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. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. GE’s gross margin was 21% last year, compared with 28% at United Technologies and 30% at Siemens.
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