that Welch created looked a little different to line employees.
http://hnn.us/articles/5546.html
The downsizing phenomenon that Welch is largely responsible has been extensively studied by management researchers. They find it, consistantly, very different than potrayed by the fierecley anti-employee types that idolize him. Some examples.
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Evidence from studies by the American Management Association (AMA), Society of Human Resource Management, academic researchers, and management consultants reveals that downsizing generally fails to improve performance, productivity, or profits. Two-thirds of downsized companies have not realized productivity gains, according to AMA research, and most executives who cut back on personnel report unanticipated negative side effects.
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http://www.humax.net/econ.html
In fact by every definition including profits downsizing firms do worse than companies that dont treat their employees as Welch did as disposable dog dirt. If you need hard data look at the Academy of Management Journal or Academy of Management Review - the best empirical management journals in the world and hardly liberal.
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/bibli...6-0679421327-4
How about providing any evidence that GE employed more people after he left than before he took over. Or that line employees did better under his tenure.