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Richard S. Tedlow examines the 57‑year reign of Thomas J. Watson and Thomas Jr. at International Business Machines Corporation, revealing how their contrasting visions built "Big Blue" into a blue‑chip titan—and how their conflicts foreshadowed the company’s later downturns.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Richard S. Tedlow
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