Two of the chief goals of most companies are to secure their own existence and generate above-average returns for their owners. One of the main ways that companies attempt to achieve these goals is to grow, and pharmaceutical companies are no exception in this regard. However, whereas internal growth tends to be organic and slow, external growth can usually be achieved more quickly, for example, through mergers, acquisitions or other external transactions.

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合并还是不合并？并购对制药行业企业成功的影响

大多数公司的两个主要目标是确保自身生存并为其所有者创造高于平均水平的回报。公司试图实现这些目标的主要方式之一是增长，制药公司在这方面也不例外。然而，虽然内部增长往往是有机的且缓慢的，但外部增长通常可以更快地实现，例如通过合并、收购或其他外部交易。