General Electric: the rise and fall of an American icon

The book by veteran American financial journalist William D. Cohen, which is one of the bestsellers of 2022, highlights the amazing story of the extraordinary rise and incredible fall of the most famous US corporation - General Electric. It is to her that we owe the emergence and implementation of many inventions that we take for granted today - from the light bulb to the jet engine. Based on documentary information about the company's almost 130-year history and exclusive interviews with key figures from its golden era, the book explores the depths of GE's legendary management culture. This is a stunning story about the ambition, arrogance, selfishness and hostility that destroyed the once great company. The author argues that GE's legacy is both a model and a warning through which one can understand 20th-century America.