This paper shows how the study of the integral process of HP's becoming and the differential contributions of successive CEOs to that process can be combined to create an evolutionary framework of the role of strategic leadership in corporate becoming. This conceptual framework reflects the...

This paper examines Meg Whitman's tenure as HP's CEO from September 2011 till March 2016. It considers the external contextual forces shaping radical changes in the information technology industry as well as the internal contextual forces associated with the unresolved issues left by her...