Workplace Diversity

Pharmacia has many different types of organizational cultures. James Quick (1992) argued that culture begins with the values and beliefs that people hold. (p. 257) Pharmacia needs organization to keep their operation running smoothly.
Over the years Pharmacia’s organizational culture has changed in many ways. In the year of 1999 Upjohn which then Monsanto and Pharmacia had merged turning the name to Pharmacia bought out Monsanto. Pharmacia had received its name in June of 2000. The reason that Monsanto and Upjohn merged was because Monsanto was in a deep financial crisis. Once the merger took place the company decided to reorganize the company. Many employees were loosing jobs due to the merger.
Since the merger Pharmacia is currently bringing in contract employees for the first ninety days on a trial basis. This can be a good thing or it can be bad. One of the good ways to look at being a contract employee is to see if you really like working for the company. Many emplo...