Dating back 4000 years ago‚ a primitive culture called the ’beaker’ peoples were established in what is now known as England‚ these people were remarkably innovative and developed tools and the Stonehenge‚ a culturally protected site in modern day England and a true wonder of the world. These people had access to smithing‚ and due to the high amounts of tin and copper available‚ were able to develop iron tools which produced stronger weapons and made for more efficient farming. In the year 43 AD
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WATER AS A RESOURCE GE: 340 (NOTES) TOPIC 1: WATER AS A RESOURCE Distribution of water on earth • Saline and fresh water distribution • Hydrological cycle • Reasons for uneven distribution of water • Water covers about 70% of Earth’s surface (Shakhashiri‚2009) The Earth is often referred to as the "blue planet" because when viewed from space it appears blue • This blue color is caused by reflection from the oceans which contain the bulk of water. Water is widely
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complexity in management to the difficulties that analysts and investors had in understanding their operations. More recently‚ conglomerates have regained some respect. As the largest of the U.S. diversified multinational firms‚ General Electric Company (GE)‚ with over 300‚000 employees‚ generated a variety of opinions‚ such as: Increasingly restive General Electric Co. shareholders‚ frustrated with six years of meager returns‚ are pressuring Chairman Jeffrey Immelt to break up the conglomerate. But some
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1. How difficult was the task facing Immelt assuming the CEO role in 2001? What imperatives where there to change? What incentives to maintain the past? 2. What do you think of the broad objectives Immelt has set for GE? Can a giant global Conglomerate hope to outperform the overall market growth? Can size and diversity be made an asset rather than a liability? 3. What is your evaluation of the growth strategy (a strategy for a giant global conglomerate with a portfolio of mature industrial
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| General Electric -Talent Machine | | Human Resources | General Electric (GE) is a true global company with presence in more than 100 countries. Clearly‚ with a workforce of more than 320’000 employees‚ GE also has to have proper human resources processes established. Its dynamic Business Operation Model and sophisticated and evolved human resources strategy are results of the steady growth over more than 130 years of corporate history. Since its incorporation in 1878‚ many CEOs have shaped
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mutually dependent global economy is creating new opportunities for growth¡Xand the corresponding challenges of managing that growth responsibly. In both instances‚ GE¡¦s size is an advantage. GE is solving big needs for countries that need the broad range of infrastructure‚ financing and healthcare that economic growth demands. GE is also solving big needs on behalf of the challenges that face all of us¡Xincluding access to clean water‚ limited natural resources and the need for more energy-efficient
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11/18/2007 Online Social Networks and E-Commerce Their Threats to Privacy and a Proposal for a New Blanket Privacy Policy and Accountability Infrastructure for Consumer Online Privacy Clarence Lee and Shirley Fung Clarence Lee and Shirley Fung Table of Contents Introduction..........................................................................................................................6 Background...............................................................................
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GE Imagination Breakthrough Q : 1 What is your evaluation of Immelt’s new organic growth strategy? Why change GE’s existing successful strategy? Is it reasonable to expect that a $125 billion global giant can significantly and consistently outperform the underlying economic growth rate? What is your evaluation of Immelt’s new organic growth strategy? Answer: Immet’s new organic growth strategy is made up of following elements: * Technical Leadership – Immelt identified technology as
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GE Vision & Mission Statement In 1890‚ Thomas Edison established a company named Edison General Electric Company. In 1892‚ General Electric was formed by merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Company. In 1896‚ General Electric was one of the original 12 companies listed on the newly-formed Dow Jones Industrial Average. The early company products are lighting‚ power transmission transportation‚ and industrial products which their produce today. General Electric started produce aircraft
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The General Electric (GE) Market Attractiveness-Business Position Matrix is one of the best-known directional policy matrices‚ “which categorises business units into those with good prospects and those with less good prospects” (Johnson‚ Whittington & Scholes‚ 2011‚ p.252). The following two factors is the principal cause for the development of the GE Matrix. In the 20th century‚ since the blossoming of multi-activity enterprises‚ corporations have faced the challenge of managing its portfolio of
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