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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The People Factory.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jack describe himself in Chapter 4 when he was an engineer?
(a) Workaholic
(b) Life of the party.
(c) Poor.
(d) Humble.

2. How does Jack describe himself in Chapter 4 when he becomes a businessman?
(a) Overwhelmed.
(b) A braggart.
(c) Insane.
(d) Confident.

3. What are the human resources meetings called that are held at each GE business location?
(a) Section A.
(b) Session C.
(c) Subgroup 2.
(d) Series 1.

4. Whose business management concepts does Jack use to support his ideas of good and bad business?
(a) Reg Jones.
(b) Peter Drucker.
(c) Roy Johnson.
(d) Bill Druckerman.

5. What is the evaluation system that works well for several years, until employees find a way to "game" it?
(a) The 360-degree evaluation.
(b) The 180-degree evaluation.
(c) The 90-degree evaluation.
(d) The 6-degrees of separation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack cut with the help of his CFO?

2. What was the accepted business philosophy of the 1980s?

3. How do GE employees take Jack's view on the work environment?

4. How long does it take Jack and his team to find a solution to their new plastics product?

5. What price does GE pay to purchase RCA?

(see the answer key)

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