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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. Which country's air force benefits from laundered GE money?

2. Which congressional act addresses PCB site cleanup?

3. How long does it take GE to build the number 1 ultrasound imaging technology?

4. Who was ranked as the Number 1 CEO golfer by Golf Digest?

5. Who transforms GE Capital from a purely financial business into a thriving business that uses deal-making for operational skills?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss GE's charge of PCB contamination and its result.

2. How does GE get a head start on foreign investing in Japan and what Japanese investments made GE Capital a major player in the world of finance?

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

4. What is GE's first attempt at globalization in India and what is the outcome?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast autobiography and personal recollection as types of nonfiction.

Essay Topic 2

Irony is the contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. There are three types of irony: verbal, situational, and dramatic. Identify and discuss two different examples of irony in the book. Which type of irony are they? What is expected and what actually occurs in your examples?

Essay Topic 3

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

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