改变世界的12家公司

    3. 美国通用电气公司

    美国通用电气公司（GE）在三大领域改变了世界。它在公司前身爱迪生通用电气公司（Edison General Electric）创始人托马斯•爱迪生的指导下把电力和电灯带给了美国和全世界。单就这一点足以使它名列榜单前茅，但不仅如此，它还在其他方面改变了世界。第二大变革是创建了美国的第一个研究实验室。第三大变革是开发了精密的管理人员发展系统，这是这家巨型企业创建之初形成的新理念。一个世纪以来，这个理念一直指引着世界各地的公司。—Geoff Colvin

    3. GE

    GE GE changed the world in not one or two, but three big ways. Guided by Thomas Edison, founder of the predecessor company Edison General Electric, it brought electricity and light bulbs to America and the world. That alone would be enough to put GE high up on our list, but there’s more. Transformation No. 2 was creating America’s first research lab. No. 3 was building an elaborate system of management development, a new idea at the advent of the giant corporation, that has guided companies around the world for over a hundred years. —Geoff Colvin