GE has been constantly undergoing change in 20th century. In the 1930s, GE was centralized and had a tightly controlled corporate form. In the 1950s, decentralization occurred through delegation of responsibility to department managers. In the 1960s, profitless growth was experienced and sophisticated strategic planning systems were implemented. And in the 1970s, the corporation was divided into strategic business units (SBUs) and then to business sectors. Early GE Restructuring Efforts When Jack Welch became CEO …showed first 75 words of 976 total…

…showed last 75 words of 976 total…access sites with their own usernames and passwords so that they can be reached much faster in terms of service * Intranets can be utilized via constant internet access for the use of employees (reporting, performance appraisals, feedback etc.) All these implementations are very much inline with Welch's approach of boundaryless behavior, stretch and importance of services. And also, inline with the six sigma objectives, waste can be easily eliminated with paperless environment; a vision of