GENERAL ELECTRIC STREAM 1 – COURSE WORK GROUP -‐ 11 AHMED AHMED ETTEFAGH TAHSIN MASHAT MOAZ QING SHAN ZHENG DANYI UNIVERSITÁ DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA‚ LUGANO – CORPORATE STRATEGY 2012/2013 Corporate strategy Table of Content 1. Introduction to the General Electric Company 2. History
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whether it is sustainable. General electric: Headquarters Fairfield‚ Connecticut‚ U.S. Revenue: US$ 182.515 billion (2008) Net income: US$ 17.410 billion (2008) Total assets: US$ 797.769 billion (2008) Employees: 323‚000 (2008) CEO & Chairman – Jeffrey R. Immelt Lines of business: Aviation‚ Jet engines‚ Electricity‚ Entertainment‚ Finance‚ Gas turbines‚ Generation‚ Industrial Automation‚ Lighting‚ Medical imaging equipment‚ Medical technology‚ Health informatics‚ Electric motors‚ Locomotives‚ Wind
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GENERAL ELECTRIC General Electric is a company who strives to put their best foot forward. For more then 120 years‚ General Electric has been number one in the products they sell. From airplane engines to light bulbs‚ their attitude has been admired not only in America‚ but worldwide. GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300‚000 people worldwide. After all GE has accomplished‚ including revenues of 152.4 billion dollars in 2004‚ the company still maintains
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Itself as a Digital Firm? General Electric (GE) is the world ’s largest diversified manufacturer. Fortune named GE "America ’s Most Admired Company" in 1998‚ 1999‚ and 2000. Jack Welch‚ GE ’s CEO and Chairman since 1981‚ is often cited as the most admired CEO in the United States. Headquartered in Fairfield‚ Connecticut‚ the company consists of 20 units‚ including Appliances‚ Broadcasting (NBC)‚ Capital‚ Medical Systems‚ and Transportation Systems. With the acquisition of Honeywell‚ announced in
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Company Analysis of General Electric Running a company often centers on the idea of considering both positive and negative factors in order to then hand down executive decisions accordingly. To best understand the strengths and weakness of any given company‚ one must understand its base operations and the scope of industry in which the firm exists. In doing so‚ one would have a bigger picture of how the company operates and how success has been fostered in‚ as well as highlight in areas in which
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General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC Lauren Sherlock Jason Park JP Zendman 12/9/2009  General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC Situation Analysis: In December 2000‚ management at General Mills (GM) proposed a plan to acquire Pillsbury‚ a baked- goods producer‚ in a stock-for-stock exchange. Pillsbury is currently controlled by Diageo PLC‚ one of the world’s leading consumer–goods companies. The deal specifies that General Mills is to create
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Download the original attachment Executive Summary General Electric (GE) is a global market leader which is well known for its technological innovation‚ leadership and world class quality in the conglomerate industry. For the purpose of analysing strategic management in action‚ this report focuses on its Aircraft Engines (hereinafter referred to as “AE”) and Medical Systems (hereinafter referred to as “MS”) business units – a subset of its ‘Technology’ segment. Its macro-forces (sluggish economy
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2. General Electric uses a multifaceted approach to help make them one of the industries leaders in engine production. This approach includes resources both financially and managerially. Financially General Electric has invested $50 million in new engine technology‚ with an additional $1.2 billion to $1.4 billion being required to help them bring new engine designs to the forefront. General Electric has also received a $20 million grant from NASA in order for them to create the first tester UDF
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Chapter 1 explores the concepts surrounding organizational strategy. It begins with an explanation of the term strategy and offers a basis for how to identify a company’s particular strategy. Next‚ it explores the importance of striving for competitive advantage in the marketplace and examines the role strategy plays in achieving this advantage. The chapter then explores the idea that strategy is partly proactive and partly reactive. Next‚ a discussion on strategy and ethics is given. This is followed
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Case 1 General Mills’ Acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo PLC 1. What are General Mills’ motives for this deal? Estimate the present value of the expected cost savings (synergies). In the spring of 1998 General Mills began studying areas where they could add to the company and advanced a strategy of acquisition-driven growth. General Mills has several motives for pursuing a deal to acquire Pillsbury. Pillsbury was identified as an ideal target due to its ability to complement General Mills’
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