Article ID: CBB378074959

The Cost and Evolution of Quality at Cipla Ltd., 1935–2016 (Summer 2021)

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This article examines the evolution of Indian pharmaceutical manufacturer Cipla toward producing drugs that met the quality standards of European and U.S. regulators. It employs new research in both Cipla's corporate archives and a wide range of oral histories. The article argues that, along with a long-standing corporate culture of self-reliance rooted in nationalism starting from the company's inception in 1935, major factors in Cipla's strategy from the 1960s through the early 2000s included the early adoption and continued use of quality-control technology, along with efforts to create global goodwill for affordable high-quality generic drugs during the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the early 2000s.

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Authors & Contributors
Jones, Geoffrey
Spadavecchia, Anna
Stadler, Christian
Mike Harvey
Davis, Joshua Clark
Kudaisya, Medha M.
Concepts
Business history
Business enterprises
Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship
Management; administration
Capitalism
Business and Politics
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
Modern
Places
United States
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
India
British India (British Raj)
Institutions
Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Royal Dutch-Shell - firm)
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