Stamford, Conn -- General Electric Co. fired 125 employees and disciplined 243 others last year, according to the company's first-ever "citizenship report" meant to step up its disclosure practices after a wave of recent scandals at other companies. The report covers workplace injuries, pollution settlements, political contributions, philanthropy and the broad strategy of a company with 307,0000 employees and the world's most widely held stock. "This is terrific. I don't ever recall seeing anything this extensive by anyone," said Paul Lapides, director of the Corporate Governance Center at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Lapides predicted the move by GE, a...