With the recession attacking on so many fronts, diversification is again proving an advantage for some global conglomerates. True, sprawling companies such as General Electric have suffered criticism for being in unrelated businesses like financial services and broadcasting. But focused conglomerates such as United Technologies, 3M, ITT (a slimmed-down version of the 1960s group), and Germany's Siemens are moving to take advantage of the economy's fundamental reset.rnThese groups are big in infrastructure, green technologies, or defense - areas where governments are spending to rev up the economy. Government largesse means "a nice big boost," says Nicholas P. Heymann, an analyst with investment firm Sterne Agee. The conglomerates also reap the benefits of a deep management bench and related manufacturing businesses, notes Edward E. Lawler, a business professor at the University of Southern California. "Senior management understands what's going on and can add value," he says. Here are two ways conglomerates are capitalizing on the new economic climate.
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机译：经济衰退席卷众多领域，多元化再次证明了某些全球性企业集团的优势。没错，像通用电气这样规模庞大的公司因涉足金融服务和广播等无关业务而受到批评。但是，诸如联合技术公司，3M，ITT（1960年代集团的精简版）之类的重点企业集团正在利用经济的基本面调整来发展。这些集团在基础设施，绿色技术或国防领域拥有庞大的实力-政府用于改善经济的领域。投资公司Sterne Agee的分析师尼古拉斯·P·海曼（Nicholas P. Heymann）表示，政府的慷慨意味着“很大的推动力”。南加州大学商学教授爱德华·劳勒（Edward E. Lawler）指出，这些企业集团还可以从深度管理团队和相关的制造业务中受益。他说：“高级管理层了解正在发生的事情并可以增加价值。”这是企业集团利用新经济环境的两种方式。
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