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70年代中期，美国经济又出现停滞，通用电气公司于1972年接任为董事长的琼（Jones），担心到80年代可能会出现比较长期的经济不景气，到1977年底他又进一步改组公司的管理体制，从1978年1月实行“执行部制”，也就是“超事业部制”。这种体制就是在各个事业部上再建立一些“超事业部”，来统辖和协调各事业部的活动，也就是在事业部的上面又多了一级管理。这样，一方面使最高领导机构可以减轻日常事务工作，便于集中力量掌握有关企业发展的决策性战略计划；一方面也增强了企业的灵活性。在改组后的体制中，董事长琼斯和两名副董事长组成最高领导机构执行局，专管长期战略计划，负责和政府打交道，以及研究税制等问题。执行局下面设5个“执行部”（即“超事业部”，包括消费类产品服务执行部、工业产品零件执行部、电力设备执行部、国际执行部、技术设备材料执行部），每个执行部由一名副总经理负责。执行部下共设有9个总部（集团），50个事业部，49个战略事业单位。各事业部的日常事务，以至有关市场、产品、技术、顾客等方面的战略决策，以前都必须向公司最高领导机构报告，分别由两位副董事长领导。此外，财务、人事和法律3个参谋部门直接由董事长领导。

In the mid-1970s, the US economy stagnated again. Jones, who took over as chairman of General Electric in 1972, was concerned that there might be a relatively long-term economic downturn by the 1980s. By the end of 1977, he further reorganized the company's management system and implemented the "executive department system", also known as the "super department system", from January 1978. This system is to establish some "super business units" on each business unit to govern and coordinate the activities of each business unit, which means adding an additional level of management above the business unit. In this way, on the one hand, it enables the highest leadership organization to reduce daily affairs and facilitate the concentration of efforts to grasp decision-making strategic plans related to enterprise development; On the one hand, it also enhances the flexibility of the enterprise. In the restructured system, Chairman Jones and two Vice Chairmen form the highest leadership agency, the Executive Board, which is responsible for long-term strategic planning, dealing with the government, and researching tax system and other issues. Under the Executive Bureau, there are 5 "execution departments" (i.e. "super business departments", including consumer product service execution department, industrial product parts execution department, power equipment execution department, international execution department, and technical equipment and materials execution department), each of which is responsible by a deputy general manager. The Executive Department has a total of 9 headquarters (groups), 50 business units, and 49 strategic business units. The daily affairs of each business unit, as well as strategic decisions related to the market, products, technology, customers, and other aspects, must be reported to the company's top leadership organization, led by two vice chairmen. In addition, the three staff departments of finance, personnel, and law are directly led by the chairman.