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Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Father, Son & Co by Thomas J. Watson , Peter Petre
In this eloquent firstperson account of a family drama that changed the face of American business the man who transformed IBM into the worlds largest computer company reflects on his lifelong partnership with his fatherand how their management style and shared dedication to excellence united to create a unique corporate culture that became the blueprint for the entire technology boom. In the course of sixty years Thomas J. Watson Sr. and his son Thomas J. Watson Jr. together built the international colossus that is IBM. This is their story: a riveting and revealing account of two men who loved each otherand fought each otherwith a terrible fierceness. But along with the story of a father and son this is IBMs story too. It chronicles the management insights that shaped its course and its unique corporate culture the style that made Thomas Watson Sr. one of Americas most charismatic bosses and the daring decisions by Thomas Watson Jr. that transformed IBM into the worlds largest computing company. One of the greatest businesssuccess stories of all time Father Son & Co. is a moving lesson for fathers who dream for their children as well as a testament to American ingenuity and values told in a disarmingly frank and eloquent voice. Promising to remain an important business reference as we move into the next century FATHER SON & CO. takes a look at the management insight that helped to shape IBMs course and unique corporate culture. It looks at Watson Sr. one of Americas most charismatic bosses and Watson Jr. who spurred IBM into the computer age. Ten years after its original publication FATHER SON & CO. remains a uniquely honest book. Watsons willingness to write about the loving but ferociously combative relationship he had with his father and the turbulent battles behind some of IBMs most farreaching decisions gives readers rare insights into the realities of leadership.