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| Author: | Coombs, R. Metcalfe, J. S. |
| Title: | Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Perspectives on the Co- ordination, Combination and Creation of Capabilities |
| Journal: | Technology analysis & strategic management
2002 : SEP, VOL. 14:3, p. 261-272 |
| Index terms: | INNOVATION PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY R&D MANAGEMENT |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | One of the central questions in relation to the development of research-intensive industries is the relative roles to be played by organic growth and mergers and acquisitions in the evolution of the industry structure. This special issue examines current re-structuring processes in the global pharmaceuticals sector, focusing in particular on mergers such as that between Glaxo- Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham that produced Glaxo SmithKline, and on changes in the division of labour within and between firms in the R&D and drug discovery processes. This introductory paper sets out the main issues to be addressed, provides a synopsis of the contribution of each of the other papers, and offers an account of how their arguments interact and complement each other. |
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