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Apr 14, 2024 · Thomas J. Watson, Sr. (born February 17, 1874, Campbell, New York, U.S.—died June 19, 1956, New York, New York) was an American industrialist who built the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) into the largest manufacturer of electric typewriters and data-processing equipment in the world. The son of a lumber dealer, Watson ...
Thomas J. Watson Sr. created a model corporation for the 20th century. Guided by a set of human-centric principles, he redefined culture and management for generations of CEOs and reframed industry’s role as an indispensable partner in meeting society’s challenges.
May 11, 2018 · U.S. business executive Thomas J. Watson (1874 – 1956) assumed management of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in 1924 and built it into one of the world's largest and most respected corporations. As a manufacturer of business machines and computers IBM, under Watson's innovative and inspired supervision, led a revolution ...
Thomas John Watson Jr. (January 14, 1914 – December 31, 1993) was an American businessman, diplomat, Army Air Forces pilot, and philanthropist. The son of IBM Corporation founder Thomas J. Watson , he was the second IBM president (1952–71), the 11th national president of the Boy Scouts of America (1964–68), and the 16th United States ...
Jan 1, 1994 · Thomas J. Watson Jr., who led I.B.M. and America into the computer age, prompting Fortune magazine to call him "the greatest capitalist who ever lived," died yesterday morning at Greenwich ...
Overview. American business executive Thomas J. Watson assumed management of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in 1924 and built it into one of the world's largest and most respected corporations. As a manufacturer of business machines and computers, IBM under Watson's innovative and inspired supervision led a revolution in ...
Industry: Computers & Electronics. Era: 1950. Though his father had turned IBM into a tremendously successful company, the firm that Thomas Jr. inherited was largely a mix of loosely organized divisions that competed with one another for resources. After an intensive restructuring, which improved efficiency while still achieving a decentralized ...
