Louis Gerstner Jr. The Man Who Turned IBM Around Case Summary The turnaround of IBM under Louis V. Gerstner’s leadership is considered to be one of the most remarkable turnarounds in corporate history. The strategic measures taken by Gerstner to transform IBM from a loss making company to a profit generating company; and to transform a hardware vendor to a complete IT solutions provider were remarkable. The case also reveals how he continuously reinvented the business model of IBM amidst rising
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Real Machinery Louis V. Gerstner‚ Jr‚ the chief executive officer of IBM‚ describes how “No machine can replace the human spark of spirit‚ compassion‚ love and understanding”. His words are in agreement with Ray Bradbury’s in his fictional auto-biography titled Dandelion Wine. In the story‚ several machines are described; there are trolleys‚ Green Machines (cars)‚ Happiness Machines‚ lawn mowers‚ and busses throughout the book’s episodes. All of them turn out to be failures. However‚ there is one
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Book Chosen:“The Man Who Turned Into a Stick” Rationale: I will be assuming the role of the man who turned into a stick before the scene of him jumping off the roof‚ which was before the first scene of the play. My empathic response focuses on the emotions and thoughts of the man as he battles his internal conflict‚ contemplating his existence‚ through going through his backstory and fleshing out his character by bringing in key events that shaped his life and how he had eventually become a stick
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IBM Q.1) What are the strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities and threats are suggested in Louis Gerstner’s comments. Ans: Strength It is the world’s premier commercial centre of technology innovation. IBM’s 3 major growth engines –services‚ software and component (OEM) technology provide more than half of IBM’s revenue. Technological advancement: IBM has “blue chip” 500 today’s fastest computers. Weakness No share in all segments e.g. hardware‚ software‚ etc Opportunities It is the period
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individual. Considering I am just about half way through my illustrious life building a bank of historical memories that I would like to recall and some that I would like to erase for good. As I look back‚ I think the one event that really turned my life around was joining the Navy‚ 20 years later and I must say it was a decision well made. As I graduated high school my thought process was to be the first person in my family to go to college. Here I am an 18 year old boy from Queens‚ New York having
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When I turned around the corner‚ I was shocked. Kamal was still standing beside the road‚ exactly where I had left him half an hour ago. He looked spaced out and unaware of the rushing traffic around him and the busy pedestrians swirling around him. He looked very lost and forlorn. I quickly approached him and tapped him on his shoulder. He gave a startled jump and immediately went into his judo stance. "Hey‚ it’s only me‚ Lilie‚" I quickly assured him. He relaxed his stand but the
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Johnny Comes Around‚ Again Judgment day is something everyone is going to experience one day in his or her life‚ whether done by himself or herself‚ or by some sort of higher power. Judgment‚ defined as “the ability to make considered decisions or come to a sensible conclusion” as well as “a misfortune or calamity viewed as a divine punishment”‚ is commonly referenced in a biblical sense. One artist that is not a stranger to being judged for music styles and lyrics is country music legend Johnny
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I. Current Situation (1991-1993) 1. History of IBM: IBM is a multinational corporation that started its activities in 1911. But its origins can be traced back to 1890‚ during the height of the Industrial Revolution. It was first known as the Computing-Recording Company‚ and then in 1924‚ it took the name of International Business Machines. Nowadays‚ this multinational company is known as the ¡§Big Blue¡¨ 2. Mission statement IBM main activity is to find solutions to its wide range of clients
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1890-1938: The early years IBM was incorporated in the state of New York on June 15‚ 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company. But its origins can be traced back to 1890‚ during the height of the Industrial Revolution‚ when the United States was experiencing waves of immigration. The U.S. Census Bureau knew its traditional methods of counting would not be adequate for measuring the population‚ so it sponsored a contest to find a more efficient means of tabulating census data. The
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EN BANC JOSE L. ATIENZA‚ JR.‚ MATIAS G.R. No. 188920 V. DEFENSOR‚ JR.‚ RODOLFO G. VALENCIA‚ DANILO E. SUAREZ‚ SOLOMON R. CHUNGALAO‚ SALVACION ZALDIVAR-PEREZ‚ HARLIN CAST-ABAYON‚ MELVIN G. MACUSI and ELEAZAR P. QUINTO‚ Petitioners‚ Present: Puno‚ C.J.‚ Carpio
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