Pfizer Case Study: A New Kind of Structure
Date: 09 July 2013 Prof. Dr. Abbas Ali Khan Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology School of Business (MBA Program) Dhaka-1208 Subject: Submitting the Case Study 'A New Kind of Structure'. Dear Sir It is our pleasure to inform you that we are submitting our case study analysis. We studied sincerely and enjoyed lot to complete this case study and doing such work always gives us the opportunity to expand our knowledge. We are confident to say that there was no room for negligence of our sincerity. We tried to do the best on our part and all of the team members equally participated to solve the case study. If you feel to have any additional information regarding this assignment, please notice us; you will always find us ready at your nearest distance. We, hereby, are apprehensively looking forward to your remark on the process, outcomes regarding this case study. Yours Truly,
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01 02 03 04 05 Name of the Topic History of the Company Summary of the Case Question and Answer Conclusion References Page No 04-‐06 07 08-‐11 12 13
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A New Kind of Structure
Pfizer History: Pfizer is name after GermanAmerican cousins Carles Pfizer and Charles Erhart (originally from Ludwigsburg, Germany) who launched a chemicals business, Charles Pfizer and Company, from a building at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Bartlett Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1849. There they produced an antiparasitic called santonin. This was an immediate success, although it was the production of citric acid that really kickstarted Pfizer's growth in the 1880s. Pfizer continued to buy property to expand its lab and factory on the block bounded by Bartlett Street; Harrison Avenue; Gerry Street; and Flushing Avenue. Pfizer established its
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01 02 03 04 05 Name of the Topic History of the Company Summary of the Case Question and Answer Conclusion References Page No 04-‐06 07 08-‐11 12 13
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A New Kind of Structure
Pfizer History: Pfizer is name after GermanAmerican cousins Carles Pfizer and Charles Erhart (originally from Ludwigsburg, Germany) who launched a chemicals business, Charles Pfizer and Company, from a building at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Bartlett Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1849. There they produced an antiparasitic called santonin. This was an immediate success, although it was the production of citric acid that really kickstarted Pfizer's growth in the 1880s. Pfizer continued to buy property to expand its lab and factory on the block bounded by Bartlett Street; Harrison Avenue; Gerry Street; and Flushing Avenue. Pfizer established its
References: 1. Six Organizational Design Elements (http://www.hrtutorials.com) 2. http://www.pfizer.com 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfizer 4. Text book: Principles of Management - S.P. Robbins - Mary Coulter - Neharika Vohra Page 12 A New Kind of Structure