Started from the bottom
What year was HP founded
1939
How many CEO's did HP have from 2005-2011
4
What were the two entities HP split into
HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
What year did Whitman split the company into two?
2016
What are institutional investors
Professional managed mutual fund or pension pool.
What does HP stand for
Hewlett-Packard, Founders
Bill Hewlett
David Packard
In what year was Carly Fiorina was brought in as the first female CEO of a Dow Jones 30 company.
1999
What position did Whitman give herself at HP Inc. to, “make sure both companies are working together?
Chair of the Board
What was the first goal of splitting the companies
Unlock value for shareholders
what is local responsiveness
The necessity to be responsive to different customer preferences around the world.
HP is know as
The original Silicon Valley company
At the peak of the HP's crisis, what former eBay CEO was put in charge to turn around the company.
Meg Whitman
Around what percent did HP Inc’s stock increase in the first 2 years after the split?
70%
How many people did Whitman lay off in order to cut cost and keep the company afloat
85,000
What are the two types of knowledge explained in the chapter
Explicit & Tacit
What is the " HP Way"
legendary culture of innovation and creativity that the iconic company had codified and disseminated itself.
In August 2010, HP was worth $100 billion. In January 2013, it was worth only __________
$29 Billion
What percent did HPE’s stock price drop when Whitman announced she would be stepping down as CEO?
6%
When the decision was announced to split the company what did Whitman due to minimize board room intrigue
Whitman did not tell board members which child company they were going to until about a month and a half before the event
What are the four strategic choices
Home replication
localization
Global standardization
transnational