Big Blue: IBM's Use and Abuse of Power

Richard Thomas Delamarter

ISBN 10: 0333449029 / ISBN 13: 9780333449028

Published by Macmillan, London, 1986

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First edition first printing Large octavo hardback. 412 pp Very Good condition in Very good unclipped dust jacket No inscriptions. Page edges slightly tanned.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Big Blue: IBM's Use and Abuse of Power
• Publisher: Macmillan, London
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0333449029
• ISBN 13: 9780333449028
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 600 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

The nature of the corporation in Modern American business and it's role in power politics.

From Library Journal

A well-written, interesting, and one-sided review of how IBM has become one of the world's most successful companies. According to DeLamartera U.S. Department of Justice economist who worked on the government antitrust case against IBMgood management, good products, and the ability to meet consumer needs have had little to do with this success. Rather, he attributes it to IBM's "use and abuse of power." He traces a pattern of "unfair" business practices extending back to IBM founder Thomas J. Watson. DeLamarter asserts that IBM seeks to capture a dominant position in the worldwide communications industry; to protect us from the evils that would result, he suggests that IBM be split "into several equal-sized, vertically integrated companies, which would be forced to compete vigorously with each other." Despite the book's lack of objectivity, it would be a worthwhile addition to general business collections. J. Holton Wilson, Sch. of Business, Cen tral Michigan Univ., Mt. Pleasant
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.