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Jeffrey Immelt: Change vs. Social Change

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D. | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

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Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.

GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt, a 1978 Dartmouth graduate, says that to consider "change" and "social change" separately is a "losing proposition."

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Bill O'Reilly-Keith Olbermann Feud Ends with a Corporate Handshake?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.10.2009 | Media

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Joseph A. Palermo

Corporate honchos at GE and News Corp making back-room editorial decisions for the "news" subsidiaries they control? I can't help but think it might not be the best thing for the integrity of journalism.

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Olbermann-O'Reilly: Détente We Don't Want

Michelle Schweiger Schecter | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: The O'Reilly Factor, Countdown, General Electric, President Obama, Olbermann-O'Reilly Feud, Media, Media Censorship, Obama, Journalistic Independence, Fox, Keith Olbermann, Olbermann, Jeffrey Immelt, Msnbc, Politics News, O'Reilly Feud, Jeff Zucker, Journalistic Freedom, News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, Olbermann O'Reilly, Fox News Channel, Brian Kilmeade, Censorship, Olbermann-O'Reilly Truce, The New York Times, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Nbc, Media News, Olbermann Feud, O'Reilly, Media Feuds, Barack Obama, Jon Stewart, Fox & Friends, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Politics News
Michelle Schweiger Schecter

A sandbox brawl between Keith and Bill Has left their parents feeling ill They want their boys to get along Yet the ultimate result is quite wrong

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Ouch! Recession, Part 11

Dan Dorfman | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Consumption, Nouriel Roubini, Stock Market, Economic Crisis, J.C Spender, Green Shoots, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Recession, Jeffrey Immelt, Jim Rogers, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Several prominent economic voices are now calling for a double-dip recession -- an end to the current one, a recovery of sorts and then a slide back into another recession.

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GE Promotes Manufacturing Jobs in US, Then Ships 'em Overseas

Mike Elk | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Outsourcing, United Steel Workers Union, Economic Recovery, Ge, Economic Recovery Advisory Board, Doug Barlett, Economy, Free Trade, Manufacturing, Leo Gerard, Jeffrey Immelt, China, Barack Obama, Business News
Mike Elk

Without a new American manufacturing policy there will be no economic recovery. We need to move beyond a bubble economy built on debt and financial speculation and into a real economy that actually makes products.

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Manufacturing and the Limits of Comparative Advantage

Ralph Gomory | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Global Economy, Economics, David Ricardo, Economic Crisis, Comparative Advantage, Free Trade, Globalization, Ralph Gomory, Business, Ralph-Gomory, Warren Buffet, Global Economic Crisis, US Economy, u.s. Economy Problems, Economic Policy, Jeffrey Immelt, Corporate America, Trade, Financial TImes, Business News, Ceo, Free Market, Fair Trade, Business News
Ralph Gomory

Vague talk about future innovations, a post-industrial society, or an explosion of services exports is not the stuff on which to bet the prosperity of a nation.

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GE's Immelt: Financial "Armageddon" Will Leave Him And Company Intact

Bloomberg News | Posted 04.08.2009 | Business

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General Electric Co.'s Jeffrey Immelt says he's prepared to steer through a financial "armageddon" that has wiped out 78 percent of GE's market value ...

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GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt's 2008 Bonus Declined

AP | STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 03.21.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — General Electric Co. said Wednesday that Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt will forgo a 2008 bonus and performance awards...

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GE Needs To Sell More Businesses, Says Analyst

New York Times | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business

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General Electric has already sold off a baker's dozen of units, including the plastics unit where two of its former chief executives once worked. And ...

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Jack Welch: His Final Transformation Isn't Pretty

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 04.25.2008 | Business

Read More: General Electric, Ge, Jack Welch, Jeffrey Immelt, Jeff Immelt, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Was Jack helping GE by doing this? Is there any objective, rational reason that such statement be made as the company is trying to fight its way out of a problem that we are ALL suffering from at this point? In a word, NO.

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Welch On GE's Immelt: "He's Getting His Ass Kicked"

Silicon Alley Insider | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business

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What does former GE (GE) boss and straight-from-the-gut management superstar Jack Welch think caused GE's first quarter bomb? Is GE's model broken? (C...

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"Shocking" GE Results Prove Depth Of Financial Crisis

Financial Times | Francesco Guerrera, Justin Baer | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business

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General Electric underlined the depth of the global financial crisis on Friday, announcing its worst quarter in five years and slashing full-year fore...

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Stocks Fall Sharply Following GE Results

AP | TIM PARADIS | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business

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NEW YORK — Wall Street stumbled Friday after a disappointing first-quarter report from General Electric Co. surprised the market and stoked conc...

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GE's Shocking Tumble: Analysts React

Wall Street Journal | http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2008/04/11/analysts-react-ges-miss/?mod=WSJBlog | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business

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Wall Street analysts, at least in their research, tend to display a measured tone, but General Electric Co.'s surprising earnings miss has brought out...

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Pathetic GE: Blame Bear Stearns For Our Mess

Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, NBC Universal, Ge, NBC U, GE Losses, Bear Stearns, GE Profits, Jeff Immelt, Jeffrey Immelt, Business News

Good news for NBC U: they're not GE's (GE) only problem anymore. Bad news for GE: CEO Jeff Immelt suddenly sounded like the just another American CEO,...

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Feeble GE Profits Shake Markets

Bloomberg | Raychel Lane | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business

Read More: Cnbc, General Electric, Ge, Credit Crunch, Jeff Zucker, Jeff Immelt, Jeffrey Immelt, Blocked Asset Sales, Business News

General Electric Co. reported its first decline in quarterly profit since 2003, missing analyst estimates with a 12 percent drop in earnings as a free...

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GE's Immelt: Time To Go?

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 04.19.2008 | Business

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It is time for Jeff Immelt to leave. His plans for GE's long-term future are a wreak. GE's pitch that being in many businesses is better than one and...

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Harvard Business School's Greatest Lesson

Fortune | Geoff Colvin | Posted 04.04.2008 | Business

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Does Harvard Business School have a future? Its storied past will get extra attention when the school turns 100 years old on April 8. But in a fast-ch...

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GE Meets Profit Expectations

Reuters | Scott Malone | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

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General Electric Co (GE.N) posted a 4 percent rise in net profit on Friday, matching Wall Street expectations, with strong demand for heavy equipment ...

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The Best Stocks For 2008

Fortune | Jon Birger and Katie Benner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Genentech, Berkshire Hathaway, Merrill Lynch, General Electric, Electronic Arts, Ge, Petrobras Energia, Annaly Capital Management, Stock Tips, Dick's Sporting Goods, St. Joy, Jacobs Engineering, Jeffrey Immelt, EA, Business News

We'll say this for the U.S. economy: It can take a punch. Consider the blows it has absorbed just this year. The worst real estate crash since the Gr...

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