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Welch: An American Icon

Janet Lowe

Finanz- und Investmentexperten, Investoren, Unternehmer
Jack Welch ist Chairman und CEO von General Electric. Mit seinem Managementstil, seiner vorausschauenden Einstellung zur neuen Technologie und durch die Förderung der Kreativität seiner Mitarbeiter hat er GE zu einem Unternehmen gemacht, das sich in der New Economy behaupten kann. "Welch - An American Icon" untersucht, was Jack Welch für die amerikanischen Unternehmenswelt geleistet hat. Enthalten sind Interviews von CEOs anderer führender Unternehmen, die einmal unter Welch gearbeitet haben und von ihm ausgebildet wurden sowie Interviews mit zahlreichen GE Führungskräften, die anschaulich demonstrieren, wie Welch einen schwächelnden Dinosaurier in einen unbestrittenen Technologieführer verwandelt hat. Das Buch untersucht auch Welchs unverwechselbare Einstellung zum Handel - sei hart, realistisch, innovativ, wettbewerbsfähig und vor allem fair. Eine interessante Lektüre - nicht nur für Führungskräfte.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Wiley
  • Publish Date: Sep 6th, 2002
  • Pages: 304
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.12in - 0.80in - 1.00lb
  • EAN: 9780471255222
  • Categories: BusinessEconomics - GeneralInfrastructure

About the Author

JANET LOWE is the bestselling author of several business books including Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger (Wiley) and Value Investing Made Easy. Formerly the financial editor of the San Diego Tribune, she has written more than 200 business articles for such publications as Newsweek, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Los Angeles Times.

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Praise for this book

"Readable insights into one of the most admired, and exposed, corporate leaders of recent decades." (Long Range Planning, June 2004)