In growing economies, Competition among firms is fierce and that is why firms need to position th... more In growing economies, Competition among firms is fierce and that is why firms need to position themselves differently from competitors and it has to be in a sustainable form. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of generic positioning strategies on organizational performance of pharmaceutical firms. A descriptive survey was undertaken. The population of the study consisted of 50 firms of those 45 was undertaken. From the findings most pharmaceutical firms, to a great extent differentiation strategy and cost leadership strategy were the main strategies used by the firms. Further research to establish factors that lead to changes in firms' competitive strategies within the pharmaceutical industry is recommended. It is also recommended that Multinational pharmaceutical wholesalers should not try to compete with firms on price; instead they need to market their products as aspirational products for the uppermost earners
Introduction: Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs is a worldwide concern and the number of s... more Introduction: Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs is a worldwide concern and the number of staff possibly exposed to hazardous effect of the cytotoxic drug was more than 5.5 million. Unsafe handling practices have been pointed out in several studies, particularly in countries where access and use of these medicines have recently risen. Objective: To assess knowledge and practice on safe handling of cytotoxic drugs among nurses working in oncology unit at governmental hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2019. Method: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted on 77 nurses in two selected governmental hospitals Addis Ababa Ethiopia from April 1-30, 2019. Censuses approach was used to select nurses. Structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and percentage were calculated to describe frequency and displayed in tables. Multiple Linear regression was done to see the association between depe...
In growing economies, Competition among firms is fierce and that is why firms need to position th... more In growing economies, Competition among firms is fierce and that is why firms need to position themselves differently from competitors and it has to be in a sustainable form. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of generic positioning strategies on organizational performance of pharmaceutical firms. A descriptive survey was undertaken. The population of the study consisted of 50 firms of those 45 was undertaken. From the findings most pharmaceutical firms, to a great extent differentiation strategy and cost leadership strategy were the main strategies used by the firms. Further research to establish factors that lead to changes in firms' competitive strategies within the pharmaceutical industry is recommended. It is also recommended that Multinational pharmaceutical wholesalers should not try to compete with firms on price; instead they need to market their products as aspirational products for the uppermost earners
Introduction: Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs is a worldwide concern and the number of s... more Introduction: Occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs is a worldwide concern and the number of staff possibly exposed to hazardous effect of the cytotoxic drug was more than 5.5 million. Unsafe handling practices have been pointed out in several studies, particularly in countries where access and use of these medicines have recently risen. Objective: To assess knowledge and practice on safe handling of cytotoxic drugs among nurses working in oncology unit at governmental hospitals Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2019. Method: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted on 77 nurses in two selected governmental hospitals Addis Ababa Ethiopia from April 1-30, 2019. Censuses approach was used to select nurses. Structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation and percentage were calculated to describe frequency and displayed in tables. Multiple Linear regression was done to see the association between depe...
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