...Hewlett-Packard Company Internal Risk Assessment Founded on January 1, 1939, the Hewlett-Packard Company was created by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. The management technique used was personal involvement by management, walking around, having good listening skills, and realizing that everyone in the company wants to do a good job was the key. Both managers ran the company with a principle called management by objective, which is clearly communicating the general objectives and giving employees ample room to work the goals of the company to the individual’s best ability. The employee’s personal expertise would make the employees responsible enough to achieve the company’s goals. The company’s strengths and weaknesses in marketing, human resources, management, research and development, and finance have an enormous impact on the welfare and profitability of it. According to Hosford, C. (2010), “by optimizing all of the tools available, from digital marketing to telemarketing and direct mail” (para. 4) is a marketing strength for the company. The focus is how Hewlett-Packard customers want to be accessed and notified. By implementing telemarketing more customers were reached. Market leadership is obtained by the company by creating and dispenses practical and new products, services, and resolutions. Therefore, innovation in market strategies the firm will achieve growth and profits. The human resources used by the company according to Hewlett-Packard (2011), commitment to employees...
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...Apple Computer Incorporated Barbara Hebron MGT/521 September 19, 2011 Apple Computer Incorporated When conducting a business analysis it is important to take into consideration the company’s business strategies, financial health as well as technological advantages the company has over its competitors within the industry. Apple incorporated has the talented Steven Jobs and Jonathan Ives along with other top idealists. Acquiring such brainpower clearly gives Apple an advantage over competitors. It is the collaborative efforts of the leaders at Apple that gives them a clear strategic advantage. The goal of Apple is to stay ahead of its competition. To accomplish this goal, workers within Apple spend long hours determining what consumers will want and design their products based on the outcome. Attention to detail focused on the future is the key to their success. A good example is the development of the iPhone. The smart phone derived from a display of information presented to Jobs of the iPod on a bigger touch screen, hence the development of the smart phone. The vision did not stop there Apple began thinking further into the future toward a concept for applications. After realizing that the iPhone was a personal computer in a pocket, three years later Apple introduced the iPhone and its application ecosystem. Competitors are chasing Apple, every personal computer vendor and handset maker is trying to catch Apple. Apple raises the bar with every new generation...
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...Hewlett Packard- Business Analysis Part 2 Dalia Alawami MGT/521 July 09, 2012 Ms. Sandra Griffin Hewlett Packard- Business Analysis Part 2 Introduction In order to take a decision of investing at any company it is important to determine the financial health of that company. Thence, it is mandatory to review some financial documents such income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement, which help to get full image about the financial condition of a firm. In this respect I have accessed financial details of Hewlett Packard to support my previous opinion of investing in that organization. Financial Health: According to the annual report of Hewlett Packard total revenue during 2011 was $ 127.2 billion with around 1% increase from the previous year. While there was slight decrease in the net income at the amount at about $ 1,687 billion from 2010. In 2011 the most active regions were USA, Canada and Latin America with 45% from the total revenue while the least active region was Asia-Pacific with 19% only. Personal system group achieved 31% of the total revenue, while there was lack in sales of HP software with only 3% of the total revenue. After reviewing income statement of 2011 it seems that HP has passed through up and down periods from first quarter were revenue was $ 32.3 billion then it been decreased during second and third quarter to $ 31.6 billion, to get increased again to $ 32.1 billion at the fourth quarter. In comparing to its competitors...
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...Hewlett-Packard Company as known is a successful technologic company. From the year 2011, Hewlett-Packard Company fired its former CEO, and then in year 2013, the chairman is stepping down. Those movements influenced the company, what kind strategies the new CEO will use and how the new board will lead the company. The shareholders are looking for a better profit and according to Hewlett-Packard Company case, we want to know that the strength and weakness about Hewlett-Packard Company. Through the analysis and evaluation, we can see Hewlett-Packard Company is or not worth to buy out. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard found Hewlett-Packard Company in 1939. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard graduated from Stanford University, and its first product was an audio oscillator, which was built in a garage in Palo Alto. ("HP history") With their initial investment, which was a little over $500, they started their small electronics-manufacturing corporation. At the beginning, the company did not focus on any specific product; instead it produced general needs of industry. From 1950s, to 1990s, Hewlett-Packards tried to narrow its scope of business. It started to focus on test equipment for electronics. This series of test grew including accessories, software, and parallel products. In late 1950s’, Hewlett-Packard Company started to produce the computer and technological hardware and services. In year 1961, Hewlett-Packard Company shares were listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1970s’...
