Introduction In modern times, publicly traded companies are widespread across the world. A publicly traded company means that a company can be owned by a large group of people. Every shareholder can influence the company's decision-making process and get its dividends from the profits. Being a publicly traded company means disclosing all financial statements, even if these can be used against the company by its competitors. One positive aspect is raising funds for expansion and investment. General Electrical Company is one of several publicly traded companies in the United States of America. It is a diversified industrial society. The company's official website provides information about the company's work in four directions: building, healing, moving and providing energy. 1) Building: The General Electrical Company is building the world by providing capital, skills, and infrastructure for a global economy; 2) Curing: General Electrical (GE) continually works to make the world a healthier place by providing healthcare technology that saves nearly 3,000 lives every day; 3) Moving: the company moves the world in the safest, fastest and most efficient way possible; 4) Power - GE powers the world with the cleanest, most advanced energy technologies and solutions. Currently, the company operates in segments such as GE Energy, GE Healthcare, GEAviation, GE Capital, GE Lighting and Home & Business Solutions. There are over 300,000 employees in more than 100 countries. Mission and Vision of General Electric Company Mission and vision are very important parts of the company's work. The mission statement informs people about what the company determines...... middle of document......2012/pdf/GE_AR12.pdfGeneral Electric Company. (2008) The spirit and the letter. Retrieved from http://files.gecompany.com/gecom/citizenship/pdfs/TheSpirit&TheLetter.pdfGeneral Electric Company. (2014a). Charter of the Governance and Public Affairs Committee. Retrieved from http://www.ge.com/sites/default/files/GPAC_charter.pdf General Electric Company. (2014b). Charter of the Risk Committee. Retrieved from http://www.ge.com/sites/default/files/RC_charter.pdfGeneral Electric Company. (n.d.). Information sheet. Retrieved from http://www.ge.com/about-us/fact-sheetPorter, M.E. (1980). Competitive strategy: techniques for analyzing industries and competitors. New York: The Free Press.Porter, M.E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from http://hbr.org/2008/01/the-five-competitive-forces-that-shape-strategy/ar/1