Carly Fiorina Essays

  • Carly Fiorina

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    Carly Fiorina Great leaders aren't born they are made, and they are made just like anything else, through hard work and that's the price they have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal. I would be lying if I told you that Carly Fiorina is a perfect person however I do believe that Carly Fiorina is a very unique individual with variety of skills that she can easily implement to politics, in doing so will bring substantial improvement to the current political system and the corporate world. There

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Carly Fiorina

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    Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina is an American Presidential candidate for the 2016 elections. Although there are some speculations of Carly’s time at Hewlett-Packard under her supervision the company grew to become the eleventh largest company in America. At the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Fiorina delivered an impressive well articulate speech focusing on issues such as the next Presidents need to reestablish leadership and foreign affairs. On July 27, 2015 Republican Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina

  • Carly Fiorina Informative Speech Outline

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    Carly Fiorina Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of Carly Fiorina and her accomplishments in life. Introduction I. Being a woman in the workplace is always tough, you never know if you will get the respect that you deserve, and if you will be treated with the same admiration as your male colleagues. Carly Fiorina is a great example of this; she broke the mold of women rising to the top in the workplace. In 1998 she was named for the number one spot of “The Fifty Most Powerful Women

  • Institutionalization

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    The fast paced, ever changing, and volatile business climate of today affects the ability of multinational companies such as Hewlett-Packard to sustain a competitive advantage. In 2002 the company conducted a controversial acquisition of Compaq which led to lay-offs, infighting, and impacted their ability to implement structural changes. Hewlett-Packard is a widely respected company known for executing continuous improvement throughout all levels of the company. However, the challenge all companies

  • Nick Carr's Incisive Article Analysis

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    thing we must remember is that this article was written in the light of the dot com bubble burst. Uncontrolled IT investments had caused massive losses, with most companies shutting doors or losing stock values by 85-95%. Even strong leaders like Carly Fiorina saw stocks of her company, HP, fall to half their original value. Hence, we must concede to some points laid forth by Carr, but also not become complacent and keep up with great technology and powerful infrastructure for the smooth functioning

  • Hp At A Strategic Cross Road

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    Vyomesh Joshi, executive vice president of the imaging and printing group, said it will take a combination of all these smaller printing markets to hit the revenue growth target of 4 percent to 6 percent. • Since taking the reins from former CEO Carly Fiorina, Hurd has focused on cutting costs. He has cut more than 15,000 jobs in the past six months and has restructured the business, eliminating a sales division. • Going after smaller companies that will help fill out product and technology holes in

  • Reflection On Orientation And Enrolment

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    On the 16 August 2015, I had the opportunity to meet with the Business Operation Manager Linda Kujala at the University of Canberra, Faculty of Business, Government and Law. This meeting was in regards to my work experience placement which went on well as she was able to explain the task I will be undertaking during my placement at the faculty reception desk with some other staff of the faculty. Some of the duties I will be involved in are as follows: assist during the orientation week from August

  • Autonomy Accounting Fraud Essay

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    The altercation between Autonomy and Hewlett-Packard was an intense battle regarding two very different positions. Hewlett-Packard, the company that purchased Autonomy for $11.1 billion in 2011, found about a year later that Autonomy finances had a meticulous accounting fraud worked in. Due to this, HP fired former Autonomy CEO, Dr. Michael Lynch, citing poor performance by his unit. Dr. Michael Lynch retaliated back after HP released an official statement concerning this matter and brought up numerous

  • Women and the Glass Ceiling

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    join civic, charitable, and business boards in order to work their way up. "But if you're going to join a board, be involved, (Business Journal). Avery small number of women believe that the so-called glass ceiling can be broken. One of them is Carly Fiorina who took over Hewlett-Packard, becoming the first women CEO of a Dow 30 firm. She prefers that the focus be on her considerable achievements as an executive with AT&T and not because of her sex. According to an industry panel, the glass

  • Rhetorical Analysis On Meg Whitman

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    This article is about Meg Whitman and how she was brought in to Hewlett Packard (HP) as a new chief executive officer (CEO) to help HP regain their competitiveness in the market. Ms. Whitman immediately finds conflict and a hostile environment due to pass CEOs leadership within the company. Ms. Whitman uses her gained experience of 10 years to turn the company around. MEG WHITMAN: DEALING WITH CONFLICT AT HP First and foremost, Ms. Meg Whitman is a 10 year veteran of eBay and is attempting

