Thomas J. Watson

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Thomas J. WatsonWorlds Greatest Salesman
Sherry Sejnost
Questions
WW II
Quotes
NCR
IBM
Highlights
CRT
Nazi, Germany
Political
Historical Information
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Historical Information

• Born February 17, 1874
• Campbell, New York 
• Died June 19, 1956 (aged 82)
• - New York City, New York
• Spouse Jeanette M. Kittredge
• - April 17, 1913
• Children
• Thomas J. Watson, Jr.,
• Jane Watson Irwing
• Helen Watson Buckner
• Arthur K. Watson

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NCR - 1899

• Upon visiting NCR he was determined to join the
  company
• At age 25 employed by NCR
• John J. Range became his mentor who helped him
  become the most successful salesman in the East
• Earned 100.00 a week
• NCR became the monopoly and was indicted in 1912
  in an anti trust suit in which he was found
  guilty

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CRT - 1914

• Increased the number of employees from 400 to
  60,000 during his successful leadership
• Renamed the company International Business
  Machines in 1924
• Owned and leased more than 90 of all the
  tabulating machines in the U.S. in 1952

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IBM - 1924

• Dedicated employee for 42 years
• Introduced the Industrial Family Concept
• Loyalty first to the customer receive good
  value for his money
• Loyalty second to the family receive proper
  compensation
• Loyalty third to the owners of the corporation
  receive profit
• Created World Trade Corporation - International

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Nazi, Germany - 1937

• Helped to make Nazi Germany more efficient
• Utilized punchcard machines used for tabulating
  census data
• Received the Eagle with Star medal

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World War II

• Returned the Eagle with Star medal
• Produced large quantity of data processing
  equipment for the military
• Experimented with analog computers
• 1 doctrine mandated that IBM that receive no
  more than 1 profit for the sale of equipment to
  the U.S. government

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Political - Influential

• President of the International Chamber of
  Commerce in 1937
• United States Commissioner General to the 1937
  International Exposition in Paris - appointed by
  President Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Medal for Merit recipient awarded by President
  Harry S. Truman in 1947
• Trustee of Columbia University involved in the
  selection of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of
  the University

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Quotes

• THINK
• It is on wall in every room in the IBM building
• Every Employee carries a THINK notebook to record
  inspirations
• THINK is the monthly employee magazine
• It may have been the inspiration for the ThinkPad
  computer

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Highlights

• Long - term significance
• World Peace Through World Trade Slogan for IBM
  and International Chamber of Commerce
• IBM World Trade Corporation controls IBM
  internationally
• Influenced the development of computers today
• Relevance to business education
• Industrial Family Concept changed the way
  business is conducted
• Modeled effective management training to include
  respect for employees

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Questions

• Did he ever serve time for the anti trust suit of
  1912?
• How close was he to President Roosevelt since I
  could not find any pictures?
• Did his peer respected him for his
  accomplishments to the same extent as he is
  respected today?

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Glossary
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Glossary

• Worlds Greatest Salesman
• - NCR Determination
• -Anti-Trust Monopoly
• - CTR Successful
• - IBM 42 years
• -Industrial Family Concept Loyalty
• - Created World Trade Corporation International
• -Nazi Germany Efficient
• -World War II 1 doctrine
• -Politician Influential 
• -Quotes and Misquotes Think

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