Bibliograph

Lights out, pride, delusion, and the fall of General Electric, Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann

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Lights out, pride, delusion, and the fall of General Electric, Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lights out

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1143822712

Responsibility statement

Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann

Sub title

pride, delusion, and the fall of General Electric

Summary

"How could General Electric-perhaps America's most iconic corporation-suffer such a swift and sudden fall from grace?"--, Provided by publisherSince its founding in 1892, General Electric has been more than just a corporation: it was job security, a solidly safe investment, and an elite business education for top managers. GE electrified America, from lightbulbs to turbines, and became fully integrated into the American societal mindset as few companies ever had. And after two decades of leadership under legendary CEO Jack Welch, GE entered the twenty-first century as America's most valuable corporation. Gryta and Mann examine how Welch's handpicked successor, Jeff Immelt, tried to fix flaws in Welch's profit machine, while stumbling headlong into mistakes of his own. In doing so, they detail how one of America's all-time great companies has been reduced to a cautionary tale for our times. -- adapted from jacket

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