Hewlett-Packard | HP – Compaq merger | M&A‚ Finance and Investments‚ MSc. | 29th November‚ 2012 | | | | Authors: Marjan van Lieshout 348050 Bram Piederiet 322688 Jamie Romeo 319954 Patrice Temming 351185 Authors: Marjan van Lieshout 348050 Bram Piederiet 322688 Jamie Romeo 319954 Patrice Temming 351185 1. Executive summary In the spring of 2002‚ Hewlett-Packard Co (‘HP’ from here on) obtained all of the outstanding common shares of Compaq Computer Corp (‘CC’
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5.2 Effect of Board Independence on C.S.R. Board independence refers to a corporate board with majority of outside directors. It is believed that board dominated by outside or independence directors are more vigilant in monitoring behaviour and decision making of the company (Finegold et al.‚ 2007). The reason is that shareholders` interest could be well protected by outside directors than the inside directors. Outside directors bring in more skills and knowledge to the company which increases
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Directors The directors of an organization are the persons who are members of its board. Several specific terms categorize directors by the presence or absence of their other relationships to the organization.[6] An inside director is a director who is also an employee‚ officer‚ major shareholder‚ or someone similarly connected to the organization. Inside directors represent the interests of the entity’s stakeholders‚ and often have special knowledge of its inner workings‚ its financial or market
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Hewlett Packard Company (HP) is a leading American technology company. HP was established by William Hewlett and David Packard in 1939; Operations were organized and set up in Palo Alto California as an up and coming IT and computing Systems Company. As the largest IT Company with revenues totaling $127.2 billion‚ in 2011 HP ranked #11 as a Fortune 500 company and established itself as the leading high technology company in America (HP Annual Report). The organizational structure can be divided into
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changes of the market than many other industries. Companies‚ no matter large or small‚ have to make internal changes in order to adjust to the external environment. Hewlett-Packard Company (HP)‚ a large and remarkable information technology corporation‚ like all other businesses‚ has been changing throughout its existing and has been fighting for the goal of establishing a sustainable market year by year. Based on the interest of working at HP after graduation‚ plenty of researches are done in
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Market Orientation‚ Customer Value‚ and Superior Performance Stanley F. Slater and John C Narver Thinking in terms of the market (not marketing) is essential in the highiy competitive arenas of today‚ o achieve superior performance‚ a business must develop and sustain competitive advantage. But where competitive advantage was once based on structural characteristics such as market power‚ economies of scale‚ or a broad product line‚ the emphasis today has shifted to capabilities that enable
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Paul Suntjens Tutor: Jonathan van Melle ii Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyze and evaluate opportunities and threats in the North-American environment of HP. This report is written to provide Hewlett-Packard with a clear view of external factors which influence the company and how they should react on those factors. The method that is used for gathering information is desk research; internet‚ books‚ articles and Avans databanks. A limitation that occurred was
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Directors’ duties in Australia are designed to promote good governance and ensure that directors act in the interests of the company – including putting the company’s interests ahead of their own (A Guide to Directors’ Duties and Responsibilities‚ 2008). In the case of OHS Solutions Pty. Ltd. in order to give advice it must first be known what are the duties and responsibilities of a director and officer. There are three sources of law in which directors’ duties are enforced: the common-law (judge
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| Hewlett-Packard in Singapore Background (Case Summary) In the late 1960s‚ Hewlett-Packard was looking around Asia for low-cost location to produce electronic components that were to be manufactured using labor intensive processes. The company looked at several Asian locations and eventually settled on Singapore‚ opening its first factory there in 1970. Although Singapore did not have the lowest labor costs ini the region‚ costs were low relative to north America. Plus‚ the singapore location
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Changing of the Guards EXECUTIVE SUMMARY HP has proven to be a successful company but the recent recession‚ strong competitors‚ and expectations of stakeholders for improvement has initiated some problems within the company. This report examines some leadership issues at HP and proposes solutions for them. An organization’s leadership plays an important role in defining the ethical values‚ innovation standards and its culture. An organization’s culture can become more of a liability when the shared
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