Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Transformation of the Legendary HP Company
In this bestselling work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner George Anders presents a behind-the-scenes account of a struggle that rocked Wall Street and stunned the computer industry.
When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional men's territory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to rescue the $40 billion-dollar company from decline-which included the $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaq-was Walter Hewlett, son of HP's late co-founder and defender of "The HP Way." Not since Wall Street operatives battled over the fate of RJR Nabisco had a takeover drama so captivated the media and the public.
Drawing on unparalleled access to HP insiders and written with a novelist's flair,*Perfect Enough*is a spellbinding chronicle of hope, ambition, betrayal, and family pride.
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When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional men's territory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to rescue the $40 billion-dollar company from decline-which included the $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaq-was Walter Hewlett, son of HP's late co-founder and defender of "The HP Way." Not since Wall Street operatives battled over the fate of RJR Nabisco had a takeover drama so captivated the media and the public.
Drawing on unparalleled access to HP insiders and written with a novelist's flair,*Perfect Enough*is a spellbinding chronicle of hope, ambition, betrayal, and family pride.
Perfect Enough: Carly Fiorina and the Transformation of the Legendary HP Company
In this bestselling work of investigative journalism, Pulitzer Prize winner George Anders presents a behind-the-scenes account of a struggle that rocked Wall Street and stunned the computer industry.
When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional men's territory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to rescue the $40 billion-dollar company from decline-which included the $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaq-was Walter Hewlett, son of HP's late co-founder and defender of "The HP Way." Not since Wall Street operatives battled over the fate of RJR Nabisco had a takeover drama so captivated the media and the public.
Drawing on unparalleled access to HP insiders and written with a novelist's flair,*Perfect Enough*is a spellbinding chronicle of hope, ambition, betrayal, and family pride.
When Carly Fiorina took command of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, she was venturing further than any woman previously had into traditional men's territory. Leading the opposition against her daring plan to rescue the $40 billion-dollar company from decline-which included the $20 billion acquisition of archrival Compaq-was Walter Hewlett, son of HP's late co-founder and defender of "The HP Way." Not since Wall Street operatives battled over the fate of RJR Nabisco had a takeover drama so captivated the media and the public.
Drawing on unparalleled access to HP insiders and written with a novelist's flair,*Perfect Enough*is a spellbinding chronicle of hope, ambition, betrayal, and family pride.
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| BN ID: | 2940169146059 |
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| Publisher: | Penguin Random House |
| Publication date: | 05/20/2003 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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