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At any Cost:Jack Welch, General Electric, and the Pursuit Of Profit
[Paperback - 1999]
thomas f. o'boyle
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Category: Business
Sub-category: Leadership
Publisher: Vintage | ISBN: 9780375705670 | Pages: 480
Shipping Weight: .391 | Dimensions: 5.22 x 1.05 x 7.93 inches

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"OBoyle has researched and written a monumental book that should be mandatory reading for all CEOs and anyone concerned with business ethics." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Superb . . . a spirited study of General Electric, and of its sometimes brilliant, sometimes bungling, but always ruthless boss, Jack Welch."                               --Chicago Sun-Times

With convincing passion and meticulous research, Thomas F. OBoyle explores the forces behind General Electrics rise to the top of Wall Street, questioning if GE, with chief executive officer Jack Welch at the helm, is still "bringing good things to life."        Welch--explosive, profit-hungry, and pragmatic--catapulted GEs stocks to the top, up 1,155 percent from 1982 to 1997. OBoyle argues that these astounding results have come only with the heavy price of employees lives, blighted under the tyranny of "Neutron Jack" Welch, so named for his bomb-like ability to eliminate staff without disturbing surrounding operations. During Welchs reign, hard-nosed success tactics--unblinking downsizing, ruthless acquisition negotiations, and the virtual abandonment of manufacturing in favor of the more glamorous entertainment and financial services industries--coexist with scandals like price-fixing, pollution, and defense contract fraud. Sure to spark controversy, this gripping, comprehensive account begs the greater question: Is Jack Welchs GE a model company for business in the next century, or is it time to change the way the world does business?

"Smoothly written and thoroughly researched." --USA Today

"This book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of corporate America. . . . Thomas F. OBoyle persuades you that GE--Jack Welchs GE--brings bad things to life. In abundance."         --Washington Monthly

About the Author

Thomas F. OBoyle lives near Pittsburgh.

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