Leadership & Management
Why Messy Beats Perfection at Hewlett-Packard
Flexibility may be more important than dominance in the market.
March 03, 2016
| by
Robert A. Burgelman
Is there a reason some companies survive multiple transformations while others do not? Professor Robert A. Burgelman points to powerhouse Hewlett-Packard as one example where corporate longevity isn’t just luck, it’s by design.
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