January-February 1981 Keeping HP Healthy: A Progress Report to 57,000 Jobholders
- Summary of cover story examines different aspects of the company’s health. 2
- HP sees sales growth despite recession in economy; employees reveal thoughts about HP success, including attitude of employees and how HP treats them, HP’s investment in R&D, and managing product strategy. 3 6
- Overall compensation program examined and changes made in life and medical insurance, dental care, pay curves. 7 10
- HP’s non-stop, around the world construction plans keep up with staff growth; new facilities include Penang and Houston; pull-out map of HP facilities world-wide. 11 14
- Summary of HP general managers meeting at Pebble Beach includes discussion of engineering productivity, strategies for PCs and ICs, and recruitment. 15 18
- New posters emphasize quality at Waltham division; Montana medical center nicknames defibrillators “Dr. Hewlett Packard”; HP gives job to struggling African student; HP-41C’s 10 musical tones enable blind students to complete math courses; HP 1000 computers used in Marine Corps marathon in Washington. 19
- John Young discusses pay practices. 20 21
March-April 1981 ICs: The Competitive Edge
- Dr. Deming, statistician, gives HP seminar; thesis is necessity for total involvement with statistical methods. 2
- How semiconductor technology makes major contributions to success of HP products, giving them the competitive edge. 3 7
- HP’s company exchange program between HP employees who teach at a minority institution and professors at such institutions working at HP for a year. (diversity) 8 9
- Replacing typewriters with computers helps productivity; computers solve office “headaches.” 10 12
- Open Line (employee survey with 17 categories) final results reported. 12
- Dr. Barney Oliver, head of HP’s R&D since 1952, invented many products. 14 17
- HP partners with Gordos Corp. to address defected parts made by Gordos and purchased by HP; leads to zero defects. 18 19
- HP Singapore science quiz; HP PC and software for the winning school. 20
- HP sponsors liquid chromatograph symposium near Munich. 20
- Prehistoric artifacts found at site of archaeological excavation on HP property, Andover. 22
- Industrial robot used at Corvallis for monotonous job. 21
- HP medical devices used on airborne emergency hospital. 21
- John Young discusses benefits philosophy in response to survey results. 23
May-June 1981 E-Beam Brightens the Future
- HP employee, Carson Kan, recovers from cancer; much of the medical equipment produced by HP. 3-6
- First live satellite broadcast from HP TV studio in Palo Alto to 1200 employees. 7 9
- History of the advent of the coffee break at HP. 10 11
- E-beam lithography is new technology in making integrated circuits; offers higher speed and accuracy in design and production. 12 16
- HP retiree clubs in Waltham, San Diego, Palo Alto are featured. 18 19
- HP Labs employee designs original tool for handling wafers. 20
- HP-41C calculators used on flight of Columbia space shuttle. 20
- HP-41C calculator used by Beech Aircraft Corp. 21
- HP Handicapped Awareness Day. (diversitiy) 21
- New products include HP9826 computer, Hospital Accounting System 3000. 22
- Ground breaking begins for Lake Stevens Instrument Division. 22
- John Young discusses first-half results, focusing on Europe, Southeast Asia, and Japan. 23
July-August 1981 Handled with Care: Emergency Team Responds to Mock Chemical Spill
- Standards are discussed and how they govern product design. 2
- Mock chemical spill tests HP’s response program and employee safety. 3 7
- HP’s moving and consolidating Corporate’s computer operations in Palo Alto. Earl Lindberg with general Motors studies laws of roundness and its ramifications. 8 10
- HP’s Founder’s Club focuses on professional selling. 14 16
- Chemical fingerprints and the uses of gas chromatography and mass spectronomy. 18 19
- HP finishes second in Corporate Cup Relays national championships. 20
- Swiss Mayor places bottle of local wine in cornerstone of HP’s new European headquarters. 20
- Corvallis division encourages alternative transportation. 21
- HP’s first television advertising scheduled for September 5. 22
- John Young discusses training opportunities. 23
September-October 1981 Teaming Up for Quality
- Company’s affirmative action conference decides future course of affirmative action activities. (diversity) 2
- 500 quality teams bring more energy, enthusiasm and improve product quality and personal growth. 3 8
- Queensferry Telecom Division, Scotland, spelunkers describe cave exploration. 9
- Various views about the HP Way of management are presented (insert). 11 14
- Considerations when divisions relocate. 15 17
- HP operations in hospitals and supplies. 18 19
- Videotape uses special affects to sell new HP-125 small business computer. 20
- Handicapped employee climbs Mt. Rainier.
- Anniversary of HP-35, first handheld, scientific calculator. 21
- New board game based on Silicon Valley. 21
- New products include slim-line programmable calculators: HP-11C and HP-12C. 22
- John Young talks about TV advertising and HP’s first televised ad. 23
November-December 1981 When a Horse is more than a Hobby
- Importance of good corporate citizenship is emphasized. 2
- HP philanthropic activities stem from a citizenship objective. 3-6
- China Hewlett-Packard Representative Office opens in Beijing. 7
- HP holds olympics competition between the New Jersey and Avondale Divisions. 8 9
- New corporate offices in Palo Alto. 12 13
- HP enters office automation market; Packard receives Distinguished Information Science Award from Data Processing Management Association (DPMA). 14 16
- International manufacturing strategy is presented; 50 percent of sales dollars comes from outside U.S. 17 19
- Engineers of Civil Engineering Division use toy trains for research for HP 3850 industrial distance meter. 21
- New products include HP 1000 with high-performance graphics. 22
- John Young discussed fiscal year results; record year for growth rate. 23
