It’s important for the public to understand the difference between company policies, company culture and company image. These are often defined by the products and/or services companies offer.
One such company is the world famous Johnson & Johnson, a 130 year old multi national corporation founded in 1886. Anyone who has ever seen the corporate headquarters located in New Brunswick, New Jersey can easily identify this innovative company’s culture.
Company Culture Steeped in Tradition
Nestled along the Raritan River Canal in the city of New Brunswick, Johnson & Johnson or J&J” as locals refer to it, has long endeavored to stay ahead of all of its medical competitors in its innovation, achievements and goals.
This is only part of the company culture. Traditional values such as hiring only the brightest and best for their R&D and manufacturing facilities is the Johnson & Johnson benchmark by which this company fashioned a public image for excellence.
Johnson & Johnson’s Hi Tech Innovations
Not to be outdone by NASA, the J&J culture of innovation recently added drones to be used to deliver life saving drugs to remote countries of the world. In addition, Time Magazine recently name Johnson & Johnson to Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies List.
In addition to developing the single dose Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine, which has received FDA approval, the roll out of this vaccine was done with Johnson & Johnson’s usual meticulous care,
As Remo Colarusso, Vice President of Janssen Supply Chain, LLC for Johnson & Johnson
tells it, “We have standard cold chain technologies that we’ve been using for more than 30 years to distribute other medications. So we get to build on what we already have, which really helps us with transportation and distribution without the need for special temperatures.”
Other Johnson & Johnson innovative projects include:
. Research and development of a cure for Alzheimer’s
. An FDA approved treatment for bladder cancer
. Three edge-cutting optical lenses
Johnson & Johnson, in addition to the world famous “Band-Aid,” has an extensive product line that includes:
. Pharmaceuticals
. Medical devices
. Consumer health products
True Company Culture
In terms of company culture, Johnson & Johnson is the perfect blend of traditional values that result in world class, highly advanced innovations. It may be said that the true Johnson & Johnson culture lies in its exemplary determination to help make the world a better place.