NightLiveGreat

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Friday, September 23, 2011

Wharton Profs' Take on the HP Situation

Posted on 12:50 PM by Unknown
Here is a good read from Knowledge@Wharton about the HP situation.  Several faculty members comment on the CEO switch and what Meg Whitman must do to turn things around at the firm.
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Posted in HP, Whitman | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

Categories

  • 3M (1)
  • AARs (1)
  • Abrashoff (1)
  • Accountability (2)
  • acquisitions (10)
  • activist investors (1)
  • admissions (1)
  • advertising (13)
  • advice (1)
  • after-action reviews (1)
  • aging (1)
  • airlines (1)
  • algorithms (2)
  • alignment (1)
  • altruism (1)
  • Amazon (9)
  • ambition (2)
  • American Airlines (1)
  • Amy's Baking Company (1)
  • analysis paralysis (1)
  • analytics (4)
  • Android (1)
  • Andy Kaufman (1)
  • Anheuser Busch Inbev (1)
  • animation (1)
  • anxiety (2)
  • apology (3)
  • apple (8)
  • apps (1)
  • Asch (1)
  • associational thinking (1)
  • Audi (1)
  • auteur (1)
  • authenticity (2)
  • auto industry (1)
  • Avon (1)
  • Baba Shiv (1)
  • bad news (2)
  • bailout (1)
  • bankruptcy (4)
  • Banks (1)
  • Barnes and Noble (1)
  • baseball (1)
  • beer (1)
  • beer industry (1)
  • Ben and Jerry's (1)
  • Bergdorf Goodman (1)
  • Berger (1)
  • Berkun (1)
  • Best Buy (2)
  • Bezos (2)
  • big data (4)
  • Black Friday (2)
  • blades (1)
  • BMW (1)
  • Boards (1)
  • boards of directors (4)
  • bonuses (1)
  • book (1)
  • books (1)
  • BOPS (1)
  • bourbon (1)
  • BP (2)
  • brain research (1)
  • brainstorming (9)
  • brainteasers (1)
  • brand (3)
  • brand dilution (2)
  • brand equity (3)
  • brand extensions (1)
  • branding (4)
  • brands (4)
  • break-up (3)
  • breakup value analysis (1)
  • Brené Brown (1)
  • Bryant University (1)
  • budget (1)
  • Budweiser (1)
  • Build-A-Bear (1)
  • Burger King (1)
  • business class (1)
  • business model (1)
  • business models (1)
  • business plans (1)
  • business school (1)
  • Cadillac (1)
  • CAFE (1)
  • Cain (1)
  • candid dialogue (1)
  • candy (1)
  • careers (3)
  • Carlyle (1)
  • Carnival (1)
  • cash cows (1)
  • cash flows (2)
  • celebrities (1)
  • CEO compensation (3)
  • CEOs (4)
  • Challenger (1)
  • change (3)
  • characters (1)
  • charisma (1)
  • cheating (1)
  • Chevron (1)
  • China (2)
  • chocolate (2)
  • choice (4)
  • Chris Stevens (1)
  • Christensen (2)
  • clutch (1)
  • co-founders (1)
  • coaching (2)
  • Coca-Cola (1)
  • coffee (1)
  • cognitive bias (5)
  • cognitive skills (1)
  • Coke (2)
  • collaboration (4)
  • college (4)
  • college athletics (1)
  • colleges (1)
  • Columbia (1)
  • commencement (1)
  • commencement speech (1)
  • communication (4)
  • compensation (9)
  • competency models (1)
  • competition (2)
  • competitive positioning (1)
  • competitiveness (1)
  • computers (1)
  • concerts (1)
  • conflict (4)
  • conflict management (1)
  • conformity (1)
  • conglomerate (1)
  • conglomerates (2)
  • consumer behavior (3)
  • continuous improvement (1)
