In order for any company to be successful, placement of the workforce is essential. What structure refers to is that placement and the way the hierarchy is set up. Within other industries such as manufacturing or tobacco, there is a wide variety of potential structural orders a company can take on, however, within the pharmaceutical industry, the order is more specific. Primarily, there is an executive branch that controls the lower branches and allocates resources. Typically, there are many managers with subordinates in many different areas, this in business terms is known as a tall form of management. It allows for high levels of discipline and personal attention to workers but causes the issue of lack of communication from the higher ups.
Specifically, a pharmaceutical company, depending on its type will appoint workers based on their medical abilities and qualifications. For example, under the research and development sector will be some of the company's most intelligent scientists and doctors, when the mental health sector will employ psychiatrists and counselors who are good at human relations. It is also important to have a way of evaluating a company's overall progress. This leaves a section for strategic review and business process improvement, as well as sectors in charge of waste reduction and budget management. Overall, the tall structure of the pharmaceutical business provides jobs for not only doctors, because after all, like any other industry, without a planned organized structure, the company is doomed to fail.
Stephen Kessler
We should incorporate more of this into our paper. A lot of people think that as you said, just doctors are people who have jobs within the industry, when in reality, there are many more jobs involved and doctors are only a minuscule part of the industry.
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