Some analysts predicted that HealthSouth could ultimately be carved up, with assets sold and divisions like the surgical centers spun off into separate companies.
Other Sun divisions, like MySQL and Solaris, would likely find homes at IBM, Staten contends.
Also, he will likely be credited for saving Cadillac, and perhaps for making once-moribund divisions like Buick seem fresh and lively again.
Some divisions like investment banking and investment management showed improvement.
Bankruptcy forced G.M. to drastically scale back production and eliminate entire divisions like Pontiac and Saturn.
For the most part, women tend to lead divisions like asset management, human resources and marketing.
Network news divisions like ABC have been under pressure to contain costs in recent years.
It now focuses on faster-growing divisions like coffee and meats.
Corporate behemoths meet and merge; then, buffeted by shareholder capitalism, spin off divisions like whirling nebulae.
Now G.M.'s brand lineup is being halved, with the company jettisoning divisions like Pontiac.
The company also is seeing growth in several divisions, like its international unit, Mr. Ryder said.
