GE and Jack Welch
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Case Code : LDEN002
Case Length : 11 Pages
Period : 1981-2001
Pub Date : 2002
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : GE
Industry : Varied
Countries : USA
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The Making of a CEO Contd...
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However, in 1961, Jack Welch decided to quit the US$10,500
job as he was unhappy with the company's bureaucracy. He was offended that he
was given a raise of only US$1000, the same amount given to all his colleagues.
He had even accepted a job offer from International Minerals and Chemicals in
Skokie, Ill.
However, Reuben Gutoff, an executive at GE convinced Jack Welch to stay back.
Reuben Gutoff promised that he would prevent him from getting entangled in GE
red tape and would create a small-company environment with big-company resources
for him. This theme of 'small-company environment' with 'big-company resources'
came to dominate Jack Welch's own thinking as the leader of GE. |
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Jack Welch quickly rose to become the head of the plastics division in 1968.
He became a group executive for the US$1.5 billion components and materials
group in 1973. This included plastics and GE Medical Systems.
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In 1981, Jack Welch became GE's youngest CEO ever (Refer Exhibits I & II).
His predecessor, Reg Jones said, "We need entrepreneurs who are willing to
take well-considered business risks - and at the same time know how to work
in harmony with a larger business entity…The intellectual requirements are
light-years beyond the requirements of less complex organizations."
The Welch Era at GE: 1981-2001
During the first five years as CEO, Jack Welch emphasized that GE should be
No.1 or No.2 in all businesses or get out of them. |
He disposed off the businesses with low-growth prospects,
like TVs and toaster ovens. He expanded the financial-service provider GE Capital into a
powerhouse. He also entered the broadcasting industry with the acquisition of
RCA Corp., the owner of NBC TV network...
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