idiosyncrasies of their departments. From their description, this paper analyzes the HRM practices in R&D departments and the adaptation achieved in four different firms. The data suggest that the main adaptations are produced primarily in recruiting and organizing the work of R&D personnel. In contrast to suggestions in the specialized literature, less adaptation is found in other HRM practices analyzed (managerial support and degree of delegation, compensation and career plans). Psychological theories of procedural justice and social comparison can improve our understanding of such results. The organizational structure affects the reference group for such comparisons and, consequently, the R&D managers’ capacity to adapt such practices. Based on these arguments, the delegation of HRM practices to R&D departments will enhance the degree of adaptation of such policiesR&D; Research and development; Human resource management;

Main characteristics of nowadays’ global value chains and their relevance to the Hungarian automotive manufacturing industry

Modern-day globalization allows international fragmentation and production sharing. By connecting companies, employees and consumers, global value chains (GVCs) influence the structure of international trade with effects on countries’ GDP, employment and ultimately on the global economy. Enterprises have the opportunity to enter and to upgrade their position within GVCs leading to higher integration in global trade. However, participating in GVCs also has a complex set of prerequisites, including the need to invest in infrastructure, institutions, services, labor force, and in general trade and business environment. We can also name specific characteristics, which enable economies to reinforce their activity within GVCs, like cheap labor force, proximity to end markets or signed trade agreements. For many developing countries this integration process is a major lever of intensive development. This paper analyzes the role of Hungary in global value chains with a focus on the automotive manufacturing industry. It overviews global and local changes occurred in the last decades, when foreign direct investments of automotive manufacturers appeared in the country. The findings of the article could be of great assistance for policy makers to answer questions about the possible development paths and can provide some ideas about actions needed for an effective, beneficial participation in GVCs

The private sector and family planning in developing countries

While a private sector exists in every society, the nature of its involvement in family planning service delivery varies widely across countries. This paper reviews the role of the private sector in family planning and discusses how much more of the demand for contraception can be met through the private sector, thereby reducing government's subsidies for contraception. Following the introduction, section 2 discusses the characteristics of private sector supply, with a strong emphasis on for-profit producers and distributors of contraceptives. Section 3 describes the distribution of users across sources and addresses the issue of pricing at public, for-profit and NGO sources of family planning services. In section 4 the experience to date with private sector approaches is outlined to provide a sense of what has been and is currently going on in public and and donor efforts to harness and collaborate with the private sector. Section 5 presents alternative means for government and donors to promote private sector activity in family planning, and suggests some of the costs of a greater private sector role. The final section summarizes and concludes the paper.Health Monitoring&Evaluation,Adolescent Health,Agricultural Knowledge&Information Systems,Health Economics&Finance,ICT Policy and Strategies