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"Governance Channels, Structures, and Capabilities in Multibusiness Organizations: A Historical Case Analysis of the General Electric Co."

Professor William Ocasio

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Management & Organizations

November 17, 2006

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Introduction (00:00:00)

Title Slide (00:02:55)

Personal Background (00:04:28)

Motivation for research (00:09:51)

What are governance channels and why study them? (00:12:48)

Beyond Chandler and Williamson (00:24:00)

Chandler's (1990) Implicit Model of Governance Structure, Strategy, and Capabilities (00:26:10)

Research Questions (00:28:32)

Analytical Induction (00:32:59)

Research Design (00:33:29)

Data and Methods (00:36:03)

Evolving Levels and Architecture of Corporate-Business Unit Hierarchy (00:38:04)

Evolving Channel Structure and Function (00:43:52)

Commercialization of Engineering Plastics (00:50:49)

Entry into Computer Business (00:55:32)

MRI and GEMS (00:59:25)

Six Sigma in Medical Imaging (01:10:34)

Findings (01:10:59)

Governance Channel Chart (01:15:30)

Governance Channel Chart 2 (01:15:44)

Governance Channel Chart 3 (01:15:55)

Channel Coupling (01:18:14)

Model of Decision Making and Corporate Capabilities (01:19:10)

GE's Corporate Capabilities (01:19:57)

Conclusions (01:20:51)

Presentation of Tile (01:21:50)

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