Since 2001, GE, the World's Largest Conglomerate, Had Been Underperforming

question 91

Essay

Since 2001, GE, the world's largest conglomerate, had been underperforming the S&P 500 stock index. In late 2008,
the firm announced that it was considering spinning off its consumer and industrial unit. What do you believe are
GE's motives for their proposed restructuring? Why do you believe they chose a spin-off rather than an alternative
restructuring strategy?

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Definitions:

Price Elasticity

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, indicating its sensitivity to price changes.

Revenue Models

Financial frameworks that outline how a business or project generates earnings through its operations and sales.

Breakeven Volume

The quantity of sales or units sold at which total revenues equal total costs, meaning the business makes neither profit nor loss.

Outsourcing Cost

The expenses incurred by a company when it contracts external sources to perform tasks, services, or produce goods that could be done in-house.