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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year was Jack appointed as CEO?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2005.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1980.

2. What price does GE pay to purchase RCA?
(a) $3.6 billion.
(b) $6.3 billion.
(c) $3.6 million.
(d) $6.3 million.

3. Who instills management beliefs in Jack that include both competing and facing reality?
(a) His mother.
(b) His coach.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) His father.

4. What is one business in his vice president's portfolio that Jack has no interest in at all?
(a) Medical plastics.
(b) Petroleum conservation.
(c) Wind turbines.
(d) Semiconductors.

5. What kind of employees does Jack want at GE?
(a) All American.
(b) Self-confident entrepreneurs.
(c) Devoted time-clock punchers.
(d) Cheap labor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Jack's business philosophy of the 1980s?

3. How does Jack describe himself in Chapter 4 when he was an engineer?

4. Which phrase sums up GE's core values and expectations during Jack's reign as CEO?

5. What begins Jack's transition phase in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a "Work-Out" and what is its role in GE?

2. Explain Jack's idea of a "boundaryless" company.

3. How does the nuclear incident at Three Mile Island affect GE's business?

4. What are Jack's beliefs regarding self-confidence?

5. What frustrates Jack about the scientists he deals with when he first goes to work for GE?

6. Why does Jack learn the game of golf?

7. What is the accepted business philosophy of the 1980s?

8. What two concerns do GE board members have in appointing Jack to be CEO of the company?

9. How do GE employees view Jack's opinion about change?

10. How does Jack's mother influence his management style?

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