Research on General Electric Organizational Structure Reform Based on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension Theory

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10.2991/assehr.k.200826.070How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory, organizational strategy management, General Electric

Abstract

General Electric Company is the world’s largest multinational company that provides technology and service business. This article first sorts out the reform of the organizational structure of General Electric Company. Then, based on the cultural dimension theory of Hofstede, we make an analysis of the internal organizational structure reform of General Electric Company from the power distance, uncertainty avoidance, short-term orientation - the long-term orientation dimensions. Finally, we find that General Electric Company gradually clarifies the core business of the enterprise to realise a flat organization structure with lower power distance, stronger uncertainty avoidance and stronger long-term orientation. General Electric ’s organizational structure reform provides a reference for the organizational structure management of enterprises all over the world.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fan Dongxuan
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/08/28
TI  - Research on General Electric Organizational Structure Reform Based on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension Theory
BT  - Proceedings of the 2020 4th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 360
EP  - 363
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200826.070
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200826.070
ID  - Dongxuan2020
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