Imagination at Work

Administratin and International

Bussines
Curso: Ingles III
Angie Aduvire Sequeiros

UAP

History
Formed by 1890, Thomas Alva Edison had
brought together several of his business
interests under one corporation to form
Edison General Electric.

At about the same time, Thomson-Houston

Electric Company, under the leadership of
Charles Coffin, gained access to a number
of key patents through the acquisition of a
number of competitors.

Subsequently, General Electric was formed by the

1892 merger of Edison General Electric of
Schenectady, New York and Thomson-Houston
Electric Company of Lynn, Massachusetts and both
plants remain in operation under the GE banner to
this day.

The company was incorporated in New

York, with the Schenectady plant as
headquarters for many years thereafter.
Around the same time, General Electric's
Canadian counterpart, Canadian General
Electric, was formed.
In 1896, General Electric was one of the
original 12 companies listed on the newly
formed Dow Jones Industrial Average and
still remains after 115 years, the only one
remaining on the Dow index. General
Electric has however not been on the DOW
continuously.
In 1911 the National Electric Lamp Association
(NELA) was absorbed into General Electric's
existing lighting business. GE then established its
lighting division headquarters at Nela Park in East
Cleveland, Ohio. Nela Park is still the
headquarters for GE's lighting business.

GE's long history of working with

turbines in the power-generation
field gave them the engineering
know-how to move into the new
field of aircraft turbo
superchargers.

GE
introduced
the
first
superchargers during World War I,
and continued to develop them
during
the
Interwar
period.
Superchargers
became
indispensable
in
the
years
immediately prior to World War II,
and GE was the world leader in
exhaust-driven supercharging when

GE was one of the eight major computer

companies during the 1960s with IBM,
the largest, called "Snow White" followed
by the "Seven Dwarfs": Burroughs, NCR,
Control Data Corporation, Honeywell,
RCA, UNIVAC and GE.

GE had an extensive line

of general purpose and
special
purpose
computers. Among them
were the GE 200, GE 400,
and GE 600 series general
purpose computers, the
GE 4010, GE 4020, and
GE
4060
real
time
process
control
computers.

Products &
Services

GE AVIATION

CONSUMER
PRODUCTS

Computer Accessories & Home

Electronics
Digital Cameras
Generator Systems
Holiday Lighting
Housewares: Blenders, Toasters, Coffee
Makers, Toaster Ovens
Personal Healthcare Products: Blood
Glucose Monitors, Test Strips, Kits And
Related Accessories.
Residential Home Filtration: A Leading
Provider Of Water Treatment And
Filtration Systems.
Sealants
Telephones

ENERGY

Corporate recognition and rankings

In 2011, Fortune ranked GE the 6th largest firm in the U.S.,
as well as the 14th most profitable. Other rankings for
2011/2012 include the following:
#7 company for leaders (Fortune)
#5 best global brand (Interbrand)
#82 green company (Newsweek)
#15 most admired company (Fortune)
#19 most innovative company (Fast Company).