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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which meeting is Jack's final farewell to the company?

2. Where are the two shops acquired by GE that reduce the company's cost of servicing engines?

3. What is Gary Wendt's nickname?

4. Which program begins in 1996, changing GE's culture?

5. How long does it take GE to build the number 1 ultrasound imaging technology?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly tell how employee surveys change GE in the mid 1990s and what results from the surveys.

2. What does Jack tell General Electric employees in his final farewell address to them?

3. When does Jack begin the search for his successor, and how does he want to change the process of finding the company's next CEO?

4. What is GE's first attempt at globalization in India and what is the outcome?

5. How and why does e-business affect GE's customer service.

6. Briefly, why is Honeywell a good business for GE to buy?

7. How does Jack learn to play golf and why is the sport important to him?

8. Briefly explain how Jack decides to compete with the Japanese.

9. Discuss GE's charge of PCB contamination and its result.

10. Discuss the importance of "Black Belts" and "Green Belts" in the GE corporate climate.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss in detail Jack's concept of "Boundaryless" behavior.

Essay Topic 2

A main character in a work of fiction has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. In nonfiction, the main character is known as the subject. Jack is the subject of his own book. What are Jack's bad qualities? Support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the writer's style in this book What determines the writer's style?

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