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‘Who says elephants can’t dance?’ the book is an account of IBM’s historic turnaround as told by, the chairman and CEO of IBM, Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. He led IBM from April 1993 until March 2002. He raised IBM from the brink of bankruptcy and mainframe obscurity back to the forefront of the technology. Book tells the story of IBM’s competitive and cultural transformation. It is an excellent case study in managing a crisis, principles of leadership and a thoughtful reflection on computer industry

Table of Contents Introduction 2 Section A 3 Mainframe’s Principal 3 Mainframe’s Classification 4 Enterprise Class 4 Business Class 4 Mainframe’s Importance 5 Mainframe’s Advantages and Disadvantages 5 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 8 References 9   Introduction Mainframe computers were first developed in the 1950s, and it is still evolving till the current century. Mainframes in the 1960s are very huge in size and require an entire room for it to run correctly. The mainframes in the 2000s however

IBM is recognized as one of the most successful computer companies and is considered the pioneer of early computing. Over the past decade IBM has shifted from the saturated market of personal computers to full business solutions. Today IBM is a multinational technology and consulting corporation. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. Fortune Magazine ranked IBM the second

‘Never again.’”1 IBM visionary, Irving Wladawsky-Berger was reminded of the 1950s, when a “series of technology asteroids” had created seismic shifts in the computer industry, opening the way for the IBM System/360 to become the dominant design for the next 40 years. The launch of the S/360 catalyzed a period of IT-enabled business innovation that created new industries even as it transformed established industries and the organizations that competed with them. During that period IBM was viewed as

12:Bochyńska Monika 69136 Szymański Konrad 69135Zarzycki Michał 69134 | Table of contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Business history 3 3. IBM 4 4. Problem identification 6 5. Analysis 8 6. Personal conclusions and lessons learned 10 7. Recommendations 11 8. IBM nowadays 12 9. Bibliography 13 10. Group elements evaluation 13 1. Introduction IBM, the biggest IT company in the world, from more than 80 years is the lider in supporting the innovation in business. The company offers complex

Factor: Environmental Leadership of IBM IBM has not only succeeded in maintaining its competition in providing software, computer technology and systems integrators, but IBM also successfully managing its resource such as energy, water, and material, including waste product, thus offering environmentally friendly products and services which have been recognized by various parties and has received many awards (IBM Environment Report, 2012). IBM success is always related to the leadership style of

Question 1. What competences has IBM had to invest in arising from its transformation from a ‘product-centric’ to a ‘service-centric’ organization? To adapt to the fast changing pace of business, IBM CEO Louis Gerstner took the

Report on the IBM Corporation Dear Dr. Law, Enclosed is our business research report about IBM Corporation. This report was written as a group project for the class Marketing 3495. In this report, reader may find some of the information about IBM interesting such as: how the company started? What is IBM marketing strategy? Etc. Through this research, we’ve learned a great deal about IBM Corporation. We are all inclined towards looking at future job opportunities offered by IBM. Thank you

strategic function of HR Selected Company – IBM Brief Overview: The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was founded an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. In 2012, Fortune ranked IBM the No. 2 largest U.S. firm in terms of number

Initiative (WMI) will transform the way IBM manages it most important asset- Human Resources. They will use Analytics and Behavioral Science to improve Organizational Performance. History of IBM: IBM was founded in 1911. It had a strong market in computing business that focused on the Main Frame Computing. IBM reached its great success when IBM PC came out in the 1980s, but it failed in the 1990s, mainly because it did not keep up with clients’ needs. Lou Gerstner, IBM CEO, in 1993 came on board and fixed