HP Bribery Probe Intensifies
The Justice Department, which has been investigating bribes Hewlett-Packard allegedly paid in Russia, has asked the company to voluntarily turn over internal records.
The Justice Department, which has been investigating bribes Hewlett-Packard allegedly paid in Russia, has asked the company to voluntarily turn over internal records.
If the scandal surrounding former Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd's resignation has taught us anything, it's this: Dishonesty pays at HP -- if you hold a high enough position, that is. Whether we like it or not, employees look to those above them for cues about appropriate workplace behavior, and that includes fraud.
CEO Hurd was seen as rescuing Hewlett-Packard from the mess left behind by his ill-fated predecessor, Carly Fiorina. That is, until he wound up getting ousted for creating his own mess. The world's leading computer company now has to regroup again.


