03934nam 2200613 a 450 991013920870332120170810184924.01-282-78335-197866127833570-470-93548-00-470-93547-2(CKB)2560000000016451(EBL)589016(OCoLC)665842160(SSID)ssj0000430363(PQKBManifestationID)11317324(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430363(PQKBWorkID)10452959(PQKB)11749800(MiAaPQ)EBC589016(EXLCZ)99256000000001645120000321d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnlikely victory[electronic resource] how General Electric succeeded in the chemical industry /by Jerome T. CoeNew York American Institute of Chemical Engineersc20001 online resource (231 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8169-0819-2 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Unlikely Victory: How General Electric Succeeded in the Chemical Industry; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. What's General Electric Doing in the Chemical Business?; 2. Early Years of GE Chemistry: 1900-1948 Electrical Insulation; Silicones; GE Forms a Chemical Division; 3. GE Silicones: 1940-1964 From Shaky Start to Successful Business; 4. Loctite An Invention that Got Away; 5. Synthetic Diamond GE Break-Through Caps Two Centuries of Research; 6. Lexan Polycarbonate: 1953-1968 The "Unbreakable" Thermoplastic7. Noryl Thermoplastic: 1956-1968 Victory Snatched from Jaws of Defeat8. GE Engineering Plastics: 1968-1987 Headlong Growth to World Leadership; 9. Growth by Means of a Major Acquisition: 1988-1991 ABS Plastics Up for Bid; A New Polycarbonate Process; 10. Laminates and Insulating Materials GE Core-businesses Decline in Importance; 11. GE Silicones: 1965-1998 Sealants Leadership; World Participation; 12. GE Engineering Plastics: 1992-1998 After Recession, Growth Resumes13. People Make the Difference Four Scientists: Eugene G. Rochow, H. Tracy Hall and the GE Diamond Research Team, Daniel W Fox, Allan S. Hay Five Managers: Abraham L. Marshall, Charles E. Reed, John F. Welch, Jr,. Glen H. Hiner, Gary L. Rogers14. Summation How Big an Achievement? How Attained? Nine Strategies; Glossary; A. Thermoplastic Polymers. Compounds. and Blends; B. Trade-names, Companies. and Chemical Terms; C. GE Organization Notes; Chapter References; Names Index; Subject IndexMany 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 with General Electric, who spent more than 20 years as a manager of the company's chemical businesses, suggests that it was a combination of necessity, forward-thinking of the engineers, and managers wise enough to give them breathing room. "Much of what they did (then) was counter to the prevailing GEChemical industryUnited StatesConglomerate corporationsUnited StatesInternational business enterprisesUnited StatesElectronic books.Chemical industryConglomerate corporationsInternational business enterprises338.7/66/00973338.76600973Coe Jerome T.1921-944248MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910139208703321Unlikely victory2131619UNINA