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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. Who co-wrote the book that blames Jack for the broadcast company's failure?
2. Who loves the idea of melding manufacturing with financial ingenuity?
3. Who does Jack defeat in a 36-hole golf match played in Nantucket?
4. If bureaucracy strangles, what does informality do?
5. On which network does Jack host his own show?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Briefly tell how employee surveys change GE in the mid 1990s and what results from the surveys.
3. Briefly discuss how globalization affects GE's development and American facilities.
4. How does Jack learn to play golf and why is the sport important to him?
5. What is GE's first attempt at globalization in India and what is the outcome?
6. What entertainment dilemmas face GE through NBC in the 1990s?
7. Discuss the rankings of GE's television stations CNBC, MSNBC and NBC in 2001. Why is NBC's ranking important?
8. What is the cause of Kidder, Peabody's legal trouble when GE is purchasing it and what scandal arises after the purchase is complete?
9. Briefly discuss how GE redefines its airplane services in 1995.
10. How does e-business change the role of a GE salesperson?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the scope of a work of nonfiction. What is the scope of Jack: Straight from the Gut?
Essay Topic 2
What is an anecdote and what is its role in nonfiction. Specifically, what is the importance of anecdotes in this story?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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