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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, Too Full of Myself.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does GE sell its investment banking firm?
(a) Carpenter-Welch.
(b) Chase, Manhattan.
(c) Kidder, Peabody.
(d) Paine-Webber.

2. What kind of acquisitions does Jack pass up in the late 1990s?
(a) Women-owned companies.
(b) Work-from-home companies.
(c) High-tech companies.
(d) Grant-funded companies.

3. What is the one complaint that frustrates the employees who train at GE's learning center?
(a) It's too expensive to attend the training.
(b) Everything that works in training is not how it works out in the actual workplace.
(c) The breakfasts are always the same.
(d) Everyone cannot attend the training.

4. Why does Jack choose to build fitness centers in some facilities?
(a) His employees are obese and need a workout.
(b) He can get an insurance kickback.
(c) It is a place everyone can use and a place to exchange thoughts and ideas.
(d) He can cut employee health insurance plans.

5. What does Jack call the phenomenon when usually strong, self-confident managers panic and lose confidence?
(a) Six Sigma.
(b) The Management Circle.
(c) The GE Vortex.
(d) The R&D Report.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the learning/training curriculum show its participants?

2. What service began in 1993 to help dealers sell their appliances?

3. Who says, "When people make mistakes, the last thing they need is discipline"?

4. Where does Jack move to when he's promoted as one of five sector executives?

5. Which company's restructuring is prefaced by government bailout and public struggle to avoid bankruptcy?

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