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Corporate Leadership
Case
Hewlett-Packard is one of the world's largest companies that makes printers and personal computers (PC). Though a successful company, leader, and sometimes giant of the industry, the 21st century has been a tough road for HP, with particular regard for stable and strong leadership. HP is a company that has seen several recent changes in the position of CEO. As of 2012, Meg Whitman is the current CEO of HP. Whitman was the former CEO of eBay, replacing Leo Apotheker, who had the position for less than one year. He was ultimately pushed out of the position by the board members of HP.
The Leadership of Apotheker
During the leadership of Apotheker, HP struggled. The company continued to lead and innovate in the technology and design, but there were many organizational problems that caused many top level executives to abandon ship. Apotheker's leadership caused the HP stock...
(Vance, Is It Time, 2011) He was a fickle man, who would announce changes and unveilings, then routinely change his mind at nearly the last moment. (Vance, Is It Time, 2011) Between Apotheker's indecisions, organizational chaos, and the expansive success of rivals such as Apple and Google, HP was fraught with obstacles. One of which was Apotheker's primary goal of shifting HP from a hardware company to a software company exclusively.
How Apotheker became CEO
Apotheker replaced former CEO Michael Hurd. He was the replacement for Carly Forlina in 2005. Hurd made early declarations that he was not meant to lead HP for the long-term, setting up a cushion for his hard fall from grace. Hurd was ultimately ushered out of leadership under the context of ethics violations and subsequent scandal. He was accused of sexual harassment of a marketing consultant and creating fraudulent expense reports to…
References:
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Swartz, J., & Kessler, M. (2005) H-P likely to face rising challenges from its rivals. USA Today, Money Section 3B, 9-10.
Vance, A. (2011) Is It Time for Hewlett-Packard to Go Back to the Garage? Once an icon of stability, HP is in chaos under CEO Leo Apotheker. Business Week, 1, Available from http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/is-it-time-for-hewlettpackard-to-go-back-to-the-garage-08252011.html?chan=magazine+technology+channel_news+-+technology. 2012 June 18.
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