Ready Fire Aim
by Paul C. Ely
The man who turned a dying division into multi-billion-dollar
business talks very frankly about what he did right, what he did
wrong -- and how drastic changes in HP's culture caused him to
leave in 1985.
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 2014)
ISBN-10:
1493751352
Apparently So: A collection of short humor and other
articles
by David L. Price
Some of the pieces are from his famous internal columns during a
time of great turmoil at HP. Plus vignettes about working with
Lew Platt and Carly Fiorina.
David Price Communications (January 2013) ISBN-10:
0986437808
The Gamesman: The New Corporate Leaders by Michael
Maccoby
Of the four organizational personalities described, the young
Dick Hackborn -- who later built the printer business and then recruited Carly Fiorina
-- is the thinly-disguised "Gamesman" closely observed over
seven years by a psychologist.
Bantam Paperback (January 1978) ISBN-10:
0553114506
or ISBN-10:
0553230999
Simon & Schuster Hardcover (January 1977) ISBN-10:
0671223534
Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins
by Tom Perkins
Learning from Packard; HP computer
business startup -- pages 71-85. First HP job -- pages 51-55.
Gotham Hardcover (November 2007) ISBN-10:
1592403131
Gotham Paperback (October 2008) ISBN-10:
1592404030
B00263J6KY
HP strategy
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras
HP is extensively discussed.
Collins Hardcover (October 1994) ISBN-10:
0060566108
1st edition
Collins Paperback (August 2002) ISBN-10:
0060516402
3rd edition
Author:
website
Inventions of Opportunity: Matching Technology with Market
Needs introduction by William R. Hewlett
Original articles from 1949-1981 HP Journal about 31 key
HP contributions. Hewlett's introduction describes the technique
of "engineering of opportunity" that guided the company despite
low R&D budgets in the early days -- and discusses each product,
including the sampling oscilloscope, automatic network analyzer,
LEDs, HP 2116 computer, HP-35, HP Instrument Bus, Logic
Analyzer, and the HP 3000.
Hewlett-Packard Co. (October 1983) ISBN-10:
0961203005 (HP part number 92233B.)
The book is summarized in an 8-page history of the HP Journal
in the
October 1989 40th anniversary issue.
Full list of articles on Ken Kuhn's
HP Memory Project site. (Scroll down half way.)
All HP Journal issues are available online and
searchable:
HP
Publications
Build An Industry Hot Rod: The Nuts and Bolts of Leaving
Competitors in the Dust by Marvin L. Patterson
"A closed-loop process that drives financial
growth by creating new products or services and
transforming them into value for the customer. A
fraction of the revenue received funds
innovation of future products and services...
using the framework of souping up a hot rod..."
Many references to HP, based on the author's '73
- '93 HP R&D management experience.
Dileab Publishing (October 2008) ISBN-10:
0981728405
Leading Product Innovation: Accelerating Growth in a
Product-Based Business by Marvin L. Patterson and John
Fenoglio
The traditional practice of delegating full responsibility for
product innovation to the engineering department is worse than
outdated -- it is downright reckless.
Wiley (October 1999) ISBN-10:
0471345172
Accelerating Innovation: Improving the Process of Product
Development by Marvin L. Patterson and Sam Lightman
How concepts from the manufacturing domain -- such as Work In
Process and cycle time reduction -- can be applied in R&D.
Van Nostrand Reinhold (November 1992) ISBN-10:
0442013787
Specific aspects of HP
The Soul in the Computer: The Story of a Corporate
Revolutionary by Barbara Waugh
A 60's radical attempts to transform the HP culture.
Inner Ocean Paperback (October 2001) ISBN-10:
1930722036
Inner Ocean Hardcover (October 2001) ASIN:
B002WEUGY2
How It All Began: Hewlett-Packard's Loveland Facility
by Kenneth Jessen
Jessen is author of many books and articles on Colorado history.
J V Publications Paperback (July 2001) ISBN-10:
1928656021
J V Publications Hardcover (1999) ASIN:
B002WEUGY2
How It All Began... Again! The First 40 Years of
Hewlett-Packard in Colorado Springs
Les Bailey, Mary Lou Bailey, Joetta Hoewisch, and Larry
Koperski
It was a different kind of a work world, a place where, for the
most part, our bosses were not our bosses, they were our
friends. A place where we worked hard and played hard, a place
where we liked going to work in the morning, a place that shared
with us the rewards of our labors... and a place where layoffs
were avoided at all costs.
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (July 2015)
Order
The Selected Papers of Bernard Oliver
Barney Oliver was HP's director of research and development for
thirty years and an HP board member. The book includes papers on
physics and math, electronic engineering, social issues, and
SETI.
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories (1997) ASIN:
B0006FB1UC
Carly Fiorina and the Compaq merger
Backfire: Carly Fiorina's High-Stakes Battle for the Soul of
Hewlett-Packard
by Peter Burrows
"Fiorina won by a whisker, after the most expensive proxy fight
in history and a dramatic lawsuit that accused the company of
illegally fixing the vote."
Wiley Hardcover (February 2003) ISBN-10:
0471267651
Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Reinvention of
Hewlett Packard
by George Anders
Transformation into one of America's most powerful female CEOs.
Efforts of the second generation of Hewletts and Packards to
remain loyal to the company's original vision.
Portfolio Hardcover (January 2003) ISBN-10:
1591840031
Portfolio Paperback (January 2004) ISBN-10:
1591840325
Author's
LinkedIn profile
Fiorina's
Rules of the Garage (1999)
Why Carly's Big Bet is Failing
article by Carol J. Loomis.
Fortune Jan 22, 2005
Article
Tough Choices: A Memoir
by Carly Fiorina
Written before running for Senator from California. Covers
business experience at AT&T, Lucent, and HP.
Portfolio Hardcover (October 2006) ISBN-10:
159184133X
Portfolio Paperback (September 2007) ISBN-10:
159184181X
Author
website
Pretexting scandal
The Big Lie: Spying, Scandal, and Ethical Collapse at
Hewlett Packard
by Anthony Bianco
"Authoritative account by the former BusinessWeek writer Anthony
Bianco" --NYTimes
PublicAffairs (May 2010) ISBN-10:
1586488031
The Fixer. Secrets for saving your reputation in the age of
viral media. by Michael Sitrick
Two chapters on
"Exonerating Pattie" by a leading crisis manager.
Regnery (January 8, 2018) ISBN-10:
1621572862
Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins
by Tom Perkins
HP board member -- 2001-2003 and
2005-2006 -- pages 1-19.
Gotham Hardcover (November 2007) ISBN-10:
1592403131
Gotham Paperback (October 2008) ISBN-10:
1592404030
B00263J6KY
Meg Whitman
The Power of Many: Values for Success in Business and in
Life
by Meg Whitman and Joan O'C Hamilton
Written before running for Governor of California. Covers
business experience at eBay and previous companies.
Crown Hardcover (January 2010) ISBN-10:
0307591212
Three Rivers Paperback (September 2010) ISBN-10:
159184181X
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