Introduction The General Electric Company (GE) is widely regarded as one of the world’s most successful corporations of the 20th century. This paper aims to critically analyse the corporate strategy of GE during the period from 1981 to present under the leadership of two very different but equally influential CEOs—Jack Welch and Jeff Immelt. The essay is organised in four sections. The first section describes GE’s corporate strategy from 1981 to 2001 with Jack Welch as CEO‚ followed immediately by a critical
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Analysis General Electric: From Jack Welch to Jeffrey Immelt The need for Jeffrey Immelt to develop into a level 5 leader is imperative for GE to continue to grow and prosper in the current economic conditions of global expansion and constant change. Immelt can also benefit GE by becoming a level 5 leader by focusing on developing and empowering employee values and intrinsic motivations rather than facilitating initiatives to carry out his own vision. By Immelt developing into a level 5 leader
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Case Study: Immelt and the reinventing of General Electric Posted on July 29‚ 2011by Bruno Mognayie This case study was part of a strategy assignment taken at the SDA Bocconi School of Management. I’d like to thank my fellows Gouri Wagle‚ Felipe dell’Oro‚ Andrea Masina‚ Paolo Cerchiario‚ Ashna Suri-Sasmal and myself for the insights that contributed to put through this work. The issue: In September 2009‚ Ge’s Board of Directors reappointed Jeff Immelt as CEO. My team was asked to prepare a memo
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1. From what we have learned from the various leadership models and frameworks: a. How would you describe Jack Welch’s leadership style? Jack Welch became CEO of General Electric in April 1981. At 45 years old‚ he inherited a company that was severely decentralized and was organized with layers and layers of upper management. Immediately‚ he changed the old management style in order to correspond to the new changing environment and social needs. Furthermore‚ he created an environment that could
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WHY CEO‚S FAIL A lot of CEOs don’t succeed‚ and some who do‚ do so only for a short time. I have come to the conclusion that there are a number of different reasons that CEOs fail. Here are 10 of the most common ones. OUTLIVE THE FOUNDER/CEO ROLE There comes a time when the most successful founder has to step aside and hand over to professional management‚ and I have seen too many founders who did not see that their time had come and gone. BELIEVE THEIR OWN MARKETING CEOs who lose
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of a S-Chip CEO (unabridged) |[pic] |[pic] | | |Written by S-chip CEO | |Saturday‚ 25 April 2009 | | | |A fascinating email circulated around yesterday purportedly from the CEO of a S-chip
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The CEO Perspective: CEO Expectations from the Marketing Function – John Replogle‚ CEO and President‚ Burt’s Bees As consultants‚ we at Max Brand Equity have the privilege of contributing to the success of many of the most respected business organizations in the world. In addition‚ we are provided the opportunity to see and experience ‘what works’ and ‘what doesn’t work’ in the marketplace across a broad range of industries and business models. We bring this breadth and depth of knowledge and
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BREAKTHROUGHS : THE EVO PROJECT GE BUSINESSES JACK WELCH PROCESS ORIENTED Effective operations management Timely acquisitions and clever deal making Financially based strategies Efficiency driven JEFF IMMELT MARKETING ORIENTED Market value of technological advancements Organic growth – given top priority Technology leadership Commercial excellence Global expansion Marketing driven Long term‚ research- based approach to his tasks Immelt is transforming GE from a process and acquisition
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CASE 11: General Electric Healthcare‚ 2006 1. Was buying Amersham a good idea? Why or why not? We support the idea that GE Healthcare‚ which is one of the biggest conglomerates globally‚ took the right step in acquiring the business Amersham in order to expand the business and restructure its core business into becoming a global standardized business aiming to provide products that answers the needs of consumers in the market today. The following
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Jeffrey R. Immelt is an ethical leader which fits the quote‚”…. leaders are not responsible for making other people ethical. Rather they are responsible for enabling their organizations to be aware of ethical meaning and reflect on it as a core part of the organization.” Immelt is the ninth chairman of General Electric a post he holds till now since September 7‚ 2001 after his predecessor Jack Welch. Immelt is also nominated‚ not once but three time by Barron’s as “World’s Best CEO”. Furthermore
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