Effective Strategic Leadership. Assessment of Jack Welch as a strategic leader (max 10) Responsibility | Assessment | Task | Assessment | Outcome | Assessment | Establish firm economically | 8 | Determine and communicate strategic direction | 10 | Competitive advantage | 10 | Acquire‚ develop and manage resources | 10 | Oversee formulation and implementation of strategies | 10 | Greater value creation | 10 | Establish and manage stakeholders | 8 | Establish balanced control | 7.5 | Higher
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Case # 1 GE You are required to submit two case study reports. The two cases are listed as the required materials of this course. The main text of each report should be 6-7 pages in length. Case study report (1) is on Bartlett & McLean’s (2006) case “GE’s Talent Machine: The Making of a CEO.” The report is due on Week 3‚ Saturday 11:59pm. No submission is allowed after the deadline. The main text should include two sections‚ besides introduction and conclusion: o Section One: A brief summary
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Question #1 How difficult a challenge did Welch face in 1981? How effectively did he take charge? When Jack Welch took over as CEO of GE in April 1981‚ the world was in a recession. GE needed to be restructured‚ and this involved restructuring‚ reduction of its payroll and modernization. Jack Welch adopted a strategy of “Fix‚ Sell or Close”. This strategy enabled GE to exit unprofitable businesses and restructure loss-making businesses into profitable businesses. Jack Welch’s management
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GE’s Two Decade Transformation : Jack Welch’s Leadership Executive Summary The case examines the transformation of GE under the charismatic leadership of Jack Welch‚ from the time when GE was a small player to its status of the ‘Most Admired Company’ and the ‘Most Respected Company’ by late 1990s. We have done a detailed study of the impact Jack Welch has had as CEO over the past twenty years and reveals a leadership style that is the driving force behind a successful transition from a corporate
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GE’s Jeff Immelt: The Voyage from MBA to CEO Jeff Immelt graduated from Harvard MBA and had been recruited to GE on 1982. Immelt greatly impressed Dennis Dammerman‚ the executive overseeing GE’s MBA recruitment. Then‚ Immelt entered on a commercial leadership track that included real work assignments in different GE businesses. After completing the training program‚ Immelt become regional sales manager for GE Plastic in Dallas and responsible for 15 direct reports. In 1987‚ Immelt was
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firm formed in 2001. Mercator Advisors provides financial consulting services to governmental‚ corporate and non-profit organizations sponsoring major transportation projects and programs. The firm specializes in large or complex capital investments involving a blend of public and private sector resources and utilizing innovative procurement‚ financing or management techniques. David has over 30 years of experience in public and project finance‚ working in both the governmental and private sectors
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Assignment #2 – GE Money America Case Study GE Money America (formerly GE Consumer Finance) is the consumer finance brand for GE Consumer Finance worldwide. With more than $163 billion in assets‚ GE Money is a leading provider of credit services to consumers‚ retailer‚ and auto dealers in fifty countries around the world. GE Money Americas offers a range of financial products‚ including private-label credit cards‚ personal loans‚ bank cards‚ auto loans and leases‚ mortgages‚ corporate travel and
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“Where there is a will‚ there is a way’ is a well-known saying. It means that everything is possible in this world‚ provided one has the necessary will power and determination to do it. In other words nothing is impossible in this world provided it is backed by a strong will‚ constant efforts ‚ courage and unshakable faith. It is true that even those tasks which are seemingly impossible can be accomplished with a strong and sincere determination. Difficulties deter us only when we lack determination
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MECHATRONICS V.G.P.M.Abeywickrama N.Dissanayaka F.S.S.Pulle Group 9 1/1/2010 UNISA Mechatronics is vast subject containing many key elements such as signals and systems‚ softwares‚ computer logic systems. This report consists of the construction and planning of an object avoidance robot designed and programmed by this group. ABSTRACT This project run by a team of three future engineers entails the development and manufacture of a pseudo intelligent‚ autonomous mobile robot of which
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IMAGINATION 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
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