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- June 1982 (Revised May 1984)
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Clock and Timer Market Strategy, Planning Exercise
Cady, John F. "General Electric Co.: Clock and Timer Market Strategy, Planning Exercise." Harvard Business School Supplement 582-151, June 1982. (Revised May 1984.)
- August 1984
- Case
Competitive Positioning in the Dishwasher Industry (D): General Electric (GE)
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Competitive Positioning in the Dishwasher Industry (D): General Electric (GE)." Harvard Business School Case 385-048, August 1984.
- June 1982
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Management Succession and a New Staff Role, Video
Vancil, Richard F. "General Electric Co.: Management Succession and a New Staff Role, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-554, June 1982.
- May 2004
- Article
Was Electricity a General Purpose Technology: Evidence from Historical Patent Citations
By: Tom Nicholas and Petra Moser
Nicholas, Tom, and Petra Moser. "Was Electricity a General Purpose Technology: Evidence from Historical Patent Citations." American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings 94, no. 2 (May 2004).
- April 1985
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group, Videotape of Dishwasher Commercials
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group, Videotape of Dishwasher Commercials." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-517, April 1985.
- August 1981
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: The First Three Weeks; Welch's First Year, Video
Vancil, Richard F. "General Electric Co.: The First Three Weeks; Welch's First Year, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-504, August 1981.
- 1999
- Chapter
Creating the Individualized Corporation: The Path to Self-Renewal at General Electric
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation
- November 2022
- Article
Shared Electric Scooters and Electric Bikes Can Reduce Traffic in Urban Centres
By: Omar Isaac Asensio
Evidence from a policy experiment shows that public safety bans on electric scooters and electric bikes can generate unintended traffic congestion in city centres. The studied ban is found to increase travel times by 9–11% for daily evening commutes and by 37%... View Details
Asensio, Omar Isaac. "Shared Electric Scooters and Electric Bikes Can Reduce Traffic in Urban Centres." Nature Energy 7, no. 11 (November 2022): 1013–1014. (Summary of Impacts of Micromobility on Car Displacement with Evidence from a Natural Experiment and Geofencing Policy.)
- May 1987 (Revised October 1989)
- Case
General Electric Co.: Component Motor Operation, Distribution Channels for Consumer Aftermarket Motors
Corey, E. Raymond, and John E. P, Morrison. "General Electric Co.: Component Motor Operation, Distribution Channels for Consumer Aftermarket Motors." Harvard Business School Case 587-157, May 1987. (Revised October 1989.)
- Forthcoming
- Article
Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric
By: Tom Nicholas
This paper estimates the returns to human capital accumulation during the first era of mega-firms in the United States by linking employees at General Electric—a canonical enterprise associated with the “visible hand” of managerial hierarchies—to the 1940 census. I... View Details
Keywords: Returns To Education; Management Practices; Hierarchies; Management Practices and Processes; Rank and Position; Human Capital; Talent and Talent Management; Business History; United States
Nicholas, Tom. "Human Capital and the Managerial Revolution in the United States: Evidence from General Electric." Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming). (Pre-published online November 29, 2023.)
- June 1988
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Jack Welch Question and Answer Session, October 28, 1987, Video
By: James L. Heskett
Jack Welch updates an MBA class on events which have taken place since 1984. Answers questions about his job and the task of leading a global company. View Details
Heskett, James L. "General Electric Co.: Jack Welch Question and Answer Session, October 28, 1987, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 888-525, June 1988.
- April 1985
- Supplement
General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group (B)--Project C--An Investment in Quality, Video
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "General Electric Co.: Major Appliance Business Group (B)--Project C--An Investment in Quality, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 885-518, April 1985.
- January 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Generation Investment Management
By: Vikram S. Gandhi, Michael Norris and David Allen
In September 2021, the sustainable investment firm Generation Investment Management (Generation) considered whether to add Schneider Electric to the focus list of companies in which it was prepared to invest. Dedicated to promoting a sustainable world through its... View Details
Keywords: Sustainable Investing; Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Governance; Private Equity; Public Equity; Financial Markets; Investment Return; Investment Activism; Investment Funds; Investment Portfolio; Institutional Investing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Financial Services Industry; United Kingdom; England; London
Gandhi, Vikram S., Michael Norris, and David Allen. "Generation Investment Management: Sustainable Investing in a Warming World." Harvard Business School Case 324-043, January 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
- 19 Jan 2016
- News
Electric Avenues
in 2013 and is currently working on driverless cars—could offer cities an even deeper data stream. “When you start incorporating data generated from cars directly, you’ll be able to make much smarter transportation decisions, make much... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell
- Web
General Electric Company - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Chapter Images The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next General Electric Company ca. 1937 General View Details
- July 2023 (Revised July 2023)
- Background Note
Generative AI Value Chain
By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
Generative AI refers to a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that can create new content (e.g., text, image, or audio) in response to a prompt from a user. ChatGPT, Bard, and Claude are examples of text generating AIs, and DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion are... View Details
Keywords: AI; Artificial Intelligence; Model; Hardware; Data Centers; AI and Machine Learning; Applications and Software; Analytics and Data Science; Value
Wu, Andy, and Matt Higgins. "Generative AI Value Chain." Harvard Business School Background Note 724-355, July 2023. (Revised July 2023.)
- Web
General Electric distribution transformer - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
Introduction Chapter Images The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next General Electric distribution transformer ca. 1933 General View Details
- January 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
General Electric: Compliance Systems
By: Robert L. Simons
After General Electric (GE) is indicted in 1985 for defrauding the Department of Defense, Chairman John F. Welch takes dramatic steps to prevent a recurrence. This case documents the new systems and procedures that are put in place to ensure that all GE employees are... View Details
Keywords: Policy; Contracts; Business or Company Management; Communication; Business History; Behavior; Boundaries; Management Style; Cost Management; Electronics Industry
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Compliance Systems." Harvard Business School Case 189-081, January 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- Web
Electricity - Business & Environment
Confronting Climate Change Electricity Renewables, nuclear, and carbon capture offer massive market potential The combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity is the... View Details