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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. As he leaves his position as GE's CEO, what type of workplace is Jack certain he built for the company?

2. Who sets the tone in a company and shares the best ideas and knowledge?

3. What acquisition will delay Jack's retirement?

4. By May 2001, which established TV show is Jack's competing with directly?

5. How much has the PCB levels in fish dropped since the congressional act?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jack improve his golf game?

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

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

5. What are Jack's predictions about business with China?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What roles do Jack's parents play in his career?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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