Research Report: Globalisation's Impact on GSK's Corporate Structure

This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact of globalization on the corporate structure of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The research aims to determine the effects of globalization on multinational corporations and the challenges they face. The report begins with an introduction to the aims and objectives, which include understanding globalization in a business context and analyzing its influence on GSK's structure. The research methodology involves primary data collection through questionnaires and secondary research from various sources. Data analysis reveals key themes, such as awareness of globalization, its effectiveness for multinational businesses, the importance of corporate structure, and its positive influence on GSK. The findings also highlight the challenges GSK faces in global business operations, including strategy execution gaps, foreign regulations, and local competition. The report concludes that globalization has a significant impact on business operations, emphasizing the importance of a well-defined corporate structure for effective operations. The report is supported by references to academic literature.

Research Project

Cover Content
 Aims and objectives
 Research methodology
 Data analysis
 References

Aims and Objectives
 "To determine the impact of globalisation on the corporate structures of large multinational companies
and the major challenges they face". A case study on GlaxoSmithKline.
 Objectives:
 To understand the concept of globalisation in the context of multinational business organisation.
 To identify the significance of corporate structure over the effective operations of GlaxoSmithKline.
 To analyse the influence of globalisation on the corporate structure of GlaxoSmithKline.
 To study the challenges faced by GlaxoSmithKline in the implementation of global business
operations.

Research Methodology
 In this present exploration primary information is gathered by executing
an examination through the support of questionnaire. On the other side,
auxiliary investigation is executed to processing an abstractive
exposure work through accretion of data from books, published
research articles, online sites, journals etc.
 The sample size of 40 respondents has been condemned into decorous
state through the investigator.

Data analysis
Theme 1) People are aware about the concept of globalisation in the context of
business growth at world-wide level.
Q1) Are you aware about the concept of
globalisation in the context of business growth
at world-wide level?
Frequency
Yes 39
No 1

Theme 2) Globalisation is effective for a
multinational business to attain higher growth and
success.
Q2) According to you, globalisation is effective for a
multinational business to attain higher growth and
success?
Frequency
Yes 36
No 4

Theme 3) A corporate structure is requiring to be followed by the
businesses to attain competitive edge within the global market.
Q3) Are you agree with the terms that; a corporate
structure is requires to be followed by the businesses
to attain competitive edge within the global market?
Frequency
Agree 38
Disagree 1
Neutral 1

Theme 4) Globalisation support GlaxoSmithKline in
easy expansion of business at global level.
Q4) Do you think that globalisation support
GlaxoSmithKline in easy expansion of business at global
level?
Frequency
Yes 35
No 5

Theme 5) There are multiple significance of
corporate structure over supporting the
effective operations of GlaxoSmithKline.
Q5) What are the major significance of corporate
structure over supporting the effective operations of
GlaxoSmithKline?
Frequency
Systematic operations 15
Higher opportunities 15
Efficient task completion 10

Theme 6) Globalisation have positive influence over
the corporate structure of GlaxoSmithKline.
Q6) Which kind of influence does globalisation have
over the corporate structure of GlaxoSmithKline?
Frequency
Positive 34
Negative 3
Neutral 3

Theme 7) In different manner globalisation
affects a multinational business.
Q7) In which manner globalisation affects a
multinational business?
Frequenc
y
Increasing Competition 20
Exchange of Technology 10
Knowledge/Information transfer 10

Theme 8) There are multiple challenges faced by GlaxoSmithKline
in the implementation of global business operations.
Q8) What challenges faced by GlaxoSmithKline in the
implementation of global business operations?
Frequency
The strategy execution gap 12
Foreign laws and regulations 15
Local Competition 13