The Strategist Quiz (#421)

1. This seminal business book was based on the author's consulting assignment at AT&T. He argued that decentralisation or, in business terms, divestment, can be a corporate and social good. This argument is paradigmatic of the larger debate vis-à-vis the natural or appropriate state and size of nations, institutions and communities. Name the book and its author.
    
2. What is the term generally used to describe meetings where participants are not allowed to use laptops? The purpose is to create an environment free from distraction to foster enhanced focus and to generate more discussions.
    
3. Which brand is generally referred to as "Raasiana Vandi" in Tamil, which means a vehicle that is a lucky charm? 
    
4. Who recently said: "The Entrepreneurship scene in India today is like in the US of 1970s"?
    
5. In this city, authorities have designated a 30 metre (100ft) "cellphone lane" for people who use their phones while walking. It claims to be the "First mobile phone sidewalks in ___." Fill in the blank and name the city.
    
6. Connect Wilhelm Richard Wagner, the German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas and a global brand's logo and what do you arrive at?
    
7. Where would you find these brands doing a cameo: Airbus A400, BBC, BMW, Nokia, Dell, Range Rover, Samsung and Zumreed?
    
8. This person is called the Father of Modern Philanthropy. He was among the wealthiest and most famous industrialists of his day. He set up an innovative philanthropic foundation way back in the early 1910s. His fortune has since supported everything from the discovery of insulin and the dismantling of nuclear weapons, to the creation of Pell Grants and Sesame Street. Name him.
    
9. Complete the slogan and name the brand: Life is short. Have an ____
    
10. Identify the logo.

 

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