  • controversy (1)
  • cooperation (1)
  • core business (1)
  • corporate governance (4)
  • corporate jets (1)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (1)
  • corporate strategy (1)
  • counterfactual thinking (1)
  • creativity (25)
  • crisis management (1)
  • critical ability (1)
  • CRM (1)
  • crowdsourcing (5)
  • cruise (1)
  • cultural differences (2)
  • culture (6)
  • customer experience (2)
  • customer satisfaction (2)
  • customer service (6)
  • Dan Heath (1)
  • Daniel Pink (1)
  • David Burkus (1)
  • debt (1)
  • deciision making (1)
  • decision making (17)
  • decision-making (15)
  • Deepwater Horizon (1)
  • deliberate practice (1)
  • Delta (1)
  • design (4)
  • design thinking (3)
  • devil's advocate (1)
  • Diapers.com (1)
  • directors (1)
  • dishonesty (1)
  • Disney (3)
  • disruptive technology (8)
  • dissent (4)
  • diversification (7)
  • divestiture (1)
  • dividends (1)
  • Dollar Shave Club (1)
  • doodling (1)
  • Dove (1)
  • Dr. Woody (1)
  • Ducati (1)
  • Duhigg (1)
  • earnings forecasts (1)
  • ecommerce (3)
  • economic growth (1)
  • economies of scale (5)
  • Edmondson (1)
  • education (3)
  • Eisenhower (1)
  • Eisner (1)
  • Electronic Arts (1)
  • email (1)
  • emerging markets (3)
  • emotions (1)
  • employee engagement (4)
  • employee recognition (1)
  • employees (1)
  • empowerment (1)
  • endorsements (1)
  • endowment effect (1)
  • Engagement (2)
  • entertainment (1)
  • entrepreneurship (11)
  • entrerpreneurship (1)
  • ESPN (3)
  • ethics (3)
  • ethnography (1)
  • Etsy (1)
  • European debt crisis (1)
  • Everest (2)
  • evolution (1)
  • execution (1)
  • exercise (1)
  • exit interviews (1)
  • experimentation (4)
  • expertise dissensus (1)
  • experts (1)
  • Facebook (5)
  • faculty (1)
  • Fadell (1)
  • failure (5)
  • Failures (3)
  • fair process (1)
  • Fastenal (1)
  • feedback (1)
  • female leaders (1)
  • filtering (1)
  • financial statements (1)
  • first mover advantage (1)
  • flattery (1)
  • flocking (1)
  • focus groups (1)
  • Ford (3)
  • freemium (2)
  • Friendly's (1)
  • fuel economy (1)
  • furniture (1)
  • Gallup (1)
  • game theory (3)
  • games (1)
  • gaming (1)
  • Gap (1)
  • gatekeepers (1)
  • GE (1)
  • gender bias (2)
  • gender differences (1)
  • Gillette (1)
  • Gilt Groupe (1)
  • global (1)
  • globalization (2)
  • GM (1)
  • goals (2)
  • Goodreads (1)
  • Google (6)
  • gossip (1)
  • governance (5)
  • graduates (1)
  • graphic facilitators (1)
  • Great Courses (2)
  • grit (1)
  • grocery (1)
  • ground rules (1)
  • group dynamics (9)
  • Groupon (1)
  • groups (4)
  • groupthink (3)
  • growth (3)
  • guilt (1)
  • Hackman (1)
  • Halvorson (1)
  • happiness (1)
  • Hasbro (1)
  • HBS (1)
  • health care (2)
  • Heath brothers (1)
  • Henry Stewart Talks (1)
  • heuristics (1)
  • hierarchy (2)
  • high achievers (1)
  • higher education (2)
  • Hilton (1)
  • hiring (6)
  • Home Depot (1)
  • Homeboy Industries (1)
  • Honda (1)
  • House of cards (1)
  • HP (4)
  • HR (1)
  • human resources (27)
  • Iams (2)
  • IBM (1)
  • ice cream (1)
  • IDEA (1)
  • IDEO (1)
