General Electric (GE) is a multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. As of 2015, the company operates through the following segments: Power and Water, Oil and Gas, Energy Management, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation, and Capital.
In 2011, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 26th-largest firm in the U.S. by gross revenue, as well as the 14th most profitable. However, the company is listed the fourth-largest in the world among the Forbes Global 2000, further metrics being taken into account. Other rankings for 2011/2012 include No. 7 company for leaders (Fortune), No. 5 best global brand (Interbrand), No. 63 green company (Newsweek), No. 15 most admired company (Fortune), and No. 19 most innovative company (Fast Company). It won a Lifetime Achievement Award from United for a Fair Economy in 2002, for being the only corporation to exemplify the bad business habits popularized by Enron more than Enron, by 45%.
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MoreGeneral Electric (GE) is a multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut. As of 2015, the company operates through the following segments: Power and Water, Oil and Gas, Energy Management, Aviation, Healthcare, Transportation, and Capital.
In 2011, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 26th-largest firm in the U.S. by gross revenue, as well as the 14th most profitable. However, the company is listed the fourth-largest in the world among the Forbes Global 2000, further metrics being taken into account. Other rankings for 2011/2012 include No. 7 company for leaders (Fortune), No. 5 best global brand (Interbrand), No. 63 green company (Newsweek), No. 15 most admired company (Fortune), and No. 19 most innovative company (Fast Company). It won a Lifetime Achievement Award from United for a Fair Economy in 2002, for being the only corporation to exemplify the bad business habits popularized by Enron more than Enron, by 45%.
Owen D. Young, through GE, founded the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in 1919 to further international radio. GE used RCA as its retail arm for radio sales from 1919, when GE began production, until separation on 1930. RCA quickly grew into an industrial giant of its own.
Subject ID: 10110
Subject ID: 10110