Ge Organizational Behavior

Table of Contents

Organizational Commitment 5

Job Satisfaction 7

Job Performance 9

Teams: Processes and Communications 11

References 14

An Outlook of Organizational Behavior of General Electric

A slogan as powerful as ‘Imagination at Work’ could not be associated with any other multi-national corporation other than General Electric. GE is one of Fortune’s 500 companies and has one of the top revenue margins in the world. Forbes Magazine ranks it fourth on its Global 2000 list, which list the world’s biggest public companies. GE is also highly ranked in other categories such as sixth in Market Value and eighth in World’s Most Powerful Brands (Forbes, 2013). Furthermore, General Electric offers a diverse array of products and services ranging from turbines to financial services. The company is well known for the development of products that offer energy solutions in areas such as electricity, oil and gas, hydro-electricity, and green energy. To say GE is solely an energy solution company would be erroneous because as they state, “We build appliances, lighting, power systems and other products that help millions of homes, offices, factories, and retail facilities around the world work better” (General Electric, 2013). 

Founded by a merger of companies (Edison General Electric Company of Schenectady, New York and Thomson-Houston Electric Company of Lynn, Massachusetts) by Tomas Edison in 1892, the diversity of this company is one of the attributes that set it apart from other multi-national conglomerates.  Early innovative products include Edison legacies such as light bulbs, elevators, motors, and toasters. Additionally, GE’s leadership culture is considered one of the most innovative, complex, and controversial amongst the top performing multi-nationals. Jack Welch became president of GE in 1981 and drastically revolutionized how the company was run. Welch decentralized operations and strongly believed in a high-risk approach to extraordinary...