Jack: Straight from the Gut Test | Final Test - Medium

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Jack: Straight from the Gut Test | Final Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. GE pays $3.5 million as punishment for its use of PCBs. What does the money fund?
(a) Smog cleanup.
(b) A governmental bribe.
(c) River cleanup.
(d) Landfill cleanup.

2. To whom does GE sell its investment banking firm?
(a) Paine-Webber.
(b) Kidder, Peabody.
(c) Chase, Manhattan.
(d) Carpenter-Welch.

3. Who is recruited to help GE's online presence?
(a) Younger software-savvy talent.
(b) Younger Internet-savvy talent.
(c) Younger computer game-savvy talent.
(d) Younger network-savvy talent.

4. Who does Golf Digest rank as the Number 2 CEO golfer?
(a) Reg Jones.
(b) Bill Gates.
(c) Jack Welch.
(d) Scott McNealy.

5. Who was ranked as the Number 1 CEO golfer by Golf Digest?
(a) Reg Jones.
(b) Jack Welch.
(c) Bill Gates.
(d) Scott McNealy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jack decide is the best way to differentiate GE from Japanese companies?

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

3. Which GE teams get projects including improving call centers, increasing factory capacity, and reducing billing errors and inventory?

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

5. Who co-wrote the book that blames Jack for the broadcast company's failure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly explain how Jack decides to compete with the Japanese.

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

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

4. How does Jack improve his golf game?

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

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