  • Inequality in Race and Gender: A Growing Gap

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    century? What then would you say if I told you that gap has now doubled. This is the reality people of ethnicity face each day, society normalising the education and unemployment gaps that are growing far larger than we've ever seen before. Yet, Carly Fiorina with all the given wealth and opportunities, had the boldness to say that someone can't be limited by their gender or race. How is it possible that someone with such influence can claim that there are no limits, when they have never had to experience

  • The History And Legacy Of Hewlett Packard

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    the best of the talent in the industry. This would happen only if the employees feel respected and an integral asset of the company and not someone who can be shrugged off at difficult times. Before Fiorina, low performers in the company were given a time frame of one year to improve themselves. Fiorina felt it necessary to lay off the undeforming staff immediately. While her move, at a time when the company was struggling to keep the cash register ringing, is a matter of debate, but it degraded employee

  • Hp Board Case Study Essay

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    were more obvious than their strengths in handling the situation. Some of these weaknesses included: (a) failure to provide cohesiveness governance in leading the organization illustrated by the “board never met to discuss the Compaq merger without Carly being present” (Johnson, 2008) or “directors boosted their potential bonus from $3 million to $9 million in 2001, despite the company's erratic performance” (Johnson, 2008); (b) selfish and self-centered as exemplified by Chairwoman Dunn's eagerness

  • Management Theory

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    1994). Dr. Joseph M. Juran Dr. Joseph M. Juran also worked on quality management however he worked independently of Dr. Deming. Dr. Juran’s focus... ... middle of paper ... ...en ten-minute sessions. Gretna, LA: Pelican Publishing Company. Fiorina, C. (2006). Tough choices: a memoir. New York: Penguin Group. Goddard, J. (2009). A brief history of management theory. In Rethinking management and employee engagement. London. Goleman, D. (2000, March). Leadership that gets results. Harvard Business

  • A Critical Review Of Derailed By Robert Nardelli

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    These executives are some of the greatest minds in their industries achieving rapid success, but end up driving the train off course. In this article Derailed, author Tim Irvin narrates the collapse of six high-profile CEOs (Robert Nardelli, Carly Fiorina, Durk Jager, Steven Heyer, Frank Raines and Dick Fuld) and the components that drove their depositions. The failure of character is a common issue along with deficits in authenticity, humility, self-management and courage. This article ultimately

  • Gender Differences in Communication Styles

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    Male or female, we all have the same basic human need to be understood by others, to communicate. One trait that can greatly influence the way we communicate is our gender. We may not agree with every theory of differences between male and female communication, but we do notice some differences in the genders when it is time to talk. Whether the communication is online or in person, there is a clear discrepancy between the genders. When it comes to public speeches and academic institutions, private

  • Unmasking Ulterior Motives in Political Rhetoric

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    It is not often politicians make comments that make sense for lurking underneath the comments are ulterior motives: currying votes by telling would-be voters what they want to hear. Often they must tailor their public remarks with an eye to satisfying their supporters whether, SuperPacs, party affiliations, or constituents. After all, if you are running for president of the U.S. your goal is to meet the expectations of people who want you in that office in exchange for some services: tax cuts, deregulation

  • Emotional Intelligence Used For Good: Transformational Leadership

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    to assert his superiority, and degrade the subordinate. This defamation and feeling of worthlessness creates a need to impress, manipulating the follower to work harder. This is seen in business constantly by dictatorship like leaders such as Carly Fiorina, whose employees quiver at the worry that one wrong move could result in their termination. This result is a push for achievement, but not through willingness or loyalty, but through fear and ineptness. This is the use of Socio-Emotional Intelligence

  • Persuasive Essay On Maternity Leave

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    The countless ways maternity leave can have an impact on parents and children. In many countries besides the United States, compensated leave, whether mother or father factor in on a child’s life from birth on. Every working parent especially mothers warrant a paid leave for the first year of their newborns life. Should the United States adopt the same law governing extended parental leave with pay? Adopting a law similar to other countries would benefit both the parent and child. There are many

  • Presidential Candidates Scenarios

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    Theory: The final 2 candidates will be Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. The republican party will chose Marco Rubio as the GOP nominee. Reasoning: Marco Rubio has a combination of endorsements (43 points), super PAC funding ($38.4 million) and public support (avg. 12.6%). He has electability, experience in politics, and appeals to both conservative and establishment republicans. If it were up to the people, Ted Cruz would be the nominee. He is leading in most Iowa polls. He’s a favorite of the people