Business Seminar
Speaker: Mikihiko KURAI （Human Resources Director, AbbVie）
http://www.abbvie.com/country-contacts.html
AbbVie is a new independent biopharmaceutical company composed of Abbott's former proprietary pharmaceutical business.
Mr. Kurai is now working as the derector in the human resource department of AbbVie.
He also has experiences about human resource departments of other pharmaceutical companies
He will talk about the following two topics, which HIGO students desired the most.
1. Global Strategy of AbbVie, a Bio-pharmaceutical Company and Its Challenges in Organization and People Management
2. Glocalization and Career Development
Date&Time: 18 October (FRI.) 2013 13:20- 14:50
Venue: Lecture room3 (4F), Medical Education & Library Building
Title: Global Strategy of AbbVie, a Bio-pharmaceutical Company and Its Challenges in Organization and People Management" and "Glocalization and Career Development
Summary:
First, this lecture discusses how AbbVie, a newly-established bio-pharmaceutical company, is managing its business based on current global shift of industry structure and environment.
It also examines AbbVie's challenges in organization and people management area in executing its new strategy, which ultimately enable students to understand talent requirements in global pharmaceutical industry.
Second, this lecture also discusses issues and challenges for Japanese/Asian people to advance their professional career in globalized world while keeping their own " belief or value" from "Glocalization" perspective.
It covers some real career advancement cases and also introduces a few self-analysis tools to understand own "faith, belief or value".
Question 1
What changes are happening in "prescription" decision making in developed countries? What are the impacts of these changes on required employees behavior in pharmaceutical companies?
Question 2
What is your priority/perspective to choose your job after HIGO program completion?
You do not need to have a clear answer, but please spare 10 minutes to think over.
