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Jack: Straight from the Gut | Quiz

Jack Welch
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Jack: Straight from the Gut | Quiz

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1)

How does Jack illustrate his "No. 1 or No. 2, Fix, Sell or Close" strategy? (from Chapter 8, The Vision Thing)

With a time line.
With an inverted pyramid
With a pyramid, top as the peak.
With overlapping circles.
2)

How does Jack plan to select a successor that the board will unite behind? (from Chapter 26, "New Guy")

By adding himself to the board upon his retirement.
By deeply involving the board in the selection process.
By creating new board positions.
By asking the board nicely to support his successor.
3)

What brings about a business-altering deal for GE in the mid 1980s? (from Chapter 10, The RCA Deal)

The Japanese threat.
Federal aid to companies.
HD TV requirements.
Cable television.
4)

Which company's restructuring is prefaced by government bailout and public struggle to avoid bankruptcy? (from Chapter 9, The Neutron Years)

Ford.
GE.
Bell Telephone.
Chrysler.
5)

According to an employee evaluation system, which employees are passionate, innovative, open minded, and creative? (from Chapter 11, The People Factory)

Managers.
Interns.
A-players.
Brown-nosers.
6)

By May 2001, which established TV show is Jack's competing with directly? (from Chapter 14, Deep Dives)

Donny Deutch's The Big Idea.
Lou Dobb's Moneyline.
Larry King Live.
Face the Nation.
7)

What does Jack want to take out of the process of selecting a successor? (from Chapter 26, "New Guy")

Politics and insecurity.
Politics and bribery.
Politics and temptation.
Politics and divisiveness.
8)

To what does Jack compare his first 10 years as CEO? (from Epilogue)

Heaven.
Primary school.
War.
Marriage.
9)

What does GE implement to produce positive growth results and exceed the company's goal? (from Chapter 13, Boundaryless: Taking Ideas to the Bottom Line)

New eco-friendly ideas.
New energy saving light bulbs.
Old-fashioned company picnics.
Mind- and market-expanding.
10)

What price does GE pay to purchase RCA? (from Chapter 10, The RCA Deal)

$3.6 million.
$3.6 billion.
$6.3 billion.
$6.3 million.
11)

What plays an important role in growing GE's services? (from Chapter 20, Growing Services)

Employee health care.
Promotion.
Expense reduction.
Acquisition.
12)

Once the investment banking firm situation is stabilized, who takes over? (from Chapter 15, Too Full of Myself)

Mike Carpenter.
Si Cathcart.
Jack Welch.
Jack Webber.
13)

What is the evaluation system that works well for several years, until employees find a way to "game" it? (from Chapter 11, The People Factory)

The 180-degree evaluation.
The 360-degree evaluation.
The 6-degrees of separation.
The 90-degree evaluation.
14)

What is the outcome of GE's attempt to buy the company that complements GE in various areas? (from Chapter 23, "Go Home, Mr. Welch")

It is blocked.
Jack walks away from negotiations.
It goes through after much deliberation with share holders.
It goes through easily.
15)

What does Jack say is the only realistic form of job security? (from Chapter 9, The Neutron Years)

Law enforcement.
Government work.
Teaching.
Satisfied customers.
16)

Which aspect of GE's business is most successful in India? (from Chapter 19, Globalization)

Medical systems.
Financial services.
Appliances.
Lighting.
17)

Who is the judge in hearings related to GE's purchase of the company that complements GE in various areas? (from Chapter 23, "Go Home, Mr. Welch")

The prosecutor.
The Senate.
The defense attorney.
The leader of the House of Representatives.
18)

To which former U.S. president was Roger Ailes a political adviser? (from Chapter 17, Mixing NBC with Light Bulbs)

Gerald Ford.
Ronald Regan.
George H.W. Bush.
George W. Bush.
19)

Who does Golf Digest rank as the Number 2 CEO golfer? (from Chapter 25, A Short Reflection on Golf)

Reg Jones.
Jack Welch.
Scott McNealy.
Bill Gates.
20)

As he leaves his position as GE's CEO, what type of workplace is Jack certain he built for the company? (from Epilogue)

A bureaucracy.
A meritocracy.
A monarchy.
A hierarchy.
21)

In Chapter 13, when does GE deadline its goal to become a $100 billion company with $10 billion in profits? (from Chapter 13, Boundaryless: Taking Ideas to the Bottom Line)

By 1999.
By 2025.
By 1990.
By 2000.
22)

How much has the PCB levels in fish dropped since the congressional act? (from Chapter 18, When to Fight, When to Fold)

90 percent.
20 percent.
85 percent.
10 percent.
23)

Which scandalous investment banking firm does GE buy? (from Chapter 15, Too Full of Myself)

Paine-Webber.
Neiman, Marcus.
Kidder, Peabody.
Chase, Manhattan.
24)

As Jack expands GE into globalization, what happens to U.S. jobs and facilities? (from Chapter 19, Globalization)

They are shut down completely.
They flourish.
They are reduced.
Nothing changes.
25)

Why does Jack choose to build fitness centers in some facilities? (from Chapter 9, The Neutron Years)

It is a place everyone can use and a place to exchange thoughts and ideas.
He can cut employee health insurance plans.
His employees are obese and need a workout.
He can get an insurance kickback.
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