Reorganization of Hewlett-Packard: Carly Fiorina’s Change Era Tuesday, February 17, 2015 MGMT 6320: Leading Organizational Change I. Background and History of Organization Nature of Products and Industry Hewlett Packard (HP) is a leader in the computer industry. HP started as a test and measurement company, however, the company began selling computers and printers in the 1970. The computer industry started to grow in the 1990s due to the growing popularity of personal computers and the
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The Rise and Fall of Carly Fiorina Introduction Johnson’s article demonstrates why Carly Fiorina failed as an Ethical Leader of the HewlettPackard Company for five years up to 2005. Johnson’s argument concentrates on Fiorina’s role as a moral person rather than as a moral manager and provides considerable behavioural trait failures by Fiorina, supported by plenty of anecdotal evidence to support his claim. Johnson identifies Fiorina’s leadership direction was set by the Board of HP, found that
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Elections of all types are held throughout the world every year, some big, some small. During middle school and high school annual elections are held for class president and his or her cabinet. School elections contain no real politics but school boy politics. Where often the race comes down to a popularity contest. Hopeful candidates pay for gimmicks such as stickers, baked goods, magnets, and signs to sway votes in his or her direction. Behind the scenes nasty rumors are spread regarding fellow
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…………………………………………………………………4.1.1 Lewis Platt ……………………………………………………………………………4.1.2 HP's Carly Fiorina: The CEO of HP …………………………………………………4.1.3 HP's Carly Fiorina: The Transformation leader ……………………………………...4.2 Hp Transformation ……………………………………………………………………………….4.2.1 Transformation Under Fiorina ……………………………………….........................4.2.2 The Company Struggles …………………………………….......................................4.2.3 Fiorina Announces a Merger …………………………………………………………4.2.4 HP’s Position on the Merger
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Hewlett-Packard Company as known is a successful technologic company. From the year 2011, Hewlett-Packard Company fired its former CEO, and then in year 2013, the chairman is stepping down. Those movements influenced the company, what kind strategies the new CEO will use and how the new board will lead the company. The shareholders are looking for a better profit and according to Hewlett-Packard Company case, we want to know that the strength and weakness about Hewlett-Packard Company. Through the
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that allowed Apple to emerge as an innovation leader. For example, the alliance with Microsoft ensured Apple’s survival by making an interested friend out a formidable foe MGT4314 Submitted to Dr. Stephanie Solansky Leadership Styles of Carly Fiorina and Steve Jobs (Wilcox, 2002). His leadership style inspired the company to return to its innovative roots. He shifted the focus to software, which led to development of iTunes, and ultimately the very successful iPod. Both situational
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weeks. Do you agree with Senator Cruz’s tactic (Beckwith, 2015, para. 314)? Townhall Media (2015) posted a YouTube video of Carly Fiorina’s response to Bash’s question. Fiorina reaches the conclusion that Planned Parenthood should be defunded and that a government shutdown is appropriate unless the defunding occurs. The reasons for her position are defined clearly when Fiorina states, As
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This essay examines the case study "The rise and fall of Carleton S. ('Carly') Fiorina, during her employment as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with Hewlett-Packard (HP) (Robbins et al. 2008). Well-known for her charisma, high profile and aggressiveness in business, Carly's previous employers at Lucent Technologies paid tribute her imaginative leadership style, her enthusiasm, and her ability to introduce and lead change. (Robbins et al.). The value of individual personality tests as an indicator
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a) approvers 1. qualified people who share solution idea (they understand the change and see the solution in many ways) 2. profiteers: people who want promotion and see change as a chance for that (without thinking too much about the idea; they understand the change, not solution). They destroy your language! What to do with them? -engage them in the process of change, make them aware -redirect the energy to the company b) resistors. The most important people in the company, cause they care
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importance of strong, effective, and ethical leadership. Dissatisfaction on the part of stockholders and boards of directors has increasingly led to the termination of high-profile CEOs. The recent termination of HewlettPackard’s CEO Carleton (Carly) Fiorina has focused considerable attention on the qualities a leader needs to have in order to achieve the organization’s goals. Employees have suffered at the hands of ineffective leaders. Job satisfaction has declined over the last decade, with the
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