Making the World Work Better

Kevin Maney, Steve Hamm, Jeffrey M. O'Brien

ISBN 10: 0132755106 / ISBN 13: 9780132755108

Editore: IBM Pr, 2011

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: Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company' es un libro que narra la historia de IBM y su influencia en la industria estadounidense. Los periodistas Kevin Maney, Steve Hamm y Jeffrey M. O'Brien exploran el impacto de IBM en la tecnología y en la evolución de la corporación moderna. A través de una extensa investigación, descubren un conjunto de ideas convincentes cuyo mayor impacto puede residir no en el siglo anterior, sino en el próximo, ideas con el poder de dar forma a un futuro sorprendente y cambiar nuestra forma de pensar. EAN: 9780132755108 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Negocios y Economía|Historia|Tecnología Título: Making the World Work Better Autor: Kevin Maney| Steve Hamm| Jeffrey M. O'Brien Editorial: IBM Pr Idioma: en Páginas: 352 Formato: tapa blanda. Codice articolo Happ-2024-02-20-de416033

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Titolo: Making the World Work Better

Casa editrice: IBM Pr

Data di pubblicazione: 2011

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: Muy bueno

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Presents the history of IBM and the influence that it has had on American industry, examining its pivotal role in the mid twentieth-century development of computer technology.

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“IBM doesn’t just THINK, it thinks big. The story of these big ideas illustrates how 100 years of innovation have shaped the way we live and work today.”

--Kenneth Chenault, Chairman and CEO, American Express

 

“Making the World Work Better convincingly documents IBM’s enormous impact on business and the world.  Its history provides vital lessons for organizations of all sizes, and IBM’s future promises to continue to innovate the way we work, and even think.”

 --Henry Chesbrough, Executive Director, Center for Open Innovation, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley

 

"The history of every great, enduring company includes a triumphant struggle to remain relevant in the marketplace without abandoning a core purpose and values.  At 100, IBM is one of a handful of organizations with so much to teach us about this unique journey."

 --Howard Schultz, Chairman, President and CEO, Starbucks

 

"Innovation, resilience, and great leadership are the key ingredients of the IBM story.  Making the World Work Better tells that story exceptionally well.  Ultimately, it reveals that IBM is not simply a technology company; it is a company of ideas and the future those ideas have created."

 --John Hollar, President and CEO, Computer History Museum