General Electric Co. ’s decision to break apart reignites the question of the best structure for business: fit and focused, or diversified.
GE , in its announcement Tuesday to separate into three public companies, follows German engineering giant Siemens AG , chemical conglomerate DowDuPont Inc. and others in shrinking by spinning off divisions or forming separate entities. Other large industrial companies, including Emerson Electric Co. , have made moves of their own to focus parts of their businesses.
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