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題名 Studies on the Business and Financial Strategy of Global Companies with Diversified Businesses
作者 陳威\\旭
貢獻者 林基煌
陳威\\旭
關鍵詞 奇異
多角化
跨國企業
財務策略
GE
Diversification
Globalization
Financial Strategy
日期 2004
上傳時間 18-Sep-2009 15:07:29 (UTC+8)
摘要 N/A
In the previous academic studies, there are different views on the pros and cons for diversified firms and focus firms. On the other hand, most of previous works show that going to globalization is quite a definite trend and able to generate values for its shareholders. Both topics are especially critical for contemporary multi-business multinational firms, of which GE is a very typical example.

In this study, we intend to conduct comprehensive analysis of the business and financial strategy that GE uses to grab deeper understanding of how a globally diversified company should leverage its competitive advantages to pursue growth and great performance. We also provide our views on some of the potential issues for firms like GE and recommend some measures to be done to make those companies more financially sound.

From the result of our case study, we primarily conclude that diversification is good if the company can leverage the power of its various businesses and use the resources of one business to support the others in a reasonable manner. It is also crucial that the diversified firm should do its best to maintain its transparency to the outsiders to remove their concerns about information asymmetry. Furthermore, from the case of GE, it is also suggested that globalization should do a company with the scale like GE’s more good than harm. Going globally is actually an inevitable direction for most of the companies in the future.
參考文獻 Berstein L. A., Wild, J. J., 1999. Analysis of financial statements, 5th ed.,
Brady, D., Scherriek, S., Timmons, H., 2002. “How does GE grow?” Business Week April 8.
Bruche, G., 2000. “Corporate strategy, relatedness and diversification.” Unpublished Manuscript, the Business Institute Berlin at the Berlin School of Economics (FHW-Berlin)
Chen, H., Hu, M.Y., Shieh, J.C.P., 1991. “The wealth effect of international joint ventures: the case of U.S. investment in China.” Financial Management 20, 31-41.
Chang, S.C. & Huang, P. C., 2002. “Corporate multinationalism, organizational learning, and market reaction to international joint ventures: evidence from Taiwan.” Global Finance Journal 13, 181-194.
Denis, D.J., Denis, D.K., Sarin, A., 1997b. “Agency problems, equity ownership, and corporate diversification.” Journal of Finance 52, 135-160.
Doukas, J. & Travlos, N.G., 1988. “The effect of corporate multinationalism on shareholders’ wealth.” Journal of Finance 43, 1161-1175.
Gordan, M. J., 1962. “The investment, financing and valuation of the corporation.” Homeward, IL: Richard D. Irwin.
Govindarajan, V., Gupta, A., 2000. “Analysis of the Emerging Global Arena.” European Management Journal 18, No. 3, 274-284.
Gupta, A. & Misra, L., 2000. “The value of experiential learning by organizations: evidence from international joint ventures.” Journal of Financial Research 33, 77-102.
Hadlock, C., Ryngaert, M., Thomas, S., 2001. “Corporate structure and equity offerings: are there benefits to diversification?” Journal of Business 54, 613-635.
Hamel, G., 1991. “Competition for competence and Interpartner learning within international strategic alliances.” Strategic Management Journal 12, 83-103.
International Monetary Fund, 1997, World Economic Outlook
Kogut, B., 1983. “Foreign direct investment as a sequential process.” The Multinational Corporation in the 1980s, 38-56.
Lang, M., Lundholm, R.J., 1996. “Corporate disclosure policy and analyst behavior.” The Accounting Review 71, 467-492.
Lewellen, W., 1971. “A pure financial rationale for the conglomerate merger.” Journal of Finance 26, 521-537.
MacDougall, D. C., 2002. “Company update – General Electric – A closer look at GECS and implications for GE, Equity Research.” J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Markides, C. C., Williamson, P. J., 1996. “Related diversification, core competencies and corporate performance.” Strategic Management Journal 15, 149-165
Martin, J. D., Sayrak, A. 2003. “Corporate diversification and shareholder value: a survey of recent literature.” Journal of Corporate Finance 9, 37-57.
Montegomery, C. A., 1994. “Corporate diversification.” Journal of Economics Perspectives 8 (3), 163-178.
Parshotam, D., 2000. “Relationship of firm size, initial diversification, and internationalization with strategic change.” Journal of Business Research 48, 135-146.
Porter, M. E., 1980. “Competitive strategy: techniques for analyzing industries and competitors.” New York: free press
Prahalad, C.K., 1990. “The changing nature of worldwide competition.” Vital Speech of the Day 56, 354-357.
Slater, R., Jack, 1999. Jack Welch and the GE Way (企業強權-傑克.威爾許再造奇異之道 (袁世珮 譯)). 281-294.
Stewart, T. A., 1999a. “See Jack. See Jack run Europe.” Fortune September 27, 124-136
Stewart, T. A. 1999b. “The house that Jack built.” The Economist September 18, 23-26
Stowe, J. D., Robinson, T. R., Pinto, J. E., McLeavey, D. W., 2002. Analysis of equity investments: valuation, 47-50
Thomas, S., 2002. “Firm diversification and asymmetric information: evidence from analysts’ forecasts and earnings announcements.” Journal of Financial Economics 64, 373-396.
Timmons., H., 2002. “Does GE Capital deserve that AAA?” Business Week Apr. 8
Welch, J., Byrne, J. A., 2001. jack: straight from the gut. 2001
吳啟銘, 2001. 企業評價 – 個案實證分析. 67-68
描述 碩士
國立政治大學
經營管理碩士學程(EMBA)
90932720
93
資料來源 http://thesis.lib.nccu.edu.tw/record/#G0909327201
資料類型 thesis
dc.contributor.advisor 林基煌zh_TW
dc.contributor.author (Authors) 陳威\\旭zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) 陳威\\旭zh_TW
dc.date (日期) 2004en_US
dc.date.accessioned 18-Sep-2009 15:07:29 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 18-Sep-2009 15:07:29 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 18-Sep-2009 15:07:29 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier (Other Identifiers) G0909327201en_US
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/35481-
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dc.description.abstract (摘要) N/Azh_TW
dc.description.abstract (摘要) In the previous academic studies, there are different views on the pros and cons for diversified firms and focus firms. On the other hand, most of previous works show that going to globalization is quite a definite trend and able to generate values for its shareholders. Both topics are especially critical for contemporary multi-business multinational firms, of which GE is a very typical example.

