Carly Fiorina: Is she Helping or Hurting HP? A Leadership Analysis presented to Dr. Walter Makovoz of National University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration table of contents Carly Fiorina: Is she Helping or Hurting HP? 1 table of contents 2 Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Leadership 5 disruptive innovation 6 The HP – Compaq Merger 7 Recommendations 8 Conclusion 9 References 10 Abstract This paper will show how one
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In the implementation of SAP ERP‚ it is evident that transforming to a new method of operation and change in culture of people are complex processes. That always needs proper planning and successful change management. Whenever the individuals in an organization forced to adjust to shifting conditions‚ pain is ever present. Maximum of the organizations overestimate how much they can force huge changes in the organization‚ and they underestimate how tough it is to drive individuals out of their comfort
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need the Merced chip? The market needs a better chip. It needs to be faster. It must be capable of processing more instructions in the same amount of time. So when Merced project started that was the promise. In fact‚ as we can see through the case‚ HP and other companies were working already in similar technology. Additionally the market was showing symptoms of reaching the full performance in the actual technology‚ RISC. It was necessary to find a different technology that could add value and‚ in
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Looking around‚ I could see the uneasy and impatient expressions on people’s faces. Suddenly‚ a loud voice interrupted my presentation: “The scenarios sound like scary but implausible fictions. We should stop here!” This stunning moment occurred during a milestone meeting for one of my early projects at Monitor Group. The project was meant to develop a set of plausible scenarios for evaluating the potential impacts of the melting Arctic ice-cap on Singapore’s status as a transshipment hub. As
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A practical model on controlling the ERP implementation risks Amin Hakim a‚Â Hamid Hakim b a b Ph.D. Candidate on Systems Management‚ University of Tehran‚ Iran IH University‚ Center of NSDS‚ Tehran‚ Iran a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 23 June 2009 Received in revised form 28 June 2009 Accepted 29 June 2009 Recommended by: D. Shasha Keywords: ERP Decision-making model Risk management ERP selection model abstract Although ERP systems were already introduced many years
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Analysis of Hewlett-Packard: The Flight of the Kittyhawk. Maggie Xu February 8‚ 2012 1. Background: The Kittyhawk Project. Hewlett Packard (HP) decided to produce 1.3-inch disk drives to become the market leader in a new market and increase HP’s revenue. Although the market for 1.3-inch disk drives was still unclear and still developing‚ HP decided to organize a special team to develop this new product. This group was multi-talented‚ with the best engineers from every department in the company
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Features of HP PPM most useful to Motorola 3) What adjustments had to be done Before implementing HP PPM 4) Business impact of adopting HP PPM at Motorola A competing offering to HP PPM 5) The difference with HP PPM‚ the competitive advantage and example of another company realizing same benefits. 1) Overview of the challenges Motorola faces: A weakened economic Climate Intense competition A need to review all major segments of the system. Before implementing HP PPM‚ Motorola
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Cisco Systems‚ Inc.: Implementing ERP Introduction Cisco Systems Inc. was founded in 1984 by two of Stanford University’s computer scientists. In 1990‚ a matter of just six years from the start-up date‚ Cisco became publically traded. With the massive growth of Internet Technologies‚ demand for Cisco products increased dramatically‚ resulting in Cisco dominating the marketplace. The contributing factor to Cisco’s dominating presence in the market is due to the company’s primary product‚ the “router”
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Learning from Failure “I can accept failure‚ everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” This is only one of Michael Jordan’s many famous quotes. One reason I agree with this quote is because he is my all-time favorite NBA player; but the main reason I admire it is because it has inspired me to excel at several different things‚ such as sports‚ hobbies‚ and other interests. Losing a tennis match is one example of failure that I have experienced. I lost at least three or four matches
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SYSTEM FAILURE CASE STUDIES SEPTEMBER 2009 VOLUME 3 ISSUE 06 A Half-Inch to Failure At 6:05 pm‚ on Wednesday‚ August 1‚ 2007‚ the Interstate-35 West (I-35W) bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed. On the day of the collapse‚ four of the bridge’s eight lanes were closed for planned construction. Four weak connector plates fractured under the combined burden of rush hour traffic‚ concentrated construction equipment‚ and previous heavy renovations. The bridge fell 108
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