an USD 8 billion mistake: HP & Autonomy merger Zachary E. Fender BMGT 335-800 July 14, 2013 Introduction. Hewlett Packard (“HP”) under the executive management of former Chairman Ray Lane and former CEO Leo Apotheker, wanted to acquire a leading software company providing technology solutions in the unstructured data search & retrieval specialty. British software company, Autonomy, was identified as a good candidate and in August 2011 HP published their intent to acquire
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Change management stories Name: University: Course: Tutor: Date: Introduction The current business atmosphere is characterized by a myriad of changes that often bring new opportunities as well as challenges to established ways of doing things. Technological advancements, changing economic fortunes are some of the factors that frequently call for new approaches in doing things so as to cushion business from the adverse effects of failing to embrace these changes. Increasing
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Running Header: STORIES OF CHANGE Stories of Change Prof. Dr. Vanessa Graham HRM 560 January 26, 2014 Introduction The current business atmosphere is characterized by a myriad of changes that often bring new opportunities as well as challenges to established ways of doing things. Technological advancements, changing economic fortunes are some of the factors that frequently call for new approaches in doing things so as to cushion business from the adverse effects of failing to embrace
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R&D spending and less patents 10 Financial Performance 11 HP vs. Industry 12 Non-Financial Performance 13 Opportunities 13 Cloud Computing 14 Emerging Markets 14 Supply Chain Improvements 15 Threats 15 Rivals 15 Smartphones 16 Economic Slowdown 16 Current Strategy 17 Business Level Strategy 17 Corporate Level Strategy 19 Recommendation 20 Risks 22 Implementation 24 Appendices 26 Appendix A: HP Company Mission Statement 26 Appendix B: Worldwide Portable PC
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Intimidators Since when has being a difficult boss been a disqualifier for a job?” asked Nightline’s Ted Koppel after several abrasive, intimidating leaders of major corporations—Disney’s Michael Eisner, Miramax’s Harvey Weinstein, and Hewlett-Packard’s Carly Fiorina—fell from their heights of power. Picking up on what seemed to be a new trend in the workplace, the business media quickly proclaimed that the reign of such leaders was over. From now on, the Wall Street Journal predicted, “tough guys will finish
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user acceptance models and (2) illustrates the ways in which change management plans may need to be adapted to be effective in various subsidiaries. A case study of Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) worldwide implementation of their @HP Employee Portal in the Italian subsidiary of HP illustrates the key issues of these theories. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Introduction Human Resources Portal Applications In recent years, the World Wide Web has revolutionized the way individuals in organizations access
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user acceptance models and (2) illustrates the ways in which change management plans may need to be adapted to be effective in various subsidiaries. A case study of Hewlett-Packard’s (HP’s) worldwide implementation of their @HP Employee Portal in the Italian subsidiary of HP illustrates the key issues of these theories. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Introduction Human Resources Portal Applications In recent years, the World Wide Web has revolutionized the way individuals in organizations access
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complicated job, and it becomes much more so when managers are trying to get people to change, rather than continue with the status quo. Even the best CEOs can stumble in their attempts to encourage people to work together toward a new corporate goal. In 1999, for example, Procter & Gamble’s Durk Jager, a highly regarded insider who had recently been promoted to CEO, announced Organization 2005, a restructuring 73 october 2006 T h e To o l s o f Co o p e rat i o n a n d C h a n g e Extent to which
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complicated job, and it becomes much more so when managers are trying to get people to change, rather than continue with the status quo. Even the best CEOs can stumble in their attempts to encourage people to work together toward a new corporate goal. In 1999, for example, Procter & Gamble’s Durk Jager, a highly regarded insider who had recently been promoted to CEO, announced Organization 2005, a restructuring 73 october 2006 T h e To o l s o f Co o p e rat i o n a n d C h a n g e Extent to which
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Flow Per Share 2 Strategic Issues Identifications and Recommendations 2 Works Cited 2 History Hewlett-Packard was started in 1939 by Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett in a small one car garage behind Packard’s house. At the time it was started HP had $538 in working capital and little more than a couple hundred dollars
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