`Well Managed` vs. `Poorly Managed` Corporations

Luckily , in its earlier endeavors the company responds to the needs of customers not only by providing quality hardware , but also by providing quality services and assistance As the owner of massive R D facilities , software development researches and other patents , the company is able to maintain the reputation of its intellectual properties and skilled labor

Analysts even stated that by selling its PC business , the company conducted a profitable brand-positioning move . The Narrowing focus of the company is a sign of commitment to concentrate on areas that are more profitable

p In compliance with Peters and Waterman ideas in In Search of Excellence IBM is one example of successful company that pose the authors ' criteria of encouraging autonomy and entrepreneurship in which IBM breaks departments into small business units that are more competitive in the market . IBM is also in line with Peters and Waterman criteria of being stick to knitting by focusing on markets that IBM can do best and not straying into business that IBM has no competitive advantages

II .3 Hewlett-Packard

The most intriguing story on HP in the past ten years was the decision to merge HP and Compaq . The merger strengthens the combined companies position against IBM , Sun , and Dell in enterprise and consumer markets Together the HP-Compaq entity could garner almost forty percent of enterprise markets , where the biggest competitors

Although it has made progress , not all is glowing for HP . Merger critics no doubt took comfort in the reports that Dell had competed HP in the PC race . In addition , HP saw its earnings suffer . However , in 2003 , the situation had turned upside down . HP managed to position a 50 percent increase in profits , although sales did not meet expectations ( HP Declares Victory ' 2002

About 90 percent of HP 's biggest customers now...