I would not sell Meg Whitman short, assuming that she is hired by HP. While she was a disappointment when it came time for eBay to transition to its Second Act, she was the driving force that put eBay on the map as the dominant Internet auction site.
HP CEO’s approval rating in a steep decline among employees
September 21, 2011
Dean Takahashi
VentureBeat
September 21, 2011
With rumors circulating in the news that Hewlett-Packard’s board may fire chief executive Leo Apotheker, it is interesting to note that his approval rating is declining fast among employees. In the past month, Apotheker holds a 25 percent approval rating, according to jobs and career community site Glassdoor. Overall, nearly 3,000 HP employees have left reviews and ratings on Glassdoor. Over time, Apotheker still has a 58 percent approval rating, with 42 percent disapproving.
When former CEO Mark Hurd was fired, he held a 34 percent approval rating among HP employees, while interim CEO Cathy Lesjak held a 55 percent approval rating during her month in the post. The average approval rating for CEOs on Glassdoor is 62 percent.
One marketing direct at HP commented, “Fire Leo. The man is flat out incompetent. We’ve gone from fiasco to the next under his reign.”
HP employees have given HP itself a rating of 2.5 out of 5. Carol Bartz, former Yahoo CEO, who was fired on Sept. 6, had an approval rating of 33 percent in the third quarter, which was actually above her 24 percent rating, an all time low, in the second quarter. Steve Jobs had a 97 percent approval rating among Apple employees
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