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Tracing IBM's century-long transformation and influence.
If you're curious about the evolution of technology and its intersection with business growth, "Making the World Work Better" is a captivating read. It offers a chronological insight into IBM's innovative contributions that have not just shaped a company, but also the very way our modern world functions. This book lets you in on how foundational technologies emerged and could be your window into understanding the future of tech-infused corporate strategies.
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ISBN: 9780132755108
Publisher: IBM Press
Date of Publication: 2011-06-16
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.62
(rated by 143 readers)
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One hundred years ago, the company that would become IBM took its first steps into an unknown future. In Making the World Work Better: The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company, journalists Kevin Maney, Steve Hamm, and Jeffrey M. O’Brien tell a story of progress that illuminates, and transcends, the rich history of a single enterprise. Through extensive research, they explore IBM’s impact on technology, on the evolving role of the modern corporation, and on the way our world literally works. Most intriguingly, they uncover a set of compelling ideas whose greatest impact may lie not in the previous century, but in the next one—ideas with the power to shape a surprising future, and to change the way we think.
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Tracing IBM's century-long transformation and influence.
If you're curious about the evolution of technology and its intersection with business growth, "Making the World Work Better" is a captivating read. It offers a chronological insight into IBM's innovative contributions that have not just shaped a company, but also the very way our modern world functions. This book lets you in on how foundational technologies emerged and could be your window into understanding the future of tech-infused corporate strategies.
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