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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business Review

in 2013 to 3.7 Before 2018, it had the three standard board committees — governance, compensation, and audit — plus a technology and risk committee to cover important areas such as product risk, cybersecurity, and technological innovation. in early 2018, according to Moody’s.

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Alibaba Looks More Like GE than Google

Harvard Business Review

As the 2010 case describes: By his own admission, Ma was a fan of Jack Welch, so it was only natural that his organization came to resemble that of GE in some regards. As a 2013 HBR article explained, “Conglomerates may be regarded as dinosaurs in the developed world, but in emerging markets, diversified business groups continue to thrive.”.

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