In this study, we intend to conduct comprehensive analysis of the business and financial strategy that GE uses to grab deeper understanding of how a globally diversified company should leverage its competitive advantages to pursue growth and great performance. We also provide our views on some of the potential issues for firms like GE and recommend some measures to be done to make those companies more financially sound.

From the result of our case study, we primarily conclude that diversification is good if the company can leverage the power of its various businesses and use the resources of one business to support the others in a reasonable manner. It is also crucial that the diversified firm should do its best to maintain its transparency to the outsiders to remove their concerns about information asymmetry. Furthermore, from the case of GE, it is also suggested that globalization should do a company with the scale like GE’s more good than harm. Going globally is actually an inevitable direction for most of the companies in the future.
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dc.description.tableofcontents Chapter 1 Introduction…………………………………………………………………. 4
1.1 Research Motivation………………………………………………………... 4
1.2 Research Objectives………………………………………………………… 5
1.3 Methodology……………………………………………………………….. 6
1.3.1 Review and Analysis on Secondary Sources………………………………. 6
1.3.2 Competitive Forces Analysis………………………………………………. 6
1.3.3 Case Study – Using GE as an Example…………………………………… 6
1.3.4 Comparative Financial Analysis of GE with the Benchmarked Company… 7
1.3.5 Interview with GE’s Senior Executives…………………………………… 7
1.4 Conceptual Structure………………………………………………………. 9
1.5 Limitations………………………………………………………………… 11

Chapter 2 Literature Review…………………………………………………………. 12
2.1 Diversified Companies vs. Focused Companies – Trend in the Industry
and Theories Developed………………………………………………….. 12
2.2 Globalization of Companies and the Trend………………………………. 17

Chapter 3 Case Study………………………………………………………………... 22
3.1 Introduction to GE and Its Businesses……………………………………. 22
3.1.1 Introduction to GE………………………………………………………... 22
3.1.2 Introduction to GE’s Businesses…………………………………………. 27
3.2 Competitive Forces Analysis……………………………………………... 34
3.3 GE’s Business and Financial Strategy……………………………………. 38
3.4 Comparative Financial Analysis………………………………………….. 44
3.4.1 Short-Term Liquidity……………………………………………………... 44
3.4.2 Specialized Cash Flow Ratios……………………………………………. 48
3.4.3 Capital Structure and Solvency…………………………………………... 52
3.4.4 Return on Invested Capital……………………………………………….. 55
3.5 EVA Analysis and Valuation……………………………………………... 60
3.5.1 EVA Analysis……………………………………………………………. 60
3.5.2 Valuation………………………………………………………………… 64
3.6 GE & Diversification……………………………………………………. 69
3.7 GE & Globalization……………………………………………………… 72

Chapter 4 Conclusions and Suggested Further Studies…………………………….. 76
4.1 Conclusion………………………………………………………………. 76
4.2 Suggested Further Studies………………………………………………. 84