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...Business Analysis Business Analysis In this paper, an overall business analysis of Apple Inc. will discuss the company’s financial statements, the company’s financial health and how it compare to other companies in the industry and globalization and how it has affected the company’s business strategies. Lastly, a benchmarking analysis will be conducted in the following comparison with other companies in the same industry. Apple Inc. has the talents of Steven Jobs along with other top idealists. Having such talent clearly gives Apple the advantage over other competitors in this industry. The collaborative efforts of the leaders give Apple Inc. a clear strategic advantage. Apple main goal is to stay on top of its competition. In order to accomplish this goal, the employees have to spend long hours determining what the consumer’s want and how to design their products based on that outcome. A good example would be the development of the iPhone. The iPhone was derived from a display of information of the iPod. This included a bigger touch screen that helped in the development of the smart phone. This vision didn’t stop there; Jobs began to think in the future toward concepts of applications for the smart phone. Once it was realized that the iPhone was a personal computer, three years later Apple Inc. introduce the iPhone and its application system. According to (Bajarin, 2011) Apple raises the bar with every new generation of the iPhone. Apple’s new version of the iPad has stood...
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...coating the conversion department cut the coated rolls to the final size and packed the sheets in small cartons The curl problem • Hewlett – Packard, main customer, had problems with paper curling under low humidity o Reasonable Demanding, don’t trust you if they are testing your product, can be an incentive • Next 7-8 months they tried to fix the problem • They actually solved the problem in January 2000 • Then made revisions for a new improved coating formula • They were also making a loss of $2 million for the year Slipping out of control • Spring 2000, productivity, scrap and re-work levels = poor • Because of this the company increased the speed of the line and made a lot of changes to raise productivity o No discipline, concept of control o Only worried that product was shipped within specification • Hewlett – Packard (their main customer) analyzed the report, saw that they can make the product but they were wondering for future two ore three generation products • 2000 had 2 significant events o Hewlwtt = Packard asked plant to bid to supply a new ink – jet platform, known as vector, would secure healthy order for several yeasrs o The plant was acquired by Rendall • Hewlett – Packard attitude bewildered the management team o They saw that they were making rolls and rolls of paper within specification • Hewlett – Packard saw that they were out of control by showing, the control chart, they needed this Vector deal The crisis • Go back to positions that...
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...Octavia Brown MGMT303 – Professor Runyon July 29th, 2011 SWOT Analysis Introduction Hewlett-Packard is a global technology company that provides various products, software, and services to a range of customers, including data storage, servers and solutions to business customers as well as a consulting services segment that offers information technology integration solutions for a range of technology issues. After its merger with Compaq, it became the world’s biggest computer hardware company, ranking number 20 in the Fortune 500 list. HP is doing business in more than 170 developed and under-developed countries. Being a large company gives HP many advantages such as dominating the market for printers (laser and inkjet), both for consumers and businesses using the economies of scale. The company is also taking an active role in developing the capacity of new markets all around the world, engaging with other multinational corporations, non-governmental organizations, and other world governing bodies to reignite the competitiveness at home and abroad through policies and strategies that can support free-market economies. This is one of the reasons HP a leading technology company in the growing IT markets (HP Annual Report, 2003). (S) Strengths Hewlett-Packard generated nearly $6.1 billion in cash flow from its operations and increased its cash and equivalents by 3 billion in 2003 (Datamonitor, 2004). Debt levels in this year were also very low which was significantly...
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...Hewlett-Packard Company Company Profile Publication Date: 16 Apr 2010 www.datamonitor.com Europe, Middle East & Africa 119 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3DA United Kingdom t: +44 20 7551 9000 f: +44 20 7551 9090 e: euroinfo@datamonitor.com Americas 245 5th Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA t: +1 212 686 7400 f: +1 212 686 2626 e: usinfo@datamonitor.com Asia Pacific Level 46 2 Park Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia t: +61 2 8705 6900 f: +61 2 8088 7405 e: apinfo@datamonitor.com Hewlett-Packard Company ABOUT DATAMONITOR Datamonitor is a leading business information company specializing in industry analysis. Through its proprietary databases and wealth of expertise, Datamonitor provides clients with unbiased expert analysis and in depth forecasts for six industry sectors: Healthcare, Technology, Automotive, Energy, Consumer Markets, and Financial Services. The company also advises clients on the impact that new technology and eCommerce will have on their businesses. Datamonitor maintains its headquarters in London, and regional offices in New York, Frankfurt, and Hong Kong. The company serves the world's largest 5000 companies. Datamonitor's premium reports are based on primary research with industry panels and consumers. We gather information on market segmentation, market growth and pricing, competitors and products. Our experts then interpret this data to produce detailed forecasts and actionable recommendations, helping you create new business opportunities...
