Management Approach：
Bora Pharmaceuticals regards talent as its core asset. By deeply understanding employee needs and implementing fair performance evaluations, the company designs personalized development plans and provides appropriate training programs. Bora actively promotes global cross-border talent cultivation, helping employees achieve success in their careers and become strategic partners in executing the company’s objectives. Together, they aim to achieve sustainability goals and maintain a competitive advantage.
Talent Development
The HR department will refer to the group’s strategic development plans to design training programs that develop common skills and leadership abilities among outstanding employees. Using a diverse approach, we provide comprehensive talent development programs, unique courses tailored to individual training plans, and annual training plans based on employee needs and the group’s future development. We provide relevant training budgets to inspire employees’ potential, ensuring they are in suitable positions, and improving job satisfaction by enhancing professional competencies. Training courses include but are not limited to the following categories:
Management Training
- Leadership Training for Senior leadership team
- Management Skills training for Middle Level managers
- Supervisory Skills training for Entry Level Managers
Technical Training
- On-the-Job Technical Training
- Personal or Company development related technical training
Basic Training
- New Employee Orientation Training
- Training course required by Laws
- Basic training by job function
Total training hours is 4,984 hours in 2023 and average training hours is 5.34 hours for each employee, details as below:
Group
| Employee Category | Male | Female | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of People | Training Hours | Number of People | Training Hours | Number of People | Training Hours | Average Training Hours | |
| Senior Management | 15 | 230 | 9 | 122 | 24 | 353 | 14.67 |
| Middle Management | 123 | 1,320 | 130 | 1,280 | 253 | 2,600 | 10.28 |
| General Employees | 313 | 897 | 344 | 1,135 | 657 | 2,032 | 3.09 |
| Total Number of People/Hours | 451 | 2,447 | 483 | 2,537 | 934 | 4,984 | / |
| Average Training Hours | 5.43 | 5.25 | 5.34 | ||||
Management and Leadership Training
To enhance and improve managers’ management and leadership skills, company provide different management courses for all managerial staff. And provide below management courses in 2023 as below:
Management Training
- Leadership Training for Senior Leadership Team
- Management Skills Training for Middle Level Managers
- Supervisory Skills Training for Entry Level Managers
Technical Training
- On-the-Job Technical Training
- Personal or Company Development Related Technical Training
Basic Training
- New Employee Orientation Training
- Training Course Required by Laws
- Basic Training by Job Function
Total training hours is 4,984 hours in 2023 and average training hours is 5.34 hours for each employee, details as below
| Management Course | Trainees | Course Hours | Trained Headcount | Total Training Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Business Strategy Discussion–Executive Leadership Development | Senior Leadership Team | 24 | 19 | 456 |
| Dale Carnegie Training: Executive Leadership | Senior Leadership Team | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Dale Carnegie Training: Effective self-management and Improve Team Performance | Senior Leadership Team/Middle Level Managers | 31 | 24 | 744 |
| Fierce Conversations | Middle Level Managers | 14 | 44 | 616 |
| Essential Management Skills for High-Performance Supervisors | Middle/Entry Level Managers | 14 | 58 | 812 |
| Total | — | 148 | — | 2,670 |
Diploma and Certificate Course
Company encourage senior leadership team to attend some diploma course (such as MBA, EMBA), enhance their leadership and strategical skills, then support their personal development and company strategy implementation.
We are a pharmaceutical company, normally we hire the certificated EHS staff, GMP authorization staff and pharmacist directly. In the meantime, company also nominated some employees attending the certification courses as below:
EHS Related
| Category | Trained Headcount | Total Training Hours | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 352.5 | First aid personnel, fire prevention managers, occupational safety and health management personnel, Class A waste disposal technician, Class 1 pressure vessels/Class B boiler operators, Class A Occupational safety and health affair managers, Awareness Level Emergency Responder of toxic and hazardous chemical, fire inspectors | |
| GMP Related | 3 | 31 | Drug inspection and registration ・ regulatory review for nonclinical studies of new drugs |
| Other | 8 | 224 | Bonded specialist ・ ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditor ・ Internal Auditor ・ Certified Corporate Sustainability Management ・ Physical Fitness ・ Hardstyle dumbbell instructor |
Performance Management
Performance management include probationary assessments and regular evaluations. Regular evaluations are divided into three categories based on job level: supervisory managers, general employees, and production line technicians (direct employees). Regular evaluations include key performance indicators (goal setting and achievement) and behavior performance indicators. Performance and behavior are rated on a five-level scale from Outstanding (far exceeds expectations) to C (does not meet expectations), which serves as a basis for rewards, talent growth, and organizational development.
Performance Evaluation Statistics
| Employee Category | Male | Female | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Employees | Number of People | Percentage | Total Number of Employees | Number of People | Percentage | Total Number of Employees | Number of People | Percentage | ||
| Senior Management | 28 | 24 | 85.71% | 15 | 14 | 93.33% | 43 | 38 | 88.37% | |
| Middle Management | 203 | 188 | 92.61% | 180 | 171 | 95.00% | 383 | 359 | 93.73% | |
| General Employees | 508 | 439 | 86.42% | 499 | 433 | 86.77% | 1,007 | 872 | 86.59% | |
| Total Number of Employees Evaluated | 739 | 651 | 88.09% | 694 | 618 | 89.05% | 1,433 | 1,269 | 88.56% | |