Perfect Enough Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of Hewlett-Packard

by Anders, George

• ISBN13: 9781591840329
• ISBN10: 1591840325
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-27
• Publisher: Portfolio Trade

Summary

Veteran journalist George Anders has written the definitive book about the intracompany struggle that rocked computer industry stalwart Hewlett-Packard to its very foundation. Carly Fiorina, HP's hand-picked CEO, faced the challenge of transforming an entrenched corporate establishment bent on maintaining the status quo. Standing in her way was Walter Hewlett, who bitterly opposed Fiorina's daring $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaq. Not since Wall Street's cutthroat battle for RJR Nabisco has a takeover so captivated the media and the public. Based on interviews with all the major players, including key people who shrank from the media spotlight, this dramatic story takes the reader inside the boardroom negotiations that decided the fate of Hewlett-Packard and ultimately shaped the future of the computer industry. Perfect Enough is a spellbinding narrative that brings to life the people behind the headlines. Book jacket.

Author Biography

George Anders, author of Merchants of Debt and Health Against Wealth, is currently a news editor with the Wall Street Journal and formerly a senior editor at Fast Company. He was part of a team of Wall Street Journal reporters awarded the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
The Best Outfit on Earth	p. 5
The Man Who Said No	p. 26
Give Me a Chance!	p. 45
Rules of the Garage	p. 64
Inside the Boardroom	p. 80
The Billionaires' Legacy	p. 98
Three Questions	p. 116
Walter Hewlett's Rebellion	p. 136
The Crusade of Her Life	p. 155
Into the Counting Room	p. 173
Searching for Vindication	p. 192
Can Carly Make it?	p. 210
Notes	p. 225
Acknowledgments	p. 239
Index	p. 241
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