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About Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)… Technology innovation that fosters business transformation

We Are In the Acceleration Business We help customers use technology to slash the time it takes to turn ideas into value. In turn, they transform industries, markets and lives.
Some of our customers run traditional IT environments. Most are transitioning to a secure, cloudenabled, mobile-friendly infrastructure. Many rely on a combination of both. Wherever they are in that journey, we provide the technology and solutions to help them succeed
Technology That Fuels Transformation We make IT environments more efficient, productive and secure, enabling fast, flexible responses to a rapidly changing competitive landscape. We enable organisations to act quickly on ideas by delivering infrastructure that can be easily composed and recomposed to meet shifting demands so they can lead in today’s marketplace of disruptive innovation.
Solutions You Need to Succeed We deliver high-quality, high-value products, consulting and support services in a single package. That’s one of our principal differentiators. We have industry-leading positions in servers, storage, wired and wireless networking, converged systems, software, services and cloud. And with customised financing solutions and strategy, we can provide the right tech solutions for your unique business goals.
Innovating for Today and Tomorrow Hewlett Packard Enterprise has been in the innovation business for more than 75 years. Our vast intellectual property portfolio and global research and development capabilities are part of an innovation roadmap designed to help organisations of all sizes – from global enterprises to local startups – transition from traditional technology platforms to the IT systems of the future.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Labs: Innovation That Fuels Growth The advanced research from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Labs changes the world. We’re a powerful innovation engine for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, our customers and our industry, delivering breakthrough technologies and pioneering revolutionary research. We address everything from IT trends to complex consumer and social challenges. That’s because our ideas and technology fuel the next generation of Hewlett Packard Enterprise products – and the next generation of technologists, teachers, physicians and artists At Hewlett Packard Enterprise, quality is everyone’s responsibility and it’s accelerating time to value. We are committed to continually improving and meeting requirements by embedding quality in everything we do. We earn customers’ trust by delivering exceptional experiences through partnering, innovation, and a bias for action. Newsroom Hewlett Packard Enterprise continually introduces new products and services, explores technology and market trends, and provides industry insight and best practices. Check out our latest news or contact the HPE media relations team
Internet of Things Powers Transformative Growth Internet of Things (IoT) will drive economic growth and efficiency with smarter homes, cars, factories, businesses, and entire cities. Governments can advance IoT adoption through public project deployments, increased spectrum availability, harmonization of global standards, and robust security and data protection
High-Performance Computing Solves Complex Problems Public-private collaboration and R&D investments are critical to leap to the next level of exascale computing and to maintain U.S. economic competitiveness through leadership in High-Performance Computing
Connectivity Makes It All Possible Spectrum availability is essential to the increasingly networked world. Campus connectivity allows innovative delivery of important public services, such as education and healthcare.
Tax Policies Foster Competitiveness Tax policies drive economic growth and job creation. U.S. tax reform should focus on achieving global competitiveness and encouraging R&D
Market Access Helps Us Reach Our Customers Improved market access enables our technologies to reach global customers. Trade agreements must reduce barriers and reflect the digital economy Sustainability Guides Our Approach Sustainability is part of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's DNA and guides our operations, innovation strategy, and employee engagement. Our sustainable technologies benefit our company, our customers, and our world. We encourage organisations to consider sustainability as an integral factor in technology decisions to meeting the data needs of the future Edge-centric, Cloud-enabled and Data-driven We live in a world where everything computes. Where technology, apps and data are driving digital transformation, reshaping markets and disrupting every industry. In this world, success favours enterprises that can invent, reinvent and deliver new outcomes at warp speed. Join us to explore the hottest technology trends and realise a vision for the future enterprise that will advance the way we live and work. You’ll find it all at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Discover 2018 Madrid

HPE Discover 2018: Madrid, 27 – 29 November Four powerful reasons to attend:

1. Insight Accelerate your digital transformation. Explore new trends, strategies and opportunities at the General Session, breakouts and one-on-one meetings. 2. Connection Achieve lasting success through shared talent and strong collaboration. Build career boosting relationships with peers, sponsors, partners and Hewlett Packard Enterprise experts.

3. Knowledge Learn the best of what's been accomplished before. Grow organizational strength through training, workshops and Hands-on Labs. 4. Enjoyment Focus on our rich agenda and networking opportunities by day, and enjoy a reward by night at the HPE Discover 2018 Celebration, with superb food and beverages.(www.google.com)

QUESTIONS

HPE focuses on planning. Debate this assertion by making reference to the case study. In your answer pay attention to the strengths and weaknesses of planning.   

Answer 1

The case study doesn't talk much about the motivation of the HPE employees at individual level. So the motivation level of individual employees can't be analysed.

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation:

Intrinsic motivation is that urge to improve or excel or be better version of oneself that comes from within the individual. When no external force is required to inspire or motivate a person, that person is said to be a self-motivator of intrinsic motivated person.

On the other hand, if a person needs external help to keep going or to push him, whether it is some psychologist or a motivational speaker or expectation or instructions of others, then the person is said to be extrinsic motivated person.

Maslow Model of Needs and Motivation:

This model is a pyramidal classification of human needs with each level representing one level of needs. It classifies all the needs in 5 groups, namely:

1. Physiological Needs,

2. Safety Needs,

3. Social Needs,

4. Self-esteem Needs,

5. Self-actualisation Needs.

Maslow states that unless or until the needs at a particular level are fulfilled, the need above in hierarchy than that level won’t motivate an individual. And once a level is achieved, the needs at that or any level below that level fails to motivate an individual thereafter.

The success of any company is dependent on the success of small teams within the organisation and a positive synergy between the teams and smooth functioning with proper coordination and communication taking place.

The success of HPE is clearly a result of excellence of its all teams together, whether it be the Customer dealing team or tax team or R&D team or market analysis team or visionaries or top level management; to make a company of a size as large as HPE, it requires cohesion and adhesiveness between all groups and teams.

Group characteristics that may have unfolded during HPE’s teams formation:

· Classification by expertise: A team is formed by combining two or more people with similar objectives and skill sets.

· Intra-group Conflicts: A Group deals with various inter-group conflicts that lead to decreased efficiency of a group in short run, but if dealt constructively, it will lead to diverse perspectives and innovative approaches for organisation

· Inter-group Conflicts: Competition within groups can be a dual edged sword for an organisation. While it may lead to enhancing performance of both the competing parties, it may also lead to destructive synergies with in the organisation.

· Perception biases: While making a team bring diverse skills sets together, it also leads to attracting biases and friction among individuals.

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