House That Jack Built, The

Synopsis

Reports on widely criticised management philosophy of Jack Welch, who, as director of General Electric (USA) for 13 years revolutionised the way the company is run, making it more profitable year by year. One consequence has been the laying off 100,000 workers.

Series

Business Matters, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. 40 min.

Year of production

1993

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 17/6/93.

Subjects

Business studies

Keywords

electricity industries; management of change

Credits

Producer

Brian Davies

Cast

David Lomax

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’