General Electric struggling

  1. What problems was General Electric struggling with during the 1960s
    and 1970s? How did Reg Jones try to fix these problems?
  2. How did Jack Welch move to fix the problems that Jones was dealing
    with?
  3. What is your assessment of Welch’s tenure?
  4. What was Immelt trying to achieve at GE? What is your assessment
    of his tenure? What were the positive aspects? What didn’t work and
    why?
  5. What are the challenges now confronting Flannery? What should he
    do?
  6. What does the GE case teach you about how to create value through
    corporate diversification?