Glaxo : a history to 1962 / R. P. T. Davenport-Hines and Judy Slinn.
Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1992. Description: xiv, 406p, [4]p of plates : 65 ill. (some col.)ISBN: 052141539XSubject(s): Glaxo Laboratories -- History -- 19th-20th century | Joseph Nathan & Co. -- History -- 19th-20th century | Glaxo -- History | Dairy Products Industry -- History -- 19th-20th century | Pharmaceutical Industry -- New Zealand -- History -- 19th-20th century | Pharmaceutical Industry -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th centurySummary: This study of Glaxo, from its beginnings to 1962, was based on unprecedented and unparalleled archival access to the company records. It gives a detailed account of the global operations of Glaxo, and describes not only the evolution of its international business, but studies its research and development programmes, its products, and its marketing and management. It was the first comprehensive study of a UK-based drugs company and one of the relatively few scholarly studies written of front-ranking world companies.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-401) and index
This study of Glaxo, from its beginnings to 1962, was based on unprecedented and unparalleled archival access to the company records. It gives a detailed account of the global operations of Glaxo, and describes not only the evolution of its international business, but studies its research and development programmes, its products, and its marketing and management. It was the first comprehensive study of a UK-based drugs company and one of the relatively few scholarly studies written of front-ranking world companies.