Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors
Steve Blank
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. Jeff Immelt ran GE for 16 years. He radically transformed the company from a classic conglomerate that did everything to one that focused on its core industrial businesses. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances.
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