In order to maintain an ethical stance, an organisation is required to have their ethical ideas integrated with their vision, and it seems like HP has lost this vision along the way of its’ success which has resulted in certain consequences. Stacy Cowley, the Tech Editor claims that HP has always tried to copy other firms when it came down to obtaining a Strategic Vision. The merging of Compaq and HP in 2001 did not meet the expectations of the stakeholders and did not result in major positive outcomes as the customers were not satisfied by the quality of products that were being manufactured and being presented to them. Apart from this, HP was consumed in many scandals from having their strategies being leaked out to the press beforehand. In order to resolve this issue, HP hired personal investigators who decided to manipulate telephone companies and harass them in order to reveal who the person was. Although this did not raise red flags at the time, it did create unrest amongst many. The hiring of Leo Apothekar to be the CEO of HP further upset the stakeholders as it was shocking to see that a person, who had failed a previous firm, would be appointed to manage an organisation like HP.
This was not the only event that astounded the public. The fact that HP invested large amounts of money in the research and development of its’ table ‘Pam’ and then have it pulled out of the market after 6 weeks due to the completion of Apple, displeased many.
So, the replication of a product and the issues of having crucial information leaked to the public are matters of great ethical issues in the Computer Hardware and Software industries. Also, some products of Apple and HP are said to have ‘glitches’, where the device has to be replaced once it stops functioning. This is a way of perhaps manipulating consumers by making them keep buying new products launched by these brand names.
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