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    Overview of the company General electric is an American company which was founded in 1982. Thomas Edison, Charles Coffin, Elihu Thomson, Edwin Houston were the key people of this organisation its headquarters are in Fairfield and Connecticut. It serves customers in more than 100 countries This Company basically operates power, water, oil and gas, energy and aviation. In 2011 GE was the 26th largest company then in 2012 it become the 4th largest firm. But the most proud moment of GE was when in 1932

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    General Electric: Imagination at Work Dee Ann Clark, Michele Harbin-Williams, Sudha Sunkara University of Phoenix ORG/502 Human Relations and Organizational Behavior Jerry Davis October 19, 2005 General Electric When one thinks of General Electric (GE) they envision a well diversified, elite, global corporation. GE employs more than 300,000 people worldwide and serves customers in 160 countries. GE 's culture is well defined by its mission, vision and values. This company has become

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    Introduction The merger case between General Electric Co. (GE) and Honeywell Inc. has sparked considerable debate between US antitrust agencies, economists and scholars since the announcement of its unsuccessful attempt by the European Commission (EC). GE is a corporation active in aircraft engines, financial services, and transportation systems while Honeywell is a manufacturing company producing aerospace products and is the leading supplier for engine starters. Both parties are from the US

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    The General Electric company, or GE, had it’s beginnings in 1878, when Thomas Edison created his Edison Electric Light Company. Edison created his first publically available electric lamp, and changed the industry forever. By 1890, another company, the Thomson-Houston Company, had started, and created competition with Edison’s company. Being the only two large companies offering electric light, Edison Electric Light and Thomson-Houston had a lot of tension between them. But neither of them could

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    GE Works 2011 Annual Report CONTENTS 2 Letter to Shareowners 10 Business Overview 29 Board of Directors 31 Financial Section 142 Corporate Information 2011 SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED REVENUES (In $ billions) 2007 170 NBCU 155 2008 180 163 154 139 150 133 2009 2010 financial and strategic highlights 2011 147 142 22% GROWTH CONTINUES 22% increase in Operating EPS excluding impact of the preferred stock redemption, and 20% rise in Operating earnings. $200B RECORD INDUSTRIAL

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    INTRODUCTION: Four days before the events of September 11, 2001, Jeff Immelt was appointed as the new CEO of GE ( General Electric). The change in GE’s association along the simultaneous adjustments in past and communal contexts allocated the multinational firm in a critical locale considering their commercial returns and reputation. From 2001 across 2005, GE confronted a number of subjects stemming from the evolving company and how their benefits and communicative strategies worked inside it.There

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    Before Jack Welch stepped up into corporate office position, the world-famous corporation was on its route for imminent crisis which was barely noticed by anyone. As a result, he decided the company needed a change to combat economic and competitive challenges of the market place. With his various strategies regarding business leadership, he has led the company into salient and radical revolution of corporate restructuring, with the goal of transforming GE into a global leader for benchmarking and

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    Purpose: After hearing this presentation. The prospective investor will have to proper knowledge and information to purchase stocks in the corporation. * Thesis: General Electric is the world leader in research and development, manufacturing, and international cooperation. Introduction General Electric has been the cornerstone of innovation for over a century. Employing over 36,000 technologists around the world. The manufacturing and development branch has played a huge part in creating imports

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    Organizational Behavior Concepts: � PAGE * MERGEFORMAT �9� Organizational Behavior Concepts: General Electric William Ward Axia College MGT245 Thomas Jankowski June 1, 2008 � � Introduction Every business has a set of key characteristics or values that make up an organizational culture which is unique to its business. Organizational behavior examines "the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward

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    Business Analysis II: General Electric Company Financial Analysis Cristina Mota Crespo University of Phoenix MGT/521 Management September 26, 2012 Prof. Elsie Jimenez-Galarza General Electric Company Financial Analysis This essay is continuation of the financial evaluation from last week; we had to choose a company among the Fortune 500 in my case I chose GE Company. This Finance is about the study of money, it helps managers and senior leadership in an organization

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