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...Staying Competitive: Hewlett-Packard Company Jonette L. Pearson Professor Ronna Campbell, Instructor BUS505 – Business Strategies & Proposals July 29, 2012 Staying Competitive. The Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company provides products, technologies, solutions and services to individual customers, businesses and large enterprise worldwide. Hewlett-Packard Company exists as the world’s largest information technology corporation, and is known worldwide for its personal computers, printers, high-end servers, and management network (SourceWatch, 2012). Hewlett-Packard has developed some interesting insights on how they work with customers and how they stay updated on current and future product requirements. To find out what their customers want and why they want it, the company sometimes conduct a simple “launch and learn” where they try something out to see how the customer responds to it. HP is fortunate to have an enormous amount of engineers, product managers and other technical experts who assist in product manufacturing and work diligently to make sure that the product design is feature-rich and simple to use. The employees also know a great deal about the customers and consistently look for ways to improve upon the ‘product experience’...
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...Sources: 1. “Hewlett-Packard to buy Palm for $1.2 Billion” (Bloomberg news, 29th April, 2010) 2. “Actual Analysis: HP buys Palm, and the Earth does Move” (Betanews, 28th April, 2010) 3. http://www.hp.com 4. http://www.betanews.com 5. http://www.palm.com Hewlett-Packard to Buy Palm for $1.2 Billion By Connie Guglielmo and Ari Levy /Apr 29, 2010 Hewlett-Packard Co. agreed to buy Palm Inc., the money-losing handset maker that was once a Silicon Valley icon, for $1.2 billion to challenge Apple Inc. in the smartphone market. Palm’s common shareholders will receive $5.70 a share in cash, a 23 percent premium over the closing price, Hewlett- Packard said in a statement today. Elevation Partners LP, Palm’s biggest investor, gets $485 million for its preferred shares and warrants. The Palm deal moves Hewlett-Packard back into contention with the world’s biggest smartphone makers, including Nokia Oyj, Apple and Research In Motion Ltd. Hewlett-Packard’s current iPaq device hasn’t kept up with competitors. The company also gets a team headed by ex-Apple engineers and a Palm patent lineup that spans mobile hardware, software and power-saving technologies. “This is a low-price, low-risk way for them to at least attempt to penetrate the smartphone market,” said Brian Alexander, an analyst for Raymond James & Associates Inc. He has a “strong buy” rating on Hewlett-Packard’s stock, which he doesn’t own. “We always wondered why they didn’t have much of a smartphone strategy.” Palm’s...
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...HARVARD BUSINESS I SCHOOL 941-O6 "U JAY W. LORSCH KRISHNA PALEPU MELISSA BARTON RE Y44 11 Hewlett-Packard Company: CE Succession in 2010 'I) On August 6, 2010, Mark Hurd resigned as CEO of Hewlett Packard after an H.P. contractor accused him of sexually harassing her while she worke44 r the company. The H.P. board conducted an investigation to determine the merit of the allegation. They found no evidence of sexual harassment, but discovered that Hurd had failed to live up to the H.P. Standards of Business Conduct.1 Therefore, the board asked Hurd to step down. He exited with a severance package worth approximately $35 million.2 Hewlett-Packard Enters the 2 t Century Fiorina's Legacy Carly Fiorina became HJ CEO id-4 999. She presided over the highly contested acquisition of , Compaq in 2002, believing tic the jothing of the two companies would make H.P. more competitive with Dell, IBM, and Sun Microsystems in computer offerings, as well as provide substantial costsavings.3 The acquisition was approved by a shareholder vote of 51% to 49%, which left many people dissatisfied, including H.P. director, Walter Hewlett, who had initiated the proxy fight opposing the merger and who hit' lrpsiPbd in 2003. After the a cquisitio, Fiorina cut approximately 15,000 jobs; meanwhile, she failed to produce the n promised results. One year after the acquisition, H.P.'s share price had lost approximately 2 percent of its value, while IBM and Dell had seen increases in their...
