Jack Welch
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- Born
- 1935
- Died
- 2020-03-01
- Works
- 28
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- להוביל ולנצח: התשובות לשאלות הבוערות של עולם העסקים
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- Jakku Weruchi waga keiei
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- 30 Rock — Jack Welch2006
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Jack Welch John Frances Welch Jr. was born in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1935. A 1957 University of Massachusetts graduate, with a B.S. in chemical engineering, Welch continued to pursue his education at the University of Illinois, with M.S. and PhD degrees in chemical engineering. Jack Welch joined General Electric in 1960, and after only a year, he actually wanted to leave the company and take a job offer he had received from International Minerals & Chemicals. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 76,882x
- A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein
· 1982 · cited 18,569x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,368x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,328x
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,248x
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Key facts
- Born
- John Francis Welch Jr. , ( 1935-11-19 ) November 19, 1935, Peabody, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01) (aged 84), New York City, New York, U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Massachusetts Amherst ( BS ), University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ( MS , PhD )
- Occupations
- Business executive chemical engineer writer
- Title
- Chairman & CEO of General Electric (1981–2001)
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Carolyn B. Osburn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1987 ) Jane Beasley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) Suzy Wetlaufer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 )
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Key dates
- Born
- 19 November 1935
- Died
- 1 March 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Peabody
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Spouse
- Suzy Welch
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Employer
- MIT Sloan School of Management
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
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John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) between 1981 and 2001. During his twenty-year tenure, GE's market value grew from $14 billion to $600 billion, and he has frequently been cited as one of the greatest chief executives of the twentieth century.
Under Welch, GE acquired the RCA Corporation in 1986 and expanded aggressively into financial services through GE Capital, which came to account for 40% of the company's revenue. He also restructured GE around a philosophy that each of its business units must rank first or second in its market, shedding those that did not meet that standard. By the end of his tenure GE was the most valuable company in the world.
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