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What flexibility changes were made in the GE company after changing to a horizontal structure?

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1. What flexibility changes were made in the GE company after changing to a horizontal structure?

Changing to a horizontal corporation with flexibility changes result in significant gains.

* First, GE's Chairman, John F. Welch Jr., speaks of building a more flexible and "boundaryless" company which has reduced costs, shortened cycle times, and increased the company's responsiveness to its customers.

* Multidisciplinary teams were introduced. For example, GE's $3 billion lighting business scrambled a more traditional ...

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