Bechtel and GE
1st slide
Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel Group) is a premier engineering, construction and project management company, founded by Warren Bechtel in 1898. Its headquarters is in San Francisco in the United States. It’s a privately held company, although it has close ties/links with the US government. Reagan’s Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinburger was a former Bechtel general counsel. Its revenue as of November 2012 is 37,9 $ billion. It has 70 (in total) joint-ventures and subsidiaries, including Bechtel China Inc. and Dabhol Power Company (DPC). DPC was a joint venture with General Electric and Enron in India.
2nd slide
Bechtel has strong corporate culture, values and ethics and it shows a great discipline in project management. It has a performance-based leadership and its latest performance-based leadership program is called ‘Employee Engagement,’ which says that if you engage employees effectively in a good relationship with a supervisor, you will create a highly satisfying environment. Employees who are happy and believe they are treated well by the leaders, they perform well too. One of the main organizational goals is the motivation and satisfaction of the employees and as Riley Bechtel has claimed “Give Bechtel’s people a challenge and they’ll make history”. Finally, Bechtel provides equal opportunities for everyone. However, employees usually complain about the fact that the majority of jobs are in Asia and Middle East, which makes them relocate every so often.
3rd slide
Bechtel’s Corporation core goal is to strengthen local economies, helping its customers, wherever their facilities are found, to achieve their objectives. It creates business-building opportunities for local firms, employing area workers and professionals, and advancing its customer’s vision. Also, the company supports local growth, skills training, and supply chain development; The Company supports the protection of the environment and that’s why it minimizes its construction
Bechtel Corporation (Bechtel Group) is a premier engineering, construction and project management company, founded by Warren Bechtel in 1898. Its headquarters is in San Francisco in the United States. It’s a privately held company, although it has close ties/links with the US government. Reagan’s Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinburger was a former Bechtel general counsel. Its revenue as of November 2012 is 37,9 $ billion. It has 70 (in total) joint-ventures and subsidiaries, including Bechtel China Inc. and Dabhol Power Company (DPC). DPC was a joint venture with General Electric and Enron in India.
2nd slide
Bechtel has strong corporate culture, values and ethics and it shows a great discipline in project management. It has a performance-based leadership and its latest performance-based leadership program is called ‘Employee Engagement,’ which says that if you engage employees effectively in a good relationship with a supervisor, you will create a highly satisfying environment. Employees who are happy and believe they are treated well by the leaders, they perform well too. One of the main organizational goals is the motivation and satisfaction of the employees and as Riley Bechtel has claimed “Give Bechtel’s people a challenge and they’ll make history”. Finally, Bechtel provides equal opportunities for everyone. However, employees usually complain about the fact that the majority of jobs are in Asia and Middle East, which makes them relocate every so often.
3rd slide
Bechtel’s Corporation core goal is to strengthen local economies, helping its customers, wherever their facilities are found, to achieve their objectives. It creates business-building opportunities for local firms, employing area workers and professionals, and advancing its customer’s vision. Also, the company supports local growth, skills training, and supply chain development; The Company supports the protection of the environment and that’s why it minimizes its construction