SLIDE 4 Why HP?
No book about its (extensive) history exists No book about its (extensive) history exists
IBM, Intel, Microsoft, DEC collectively have ~ 45 books Apple, Sun, Oracle, Cisco, GE, WalMart … are covered
Arguably the most consistently innovative company in Arguably the most consistently innovative company in world history world history Today the largest WW high Today the largest WW high-
tech company The fastest growing NYSE company over the last four The fastest growing NYSE company over the last four decades of the 20 decades of the 20th
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century century The lessons are counter The lessons are counter-
intuitive Authors Authors ∑ ∑ 40 years at HP 40 years at HP (Chuck House/Ray Price)
(Chuck House/Ray Price)
Professional training in Professional training in Organizational Behavior and History of Science Organizational Behavior and History of Science, as well as Science, , as well as Science, Technology, & Technology, & Biz Strategy Biz Strategy