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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do local utility engineers use GE's power systems home pages?

2. In the Epilogue, what does Jack once again stress as important to growing a business?

3. If bureaucracy strangles, what does informality do?

4. What does Larry Bossidy present on Jack's behalf at the CEC meeting?

5. According to Jack, what is growing services all about?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Jack reflects on his GE career, what qualities does he consider to be successful in business?

2. Discuss how GE enters the medical ultrasound field in 2000.

3. Why does GE find itself under investigation for its industrial diamond business and what is the result?

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

5. Discuss the importance of "Black Belts" and "Green Belts" in the GE corporate climate.

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

7. How do the services offered by GE Capital change from the 1970s to the 1990s?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the importance of layout in nonfiction? Discuss six elements or functions the layout should address. Discuss the layout of this book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss in detail Jack's concept of "Boundaryless" behavior.

Essay Topic 3

Define cause and effect. Discuss the importance of cause and effect in this book.

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