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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. Who is the judge in hearings related to GE's purchase of the company that complements GE in various areas?
(a) The Senate.
(b) The prosecutor.
(c) The leader of the House of Representatives.
(d) The defense attorney.

2. Which country's air force benefits from laundered GE money?
(a) United States.
(b) Iran.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Israel.

3. What is GE's only truly global business in the 1980s?
(a) Televisions.
(b) Credit.
(c) Finances.
(d) Plastics.

4. Which GE teams get projects improving every day performance in their current positions?
(a) Red Belt.
(b) Green Belt.
(c) Yellow Belt.
(d) Black Belt.

5. On which network does Jack host his own show?
(a) Fox News.
(b) CABC.
(c) CNBC.
(d) CNN.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack decide is the best way to differentiate GE from Japanese companies?

2. What most improves Jack's golf game?

3. Who does Golf Digest rank as the Number 2 CEO golfer?

4. How many candidates does Jack start with in 1994 as he seeks his successor?

5. When Jack reflects on things that worked for him as CEO, what tops his list?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does e-business change the role of a GE salesperson?

2. Who is Jack's successor and where is he introduced?

3. Why does GE pass up opportunities to acquire high-tech companies in the late 1990s?

4. How does Jack improve his golf game?

5. What is the cause of Kidder, Peabody's legal trouble when GE is purchasing it and what scandal arises after the purchase is complete?

6. Briefly tell how employee surveys change GE in the mid 1990s and what results from the surveys.

7. Briefly discuss how globalization affects GE's development and American facilities.

8. Discuss the rankings of GE's television stations CNBC, MSNBC and NBC in 2001. Why is NBC's ranking important?

9. Briefly explain how Jack decides to compete with the Japanese.

10. Briefly, why is Honeywell a good business for GE to buy?

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