Yuri A. Batten Module 2 Case 2: HP Pretexting Scandal ETH501 TUI University Dr. Bonnie Adams Who is ever responsible for the wrong-doings of a corporation? Is it the person who actually commits the crime or the company that hired the person who committed the crime? In today’s world of finger pointing and blame shifting‚ anyone’s guess is as good as mine. Should Patricia Dunn‚ former chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard (HP)‚ have been forced to resign? In my mind the answer is yes‚ without
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to whether or not Patricia Dunn should have been dismissed for her actions. Patricia Dunn‚ HP‚ and the Pretext Scandal Hewlett-Packard is without a doubt a successful company. With products ranging from computers‚ to servers‚ to electronic test equipment‚ they are truly giants in the electronics industry. Unfortunately‚ they have had their share of scandals in the past few years. First‚ its’ former CEO‚ Carly Fiorina‚ was dismissed in the wake of missed profit projections
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HP 1.What was the problem or problems facing HP’s board of directors? The main problem was how the board of directors dealt with finding the source the leaking of information. The board chairman lead a private investigations using pretexting methods to investigate other board members to find the source of the leaking. Pretexting in the form of calling phone companies‚ pretending to be someone else and requesting private information on their account. This method of investigation was highly intrusive
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Conner Webb & Dailey Beasley HP Pavilion vs. HP Envy The first computer we chose was the HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 series. This computer and the package included with it will cost approximately $925. This laptop has a web cam‚ a VGA port‚ an HDMI port‚ 4 USB ports‚ and a memory card reader. The hard drive has 750 GB of memory on it and has 7200 RPM. The graphics are supported by Intel® HD Graphics. It has 8 GB of memory apart from the hard drive and comes with a Windows 7 operating system and
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Strategic Plan of Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard’s operations are organized into seven segments: Services‚ Enterprise Storage and Servers (ESS)‚ HP Software‚ the Personal Systems Group (PSG)‚ the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG)‚ HP Financial Services (HPFS)‚ and Corporate Investments. Services‚ ESS and HP Software are reported collectively as a broader HP Enterprise Business. In April 2010‚ the Company completed its acquisition of 3Com Corporation. In July 2010‚ the Company completed the acquisition
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New HP Hardware‚ Software‚ Services‚ and Printing n late 1995‚ John Peter‚ a marketing manager of Hewlett-Packard Asia Pacific Limited‚ was evaluating the division’s strategic options for doing business in Vietnam. The United States had lifted its embargo on Vietnam in February 1994‚ and the country had normalized relationships with many other countries‚ including China. The current economic development in Vietnam is rather slow and limited‚ and the infrastructures and the political-legal systems
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. Over the time covered here‚ did Hewlett-Packards board of directors fulfill its duties to the company’s share owners? Explain how it met or did not meet basic duties. He did not fulfill his duties to the company. The board directors let a few influence their decisions. They did not take their decisions based solely on what was best for the company and their shareholders. It became a war between board members for control. 2. What different perspectives on the role of the board are revealed in
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networking products and resources‚ consulting and integration services and software‚ as well as personal computing and related access devices‚ imaging and printing related products and services. The usage of notebook in recent years increases tremendously. HP focuses on their research and development of notebook in such a way that certain types of notebooks are specifically programmed and designed for professional use whereas some other type of notebooks are specifically programmed for personal use. Place
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5. Were the changes initiated by Fiorina justified? At the time when Fiorina took over HP‚ she faced many problems‚ for instance stagnating technology‚ losing market share to competitors. Many expected her to help the company. She made many changes on structure and policies of the company. Although the overall outcomes of her changes are not as good as expected‚ the changes initiated by her were still justified because the situation of the company drove her focus more on outcome than people. One
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