History Of Johnson & Johnson

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Introduction: In 1886,Three brothers, Robert Wood Johnson, James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson, found Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. The Company publishes "Modern Methods of Antiseptic Wound Treatment," which quickly becomes one of the standard teaching texts for antiseptic surgery. It helps spread the practice of sterile surgery in the U.S. and around the world. In 1894, Johnson & Johnson launches maternity kits to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies. JOHNSON'S® Baby Powder goes on the market. Its success leads to the Company's heritage Baby business. In 1910, James Wood Johnson takes over the leadership of Johnson & Johnson until 1932. JOHNSON'S® Baby Shampoo with NO MORE TEARS® formula enters the market in 1954 as the first mild and soap-free shampoo designed to be gentle enough to clean babies' hair but not irritate their eyes. By 2013, Johnson & Johnson Opened innovation centers in Boston, MA; Menlo Park, CA; London, UK; and Shanghai, China. Caring for the world, one person at a time... inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world. The values that guide their decision-making are spelled out in Our Credo. Put simply, Our Credo challenges them to put the needs and well-being of the people they serve first. Robert Wood Johnson, former chairman from 1932 to 1963 and a member of the Company’s founding family, crafted Our Credo himself in 1943, just before Johnson & Johnson became a publicly ... ... middle of paper ... ...he oldest companies producing skin care and pharmaceutical products, it has a high level of customer care in order to create high value from their products and high customer satisfaction. What we conclude from our research that there’s no single organization free from facing complications and difficulties. Each and every organization face few or many strategic problems. Johnson & Johnson had a problem with one of their products, and they were smart in handling that problem to keep the company on the safe side without letting it effect it negatively. It is very important to act quickly to fix the problem before many consumers notice. Johnson & Johnson is one of the most successful companies and it can still be if it maintains doing the right thing continuously. They should keep being smart and fast decision makers to always be on top and ahead of their competitors.

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