  • Iger (1)
  • IKEA (1)
  • Improv (2)
  • inattentional blindness (1)
  • incentives (5)
  • India (1)
  • industrial policy (1)
  • industry structure (2)
  • inflation (1)
  • influence (1)
  • information overload (1)
  • Information sharing (2)
  • innovation (40)
  • Instagram (2)
  • insurance (1)
  • intellectual property (1)
  • international (1)
  • internet (2)
  • internet privacy (1)
  • interviews (6)
  • intrinsic motivation (1)
  • introverts (2)
  • Intuit (1)
  • intuition (1)
  • investors (2)
  • invisible gorilla (1)
  • IPO (3)
  • iPod (1)
  • IRS (1)
  • Isaacson (1)
  • Iyengar (1)
  • J.C. Penney (3)
  • Japan (5)
  • JC Penney (3)
  • JetBlue (1)
  • Jimmy Kimmel (1)
  • Job interviews (1)
  • job search (1)
  • Jobs (6)
  • Johnnie Walker (1)
  • joint ventures (1)
  • Jon Stewart (1)
  • Keith Sawyer (1)
  • Keurig (1)
  • Kindle (1)
  • Kodak (1)
  • Korea (1)
  • Kraft (1)
  • labor markets (1)
  • Lady Gaga (1)
  • Lafley (1)
  • Lampert (1)
  • LDRLB (1)
  • leadership (80)
  • leadership development (12)
  • leadership transitions (1)
  • lean startup (2)
  • learning (7)
  • Lego (1)
  • Lenovo (2)
  • lifetime value of a customer (1)
  • Lincoln (1)
  • Little Bets (1)
  • Loeb (1)
  • logistics (1)
  • lone genius (1)
  • Long Tail (1)
  • loss aversion (1)
  • LTV (1)
  • Lululemon (1)
  • Maker's Mark (1)
  • management by walking around (1)
  • manufacturing (1)
  • marginal cost (1)
  • market research (2)
  • market share (1)
  • marketing (22)
  • marketing research (1)
  • marketing to children (1)
  • Marriott (1)
  • Mattel (1)
  • MBWA (1)
  • McDonald (1)
  • McDonald's (1)
  • McKinsey (1)
  • media (2)
  • meetings (3)
  • Memorial Day (1)
  • mentorship (2)
  • mergers (4)
  • metrics (2)
  • Michael Porter (1)
  • Michigan Fish Test (1)
  • Microsoft (1)
  • Microsoft Surface (1)
  • military (1)
  • milkshake test (1)
  • millenials (1)
  • mission (1)
  • mistake (1)
  • mistakes (2)
  • mobile (2)
  • Monster (1)
  • Montgomery (1)
  • moral behavior (1)
  • moral standards (1)
  • motivation (7)
  • motorcycles (1)
  • Motorola (1)
  • movies (1)
  • Mulally (1)
  • Mullaly (1)
  • multinationals (1)
  • multitasking (1)
  • Murdoch (1)
  • music (1)
  • Myth of the Garage (1)
  • narcissism (3)
  • narratives (1)
  • NASA (2)
  • Navy (1)
  • NCAA (1)
  • negotiation (1)
  • negotiations (1)
  • Net Promoter Score (1)
  • NetFlix (7)
  • network effects (2)
  • neuroscience (1)
  • new groupthink (1)
  • New manager (1)
  • New product development (1)
  • News Corp (1)
  • NFL (1)
  • Nike (1)
  • noble profession (1)
  • Nokia (1)
  • non-compete agreements (1)
  • Nook (1)
  • Nordstrom (1)
  • Nutella (1)
  • observation (2)
  • off-price retail (1)
  • Office Depot (1)
  • office supplies (1)
  • OfficeMax (1)
  • oil (1)
  • oil industry (1)
  • oil spill (2)
  • Old Milwaukee (1)
  • Olympics (3)
  • online dating (1)
  • online marketplace (1)
  • online shopping (1)
  • Orbis (1)
  • Oreo (1)
  • organic growth (1)
  • organization structure (1)
  • organizational structure (2)
  • overconfidence (1)
  • packaging (1)
  • Paul Levy (1)