Reference …………………………………………………………………………… 86
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dc.subject (關鍵詞) 奇異zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 多角化zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 跨國企業zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) 財務策略zh_TW
dc.subject (關鍵詞) GEen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Diversificationen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Globalizationen_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Financial Strategyen_US
dc.title (題名) Studies on the Business and Financial Strategy of Global Companies with Diversified Businesseszh_TW
dc.type (資料類型) thesisen
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Berstein L. A., Wild, J. J., 1999. Analysis of financial statements, 5th ed.,zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Brady, D., Scherriek, S., Timmons, H., 2002. “How does GE grow?” Business Week April 8.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Bruche, G., 2000. “Corporate strategy, relatedness and diversification.” Unpublished Manuscript, the Business Institute Berlin at the Berlin School of Economics (FHW-Berlin)zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Chen, H., Hu, M.Y., Shieh, J.C.P., 1991. “The wealth effect of international joint ventures: the case of U.S. investment in China.” Financial Management 20, 31-41.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Chang, S.C. & Huang, P. C., 2002. “Corporate multinationalism, organizational learning, and market reaction to international joint ventures: evidence from Taiwan.” Global Finance Journal 13, 181-194.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Denis, D.J., Denis, D.K., Sarin, A., 1997b. “Agency problems, equity ownership, and corporate diversification.” Journal of Finance 52, 135-160.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Doukas, J. & Travlos, N.G., 1988. “The effect of corporate multinationalism on shareholders’ wealth.” Journal of Finance 43, 1161-1175.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Gordan, M. J., 1962. “The investment, financing and valuation of the corporation.” Homeward, IL: Richard D. Irwin.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Govindarajan, V., Gupta, A., 2000. “Analysis of the Emerging Global Arena.” European Management Journal 18, No. 3, 274-284.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Gupta, A. & Misra, L., 2000. “The value of experiential learning by organizations: evidence from international joint ventures.” Journal of Financial Research 33, 77-102.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Hadlock, C., Ryngaert, M., Thomas, S., 2001. “Corporate structure and equity offerings: are there benefits to diversification?” Journal of Business 54, 613-635.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Hamel, G., 1991. “Competition for competence and Interpartner learning within international strategic alliances.” Strategic Management Journal 12, 83-103.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) International Monetary Fund, 1997, World Economic Outlookzh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Kogut, B., 1983. “Foreign direct investment as a sequential process.” The Multinational Corporation in the 1980s, 38-56.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Lang, M., Lundholm, R.J., 1996. “Corporate disclosure policy and analyst behavior.” The Accounting Review 71, 467-492.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Lewellen, W., 1971. “A pure financial rationale for the conglomerate merger.” Journal of Finance 26, 521-537.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) MacDougall, D. C., 2002. “Company update – General Electric – A closer look at GECS and implications for GE, Equity Research.” J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Markides, C. C., Williamson, P. J., 1996. “Related diversification, core competencies and corporate performance.” Strategic Management Journal 15, 149-165zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Martin, J. D., Sayrak, A. 2003. “Corporate diversification and shareholder value: a survey of recent literature.” Journal of Corporate Finance 9, 37-57.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Montegomery, C. A., 1994. “Corporate diversification.” Journal of Economics Perspectives 8 (3), 163-178.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Parshotam, D., 2000. “Relationship of firm size, initial diversification, and internationalization with strategic change.” Journal of Business Research 48, 135-146.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Porter, M. E., 1980. “Competitive strategy: techniques for analyzing industries and competitors.” New York: free presszh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Prahalad, C.K., 1990. “The changing nature of worldwide competition.” Vital Speech of the Day 56, 354-357.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Slater, R., Jack, 1999. Jack Welch and the GE Way (企業強權-傑克.威爾許再造奇異之道 (袁世珮 譯)). 281-294.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Stewart, T. A., 1999a. “See Jack. See Jack run Europe.” Fortune September 27, 124-136zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Stewart, T. A. 1999b. “The house that Jack built.” The Economist September 18, 23-26zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Stowe, J. D., Robinson, T. R., Pinto, J. E., McLeavey, D. W., 2002. Analysis of equity investments: valuation, 47-50zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Thomas, S., 2002. “Firm diversification and asymmetric information: evidence from analysts’ forecasts and earnings announcements.” Journal of Financial Economics 64, 373-396.zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Timmons., H., 2002. “Does GE Capital deserve that AAA?” Business Week Apr. 8zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) Welch, J., Byrne, J. A., 2001. jack: straight from the gut. 2001zh_TW
dc.relation.reference (參考文獻) 吳啟銘, 2001. 企業評價 – 個案實證分析. 67-68zh_TW