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 Medical Systems - Global Product Company concept The Global Product Company concept means ”to concentrate manufacturing – and ultimately other activities – wherever in the world it could be carried out to GE’s exacting standards most cost-effectively”. That means that the production is moving to countries where people are mostly underutilized (the example given in the case study tells about engineers from Eastern Europe‚ who cost only $1‚5/h). There are two major reasons why
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Exploring the Links Between International Business and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Unilever in Indonesia Principal Author: Jason Clay Principal Author: Jason Cla An Oxfam GB‚ Novib‚ Unilever‚ and Unilever Indonesia joint research project First published by Oxfam GB‚ Novib Oxfam Netherlands‚ and Unilever in 2005 © Oxfam GB‚ Novib Oxfam Netherlands‚ and Unilever 2005 ISBN 0 85598 566 6 All rights reserved. This publication is copyright‚ but may be reproduced by any method without fee
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Globalization at General Electric Case Directions: Develop a detailed corporate profile and address the questions in the case. General Electric‚ the company that Thomas Edison founded‚ and now the largest industrial conglomerate‚ in America produces a wide array of goods and services‚ from medical equipment‚ power generators‚ jet engines‚ and home appliances‚ to financial services and even television broadcasting (GE owns NBC‚ one of America’s big three network broadcasters). This giant company
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Case Questions: 1) Why do you think GE has invested so aggressively in foreign expansion? What are the opportunities that it is trying to exploit? General Electric (GE) established in 1879 was originally provided the electric power‚ providing single service. However‚ GE not only works on energy today‚ but also health and home‚ transportation‚ financial services and even television broadcasting‚ GE is now the largest industrial conglomerate in America. The reason to make such foreign expansion
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Case Study – General Electric ------------------------------------------------- Management Essentials Cody P This document under review was taken from a Wall Street Journal article titled‚ “GE’s Drive to Purge Fraud is Hampered by Workers’ Mistrust.” Right away it is clear that the writer of this article has a particular bias towards GE‚ and not the employees. After carefully reading‚ analyzing and just a little bit of reading between the lines‚ I have taken a similar stance. The
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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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General Electric Company (GE) is a diversified technology‚ media and financial services company. With products and services ranging from aircrafts engines‚ power generation‚ water processing and security technology to medical imaging‚ business and consumer financing‚ media content and industrial products‚ it serves in more than 100 countries. This analysis will use financial ratios to see just how GE is performing as a Fortune 500 company. The first thing to analyze is GE’s capacity to pay its
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1. What are your impressions of the General Electric brand and how the company’s products differ from those offered by competitors? General Electric (GE) is one of the oldest and largest manufacturers of major appliances in the world. The company offers four different brands; The GE brand which is a line of basic appliances‚ The Café brand which is a line of restaurant inspired appliances at reasonable prices‚ the Profile brand which offers contemporary designs along with the latest technologies
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consumers’ Income spent on goods and services (3)Changes in the Tastes/Preferences of consumers for goods/services (4)Changes in the Prices of related goods and services: Substitutes and Complements 5) changes in interest rates and the general availability of credit. Many households finance consumption through borrowing. If interest rates rise‚ demand contracts for many goods and services; particularly housing. 6) Natural disasters (storms‚ hurricanes‚ earthquakes‚ tornadoes‚ floods
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