Module 10: the “World’s most admired company” In this module, the role of the corporate headquarters in a multibusiness company—in particular, how the corporate headquarters can create value for the individual businesses. This necessitates examining the role of the corporate headquarters and its relations with individual businesses. For this week’s assignment, review CASE 13 How […]
Are there circumstances in which evidence-based management might not be the best approach? Could automated evidence-based management ever replace human decision makers? Why or why not?
Facts and Half- Truths 1. Do you think evidence-based management seems like common sense? If so, why wasn’t it advocated earlier? 2. Are there circumstances in which evidence-based management might not be the best approach? Could automated evidence-based management ever replace human decision makers? Why or why not? 3. Would you want to work under […]
Explain why some groups are successful while others struggle to be productive?
Teamwork at General Electric Think of the groups you belong to; why are some successful while others struggle to be productive? Discuss similar more famous and notable real-life or fictional examples? Use terminology from the assigned readings, cite the textbook with at least an in-text citation (Dipboye, 2016), and bring in current events (provide a […]
How was Lincoln able to grow and prosper for so long in such a difficult commodity industry that forced out other giants such as General Electric, Westinghouse, and BOC?
Read case study(Lincoln Electric Case: Questions on Implementation Strategy)and answer following questions: 1. How was Lincoln able to grow and prosper for so long in such a difficult commodity industry that forced out other giants such as General Electric, Westinghouse, and BOC? (same as cost leadership question 1) 2. Given Lincoln Electric’s outstanding success in […]
Discuss the nature of GE’s corporate portfolio under Welch and Imelt.
Managing the multi-business corporation to meet high performance expectations is problematic. Publicly traded companies are pressured to return favorable quarterly results and as corporations grow larger and more complex, it becomes harder to manage such corporations effectively. General Electric (GE) was once one of the most admired corporations in the world. Today, GE is facing […]