Professor Nick Forster in his article “Managing Excellence Through Corporate Culture: The HP Way”: Organisational Management Essay, GFU, Ireland

Question1

Professor Nick Forster in his article “Managing Excellence Through Corporate Culture: The HP Way” outlines a unique culture of excellence at Hewlett Packard called The HP Way that relies on putting people at the centre of the operations of the firm. Outline and discuss 3 ways that Hewlett Packard managed to implement The HP Way.​(75 marks)

Question 2

Johnson (2008) in his article “The Rise and Fall of Carly Fiorina: An Ethical Case Study” argues that the leadership of Carly Fiorina was the single biggest issue that damaged The HP Way. Outline and discuss what you believe to be the single biggest issue in the leadership of Carly Fiorina that caused so much trouble for the employees of Hewlett Packard. ​(25 marks)

Please be very clear that any form of plagiarism of material (use of Chat GPT, copying and pasting text, rephrasing of text from another source, etc, without clear and proper referencing and without the necessary quotation marks, or copying and pasting lecture notes) will be given an automatic zero mark for that element of the work. In addition, repeated plagiarism of material within this essay will attract an automatic zero mark for the entire section. Any copying of material from fellow students (whether an exact copy or similar material) will attract an automatic zero for all students involved in this matter and referral of the matter to the Examination Infringements Board. Students may be required to present their work if any doubt exists as to the source of the material.