  • PC (1)
  • Pepsi (2)
  • performance evaluation (3)
  • peripheral knowledge (1)
  • personal brand (1)
  • personality (2)
  • personalization (1)
  • persuasion (2)
  • Piskorski (1)
  • Pixar (2)
  • Planet Fitness (1)
  • politics (1)
  • Postal Service (2)
  • power (2)
  • Power of Habit (1)
  • Powerpoint (1)
  • premium (1)
  • presentations (3)
  • prevention focus (1)
  • price (1)
  • pricing (6)
  • pricing strategy (1)
  • private equity (2)
  • private label (1)
  • problem finding (2)
  • problem solving (1)
  • problem-finding (2)
  • process losses (1)
  • processes (1)
  • Proctor and Gamble (6)
  • product design (1)
  • productivity (3)
  • professors (1)
  • project management (1)
  • promotion (1)
  • promotion focus (1)
  • promotions (1)
  • protege effect (2)
  • prototypes (2)
  • psychology (1)
  • public relations (3)
  • public speaking (4)
  • purpose (1)
  • quality (3)
  • questions (2)
  • Qwikster (3)
  • Rasmussen (1)
  • razors (1)
  • reality TV (1)
  • reasoning (1)
  • recessions (1)
  • recognition (2)
  • recommendations (1)
  • Red Cross (1)
  • Redbox (1)
  • reference checks (1)
  • reflection (1)
  • regulation (1)
  • reputation (1)
  • research (3)
  • Research and development (1)
  • resource allocation (1)
  • restaurants (1)
  • retail (29)
  • retailers (1)
  • retention (3)
  • reviews (1)
  • rewards (2)
  • Richard Branson (1)
  • risk (7)
  • risk-taking (2)
  • rock and roll (1)
  • Ron Johnson (1)
  • rules of thumb (1)
  • safety (2)
  • salary negotiations (1)
  • Saturday Night Live (2)
  • scandal (1)
  • scarcity (1)
  • Schulze (1)
  • search (1)
  • Sears (4)
  • SEC reporting (1)
  • See's Candies (1)
  • self-confidence (1)
  • self-control (1)
  • serendipity (1)
  • serotonin (1)
  • severance (1)
  • shame (1)
  • Sharknado (1)
  • shopping (1)
  • simulation (2)
  • Skanska (1)
  • Skechers (1)
  • small business (1)
  • small wins (1)
  • smartphones (2)
  • SNL (3)
  • Snooth (1)
  • Snowe (1)
  • social currency (1)
  • social enterprise (1)
  • social gaming (1)
  • social influence (2)
  • social media (14)
  • social networks (1)
  • soda (1)
  • solar power (1)
  • Solyndra (1)
  • Sony (1)
  • speaking up (2)
  • speed (1)
  • spinoff (1)
  • spinoffs (1)
  • sports radio (1)
  • Stand-up Economist (1)
  • Stanford (1)
  • Staples (2)
  • Starbucks (6)
  • start-ups (1)
  • startups (6)
  • status (3)
  • Steelcase (1)
  • Steve Jobs (2)
  • stock options (1)
  • stories (1)
  • storytelling (1)
  • strategic planning (1)
  • strategy (41)
  • stress (2)
  • substitutes (1)
  • succession (5)
  • supermarkets (1)
  • supply chain (1)
  • surveys (1)
  • Susan Cain (2)
  • switching costs (1)
  • synergies (2)
  • synergy (1)
  • talent (2)
  • talent management (9)
  • talent retention (1)
  • Target (3)
  • target market (1)
  • taste test (1)
  • teaching (3)
  • team dynamics (9)
  • team scaffolds (1)
  • teaming (1)
  • teams (24)
  • technology (2)
  • TED (2)
  • telecommuting (1)
  • television (1)
  • tennis (1)
  • test (1)
  • Thanksgiving (1)
  • The Daily Show (1)
  • Ticketmaster (1)
  • Time management (2)