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...Introduction Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard graduated in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 1935. The company established by Hewlett and Packard in Packard’s garage with an initial capital investment of US$538 during a fellowship in 1939. Hewlett Packard Company commonly referred as ‘HP’. HP product lines include personal computing devices, enterprise servers, related storage devices and diverse range of printers and imaging products. HP Company has been described as one of the most successful companies of the 20th Century. The reason why this company was so successful over such a long period of time may well lie in the management of its corporate culture ‘The HP Way’. The HP Way reflects the personal core values of Bill Hewlett and David Packard, and the translation of those values into a comprehensive set of operating practices, cultural norms, and business strategies (Collins, 2005). However, since the late 1990s, the company has been experiencing a new and different culture is emerging, ‘The New HP Way’. Today, many companies take the tenets of the HP way almost for granted but when first formulated, they were visionary. This report would briefly outline ‘The HP Way’ and ‘The New HP Way’ organisations which is a balance between profits for the owners and shareholders of the company and the rights, job security and working conditions of its employees. * Organisational Behaviour Effective communication & Leadership Behaviour The HP’s way of communicating...
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...Critical mass • Trigger. Reducing resisting forces. Results • Change process-dynamics of the forces that promote change and the inertial forces • Analysis of the result. Residual stress • Conclusions HP In 1938, two Stanford graduates in electrical engineering, William Hewlett and David Packard, started their own business in a garage behind Packard’s Palo Alto home. One year later, Hewlett and Packard formalized their business into a partnership called Hewlett-Packard. HP was incorporated in 1947 and began offering stock for public trading 10 years later. Annual net revenue for the company grew from $5.5 million in 1951 to $3 billion in 1980. By 1997, annual net revenue exceeded $42 billion and HP had become the world’s second largest computer supplier. HP posted net revenue in 2009 was $115 billion, with approximately $40 billion coming from services. In 2006, the intense competition between HP and IBM tipped in HP's favor, with HP posting revenue of US$91.7 billion, compared to US$91.4 billion for IBM; the gap between the companies widened to $21 billion in 2009. In 2007, HP's revenue was $104 billion,] making HP the first IT company in history to report revenues exceeding $100 billion In 2008 HP retained its global leadership position in inkjet, laser, large format and multi-function printers market. Also HP became #2 globally in IT services as reported by IDC & Gartner. The company, which originally produced audio oscillators, introduced its...
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...organization, alleviate the conflict and contradictions in the organization (Robbins and Coutler, 2009). However, in daily organizational communication, there are many communicative barriers, which affect staffs’ information delivery, and affect the enhancement of the company’s performance, affecting staffs’ personal career development (Klein, 1996). For example, in the management field, there is a famous dual 50% theorem that managers use more than 50%'s time in communication; however, more than 50% of the barriers in management is generated in communication. This essay will identify some barriers to communication in organization. Additionally, this essay will put up some useful methods for improving communication based on the case of Hewlett-Packard Co. Ltd. The company's information delivery chain in different position levels, the company's scale, staff position and title as well as cultural difference may bring in communication barriers for the company.To eliminate the communication barrier in the company management, the organization should utilize effective methods (Rothstein et al, 1958). In below, HP’s case will be applied to analyze how to avoid communication barrier in the organization to achieve effective communication. HP focuses on creating best communication atmosphere for staffs, and it stipulates many relevant...
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...Effect of Industry Characteristics on Financial Statement Relationships. There are various strategies for approaching this problem. One strategy begins with a particular company, identifies unique financial characteristics (for example, electric utilities have a high proportion of property, plant and equipment among their assets), and then searches the common-size data to identify the company with that unique characteristic. Another approach begins with the common-size data, identifies unusual financial statement relationships (for example, Firm (10) has a high proportion of receivables), and then looks over the list of companies to identify the one most likely to have substantial receivables among its assets. We follow both strategies here. Firm (10) has a high proportion of receivables among its assets and substantial borrowing in its capital structure. This balance sheet structure is typical of the finance company, HSBC Finance. Why do the capital markets allow a finance company to have such a high proportion of borrowing in its capital structure? The answer is threefold: (1) finance companies have contractual rights to receive cash flows in the future from borrowers; the cash flow tends to be highly predictable, (2) finance companies lend to many different individuals, which diversifies their risk, and (3) borrowers often pledge collateral to back up the loan, which provides the finance companies with an alternative for collecting cash if borrowers default on their loans...
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