Pfizer is an American pharmaceutical corporation. In 2006, it was the leader in its sector at a worldwide level with a turnover of 48,371 billion dollars and 106 000 employees in the entire world. Pfizer is also the first investor in private biomedical research undertaken in order to invent, develop and commercialize new medicines. Pfizer produces medicines for humans as well as for animals. Fourteen of the human's medicines it produces are ranked number 1 in the world in their therapeutic sectors. Pfizer's mission is to become the world's most valued company to patients, customers, colleagues, investors, business partners, and the communities where we work and live. To finish, Pfizer has dedicated itself to humanity's quest for longer, healthier, happier lives through innovation in pharmaceutical, consumer, and animal health products. In September 2005, Fortune ranked Pfizer as one of the most socially responsible companies which means that it is a firm that "makes environmental, social and ethnical considerations part of doing business". The company also obtained last year's prizes for the way it developed plants in different countries and created employment in them.
[...] We are dedicated to the delivery of quality healthcare around the world. Our business practices and processes are designed to achieve quality results that exceed the expectations of patients, customers, colleagues, investors, business partners and regulators. We have a relentless passion for Quality in everything we do. (Sources: http://pfizer.com/pfizer/are/mn_about_vision.jsp) We can notice that Pfizer has two big types of values. Indeed, the four first one lead to an Ethic culture; Pfizer is really respectful of all the human persons whose well-being is it priority. [...]
[...] At first, he had doubt about the human relation in a big company, but finally he found the company very convivial and nice. He appreciates particularly the proximity and the frankness between collaborators. He thinks that Pfizer is a big company with ambitious objectives but even if it has an important size and a deep history it knows to call itself in question. He is blossomed and enthusiastic because the company enables him to feel well and to evolve. Regional Manager of the sales. According to Alain, the team spirit into Pfizer is really important. [...]
[...] ❖ Charles Erhart Like his cousin Charles was born in Ludwigsburg. He had close ties with Germany and return in this country for social and professional reasons. Erhart's scientific and technical skills were really useful in order to expand line of chemicals and to have much larger manufacturing plant. Erhart died in 1891, at the age of 70, having served his prospering company for 42 years. ❖ Together In 1849, they funded in the USA a company called Pfizer Inc. [...]
[...] Pfizer is very attached the testimony of these persons. Three times a year, Pfizer organizes meetings with the different associations and deals with the therapeutically education, the financial help and so on. It is also thanks to the company that a book with all the addresses of the patient associations is published every year. Through all these prizes, we can understand that it very important for Pfizer to be careful with the environment, the employment, and the way how its employees are treated. [...]
[...] After the creators and until nowadays, Pfizer have had eleven leaders. Among all these leaders four of them have particularly touch the culture of the company, so by their acts we can say that they are heroes. ❖ John Anderson He was the first leader who didn't belong to the creators' family. He is successful in Pfizer's History because, he reinforced the human cohesion and well-being in the company by establishing: an employee emergency reserve fund, a bonus plan, and a holiday gift program. [...]
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