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Thomas John Watson Jr. (January 14, 1914 – December 31, 1993) was an American businessman, diplomat, Army Air Forces pilot, and philanthropist.
On the way, Thomas J. Watson Jr. created a marvel of corporate management, nurturing a people-centric culture and expanding progressive social and work policies while piloting the company through a phase of complex and disruptive business modernization to global business dominance.
May 5, 2024 · Thomas J. Watson, Jr., American business executive who inherited the leadership of International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) from his father, Thomas J. Watson, Sr., and propelled the company into the computer age. His aggressive tactics and heavy research outlays established IBM’s dominance in the industry.
Dec 13, 2023 · But The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived, a briskly told biography of Thomas J. Watson Jr., IBM’s mid-20th-century CEO, makes clear that the history of the company offers much more than an...
Thomas J. Watson, Jr. IBM. 1955–1971. 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.
May 29, 2018 · Thomas J. Watson, Jr. (1914-1993) assumed control of International Business Machines (IBM) from his father in 1956. Under his leadership, IBM entered the computer market, focusing on sales, service, and adaptation. He also changed IBM's management style and invested in new plants and laboratories.
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...
