For her part, Ms. Fiorina views the Compaq deal as a decisive step needed to secure Hewlett-Packard's future.
The Nissan Motor Company and the Mitsubishi Motors Corporation, both struggling with heavy debts and sluggish sales, have already indicated that they will close some manufacturing plants, but analysts have said more decisive steps are needed.
"Urgent and decisive steps are needed to address the challenges posed by climate change and poor air quality," said Nandita Parshad, EBRD managing director, energy and natural resources.
In order to ensure that recovery is inclusive and benefits children, women and poor families, these governments will need to take decisive steps in 2010 and beyond to support economic recovery while protecting vital human development programs related to health and education.
But in order for policymakers to take decisive steps, the general public in countries around the world need to be fully behind taking action to stop climate change.
Describing the humanitarian crisis in Aleppo and the plight of refugees fleeing on roads under attack from Syrian forces, he said, "The international community needs to take some very decisive steps to stop this".
"President Mohamed Morsi needs to acknowledge the deep and longstanding problem of sectarian violence in Egypt and take decisive steps to address it before it escalates further," said Nadim Houry, deputy director for the North Africa and Middle East program at Human Rights Watch.
"We will continue to watch currency market moves and take decisive steps if necessary, including intervention".
