The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett and I Built Our Company - Hardcover

Packard, David; Lewis, David Kirby With Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0887307477 ISBN 13: 9780887307478

Publisher: Collins, 1995

Synopsis

The co-founder of a successful computer corporation describes his initial meeting with Bill Hewlett at Stanford University, their first shop in a Palo Alto garage, and their innovative management styles

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Review:

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.

About the Author:

With Bill Hewlett, David Packard was cofounder of the Hewlett-Packard Company. In September 1993, he retired as chairman of the board and was named chairman emeritus. He served in that position until his death on March 26, 1996.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0887307477
• ISBN 13: 9780887307478
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224