  • Timothy Judge (1)
  • Tina Fey (1)
  • TJX (1)
  • top management teams (2)
  • Toyota (1)
  • toys (2)
  • tradeoffs (2)
  • transaction costs (1)
  • Triumph (1)
  • trust (1)
  • tuition (1)
  • tuition bubble (1)
  • turnaround (2)
  • turnover (1)
  • TV (2)
  • Twitter (5)
  • Tyco (1)
  • Uber (1)
  • Unbroken (1)
  • uncertainty (1)
  • Uniqlo (1)
  • universities (3)
  • university (1)
  • Unlocking the Truth (1)
  • unrelated diversification (1)
  • user-generated content (1)
  • USS Greeneville (1)
  • vacation (1)
  • valuation (1)
  • Values (2)
  • venture capital (1)
  • vertical integration (7)
  • video games (3)
  • Vine (1)
  • VIPs (1)
  • viral (1)
  • viral marketing (1)
  • Virgin Atlantic (1)
  • virtual teams (1)
  • vision (2)
  • volatility (1)
  • Vosques Haut-Chocolat (1)
  • wait times (1)
  • Wal-Mart (1)
  • Warren Buffett (2)
  • Washington Post (1)
  • Wharton (1)
  • Whitman (1)
  • Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes For an Answer (2)
  • Will Ferrell (1)
  • wine (2)
  • wisdom of crowds (1)
  • work (2)
  • work ethic (1)
  • workspace (1)
  • Yahoo (1)
  • Yelp (1)
  • Yum Brands (2)
  • Zamperini (1)
  • Zuckerman (1)
  • Zynga (2)

Blog Archive

  • ►  2013 (126)
    • ►  August (7)
    • ►  July (21)
    • ►  June (15)
    • ►  May (17)
    • ►  April (16)
    • ►  March (14)
    • ►  February (17)
    • ►  January (19)
  • ►  2012 (219)
    • ►  December (14)
    • ►  November (17)
    • ►  October (19)
    • ►  September (16)
    • ►  August (12)
    • ►  July (22)
    • ►  June (18)
    • ►  May (24)
    • ►  April (24)
    • ►  March (17)
    • ►  February (17)
    • ►  January (19)
  • ▼  2011 (155)
    • ►  December (17)
    • ►  November (19)
    • ►  October (24)
    • ▼  September (26)
      • Friendlys headed for bankruptcy
      • The Progress Principle
      • The Heroic Failure Trophy
      • The IKEA Effect
      • 5 Social Media Lessons
      • Wharton Profs' Take on the HP Situation
      • Bankruptcy: The Hot New Trend
      • Defining Your Company's "Critical Behaviors"
      • The HP Board: Another CEO Bites the Dust?
      • Netflix and Qwikster: What are they thinking?
      • Another Break-up at Tyco
      • Are Gifts Better Bonuses Than Cash?
      • Industrial Policy: Jon Stewart's Take
      • Could Sears Become a Product Company?
      • Leaders, Explore outside your domain!
      • Advertising: The Value of Celebrity Endorsements
      • GameStop: Trying to Counter a Disruptive Threat
      • Transformational Leadership Course
      • Postal Service Blues: Substitution is Always the B...
      • Recommender Systems Build Commonality, not Factions
      • Do Narcissists Impede Information Sharing in Groups?
      • IBM's Palmisano: Charisma vs. Leadership and the R...
      • Starting College: Words of Advice
      • JC Penney Reacts Quickly to Controversial T-Shirt
      • Making the Most of A Leadership Coach
      • Podcast Interview with Andy Kaufman - Information ...
    • ►  August (17)
    • ►  July (22)
    • ►  June (23)
    • ►  May (7)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile