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Unlikely victory : how General Electric succeeded in the chemical industry /

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Many companies that stray too far from their core business fail. So how is it that General Electric, a major electrical manufacturing company, ended up as one of the top U.S. chemical producers--with 1998 sales of 6.6 billion? In Unlikely Victory, Jerome T. Coe, a retired 40-year career employee wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coe, Jerome T., 1921-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : American Institute of Chemical Engineers, ©2000.
Subjects:
General Electric Company.
Chemical industry > United States.
Conglomerate corporations > United States.
International business enterprises > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • What's General Electric Doing in the Chemical Business?
  • Early Years of GE Chemistry: 1900₆1948
  • GE Silicones: 1940₆1964
  • Loctite
  • Synthetic Diamond
  • Lexan Polycarbonate: 1953₆1968
  • Noryl Thermoplastic: 1956₆1968
  • GE Engineering Plastics: 1968₆1987
  • Growth by Means of a Major Acquisition: 1988₆1991
  • Laminates and Insulating Materials
  • GE Silicones: 1965₆1998
  • GE Engineering Plastics: 1992₆1998
  • People Make the Difference
  • Summation
  • Appendix: Glossary
  • Chapter References
  • Names Index
  • Subject Index.