Why HP Acquired Compaq

Question 1. First and the most important strategy, applied by HP after acquisition, was cost structure savings through elimination of redundant administrative function and layoffs. After the merge HP got an opportunity to use Compaq’s well developed and effective supply chain and this fact was stated to be an important mean of improvement of HP’s position at the market.

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Hewlett-Packard

Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded in 1939 in Palo-Alto by William Redington Hewlett and Dave Packard. Initially, it was a small, one-car garage, company. In several decades, it had expanded significantly in both size and the volume of manufactured goods. Nowadays, HP is a multinational company. According to the assessment of the United States Security ... read more

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