4、lusion10Reference1011FinancialstatementanalysisofAbbottPart11.HistoryofAbbottAbbott Company was founded by Dr. Wallace C. Abbott (1857-1921), an 1885 graduate of the University ofMichigan. His innovation about the use of the active part of a medicinal plant, an a
5、lkaloid, was successful since it allowed more consistent and effective dosages for patients. As the company’s overseas sales and reputation was going, in 1931, Abbott formed its first international office in Montreal, Canada. Abbott continued expanding and divide
6、ditself to several regions, witheach subsidiariesreportingtotheinternationalmanagement.2.Stateofoperation:Overthelastcentury,Abbottisspecializedinproducingmedicines;medicaldiagnosticinstrumentsandtests;minimallyinvasivesurgicaldevices;nutritionalsupplementsforinf