Hewlett-Packard's Failure and Success Under the Leadership First of Carly

question 107

True/False

Hewlett-Packard's failure and success under the leadership first of Carly Fiorina and then of Mark Hurd was said to be a direct result of the quality of leadership of each of these CEOs. According to the text, this would be an example of the "romantic" perspective of leadership.

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