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Evolution of Hewlett Packard - Search for info Message #1 Posted by James Hardy on 14 June 1999, 9:43 p.m. Help please! I am currently writing a paper for a University project on the evolution of HP and what were the elements of its success. If anyone has any info on where to find a detailed history of Mr. Hewlett and Mr. Packards travels from their first oscillator to todays myriad of products I would be most appreciative. Essentially I am looking for successes, failures, turning points, character traits, strategic redesigns etc etc. Yours hopefully James Hardy

Re: Evolution of Hewlett Packard - Search for info Message #2 Posted by Steve on 14 June 1999, 10:30 p.m., in response to message #1 by James Hardy Why not ask HP themselves? Also try a simple search on "Hewlett Packard" on amazon to find this: The Hp Way : How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company -- David Packard, et al; Paperback http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0887308171/o/qid=929413682/sr=2-1/002-7432668-6735846 In a dry fashion, Packard tells the true story of the mighty Hewlett-Packard Company: Two college buddies begin a partnership by producing an audio oscillator in a Palo Alto garage in 1938 and wind up 60 years later with a $25-billion-dollar electronics company on their hands. He wraps the book up tidily with a timeline of the company's development milestones. Packard chalks up success to many things, including government contracts during wartime, but mostly to the company's management outlook ("The HP Way"), which champions openness, honesty, and flexibility throughout the organization. Entrepreneurs and technologists alike will be interested in this journey of an American giant. Packard's tone sometimes veers toward the self-congratulatory, but in this case, it somehow seems justified.

Re: Evolution of Hewlett Packard - Search for info Message #3 Posted by Tom Lianza on 3 July 1999, 8:25 a.m., in response to message #1 by James Hardy I am assuming that you have a copy of the book: The HP Way, How Bill Hewlett and I built our company By David Packard. It's available at amazon for about 10 bucks....

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