News

Let's say you were given a year to kill Hewlett-Packard. Here's how you do it:

Published: | Posted By:

If the title doesn't spark to you check out this article check out the quote.

From former CEO Carly Fiorina's spectacular flame-out, and former chairwoman Patricia Dunn's illegal spying scandal, to Mr. Hurd's alleged sex scandal that apparently didn't involve any sex at all, this sort of dysfunction has become "the H-P Way."

It has been a year since H-P fired Mr. Hurd. Jack Kevorkian couldn't have devised a better plan for euthanizing a company. But like the good doctor used to say: "Dying is not a crime."

The article basically speculates how bad business decisions can lead to the downfall of even the largest of companies. 

Related Web URL: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240531119047...