Analysis of Transition Risks and Remedies: GE and India

Ronald L. Dearinger, University of Florida

Abstract

Risks are inherent to expansion from a domestic marketplace to a global setting. General Electric is a company prepared to expand its operations into the nation of India that is a country exhibiting layers of cultural complexity. General Electric can mitigate the transition risks imposed by issues of cultural diversity, technological and communications, political, and economic risks within the organization and communities as it enters India.