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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. What is the outcome of GE's attempt to buy the company that complements GE in various areas?

2. What is more important than strategy development?

3. What plays an important role in growing GE's services?

4. Where is Jack's successor introduced?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jack tell General Electric employees in his final farewell address to them?

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

4. What is "wallowing" and how does GE use it?

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

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

7. How does Jack learn to play golf and why is the sport important to him?

8. Briefly explain why the Honeywell deal falls through and which organization is responsible.

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

10. How do technology and information systems change GE's service business fundamentals?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is an anecdote and what is its role in nonfiction. Specifically, what is the importance of anecdotes in this story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss discipline as a theme in Jack: Straight from the Gut.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the scope of a work of nonfiction. What is the scope of Jack: Straight from the Gut?

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