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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18, When to Fight, When to Fold.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jack learn when he makes a trip to the company's facilities in Japan?
(a) There are already 14 women holding key positions.
(b) The women working there did not meet his standards.
(c) Japanese women don't want to work for GE.
(d) There are only 3 women holding key positions.

2. What are the 4 E's of GE leadership?
(a) Edgy thinking, Extreme willingness to take risks, Easy to talk to, Everyone likes.
(b) High Energy, ability to Energize others, the Edge to make tough decisions, and the ability to Execute and deliver on promises.
(c) Energy to work a lot, Email skills, E-commerce skills and Experience.
(d) Experience, Extravagance, Excellence, desire to be Elevated to a new level.

3. Which phrase sums up GE's core values and expectations during Jack's reign as CEO?
(a) Looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
(b) Finding a better way every day.
(c) What goes up, must come down.
(d) Every cloud has a silver lining.

4. Which congressional act addresses PCB site cleanup?
(a) The Super Clean Act.
(b) The Superfund Act.
(c) The Cleanup Fund Act.
(d) The PCB Act.

5. How does investment banker Joseph Jett rip off the company?
(a) He installs a computer virus company wide.
(b) He takes money from the corporate safe.
(c) He makes fictitious trades to inflate his own bonus.
(d) He takes all the office supplies and leaves with them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to being self-confident, what else does Jack believe is a large part of leadership?

2. How many years does Jack serve as CEO of General Electric?

3. Jack says it is important for managers to know when...

4. How does Jack resolve the complaint of the employees who have trained at the GE learning center?

5. Why was Jack appointed CEO of the company?

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