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by Kevin Maney (Author)
Dies ist die erste umfassende und ma gebliche Biographie von Thomas J. Watson, dem sogenannten 'Vater der technologischen Revolution' und Gr?der von IBM.
"The Maverick and His Machine" enth?lt einzigartige neue Erkenntnisse und gew臧rt tiefe Einblicke in Watsons Leben und Schaffen.
Dieses aussergewnliche Buch entstand in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Watsons Familie.
Sie gew臧rte Autor Kevin Maney exklusiven Zugang zu IBM Archiven und zu 340 Kartons mit Watsons ganz perslichen Aufzeichnungen, die bislang unverfentliche Informationen ?er Watson enthielten (darunter auch zu seiner kontroversen Beziehung zu Adolf Hitler).
Kevin Maney ist ein anerkannter und einflussreicher Technologie Kolumnist der USA Today, der vielfach f? seine journalistische Arbeit ausgezeichnet wurde. Er verf?t ?er erstklassige Kontakte zu Spitzenvertretern der Technologiebranche, wie z.B. zu Andy Grove und Scott McNealy.
Mit einem Vorwort von Jim Collins, Bestsellerautor von "Built to Last" und "Good to Great".
Mit bislang unverfentlichtem Fotomaterial.
"The Maverick and His Machine" - Die einzige ma gebliche, umfassende und aktuelle Biographie zu Thomas J. Watson. Sie enth?lt ganz neue Elemente von Watsons Charakter und zeichnet ein ganzheitliches Bild dieses legend舐en Unternehmers.
Front Jacket
A timely and authoritative biography. Without lapsing into hero worship, [Maney] presents a great, if flawed, man in all his humanity.
-BusinessWeek
A . . . lively and nuanced picture of the senior Watson. [It] brings this complex man to life and provides a clearer sense of how the IBM culture took shape around one man's quirks, preferences, and iron whims.
-The New York Times
The author's delightful anecdotes showcase the quirky, human side of what became a major knowledge-based company.
-Harvard Business Review
Should be recommended reading for anyone who seriously wants to be a business mogul.
-The Economist
Formidable in its research, vivid, insightful, and often hilarious.
-Management Today
Should hold great appeal not only for avid business readers but also for devotees of the vicissitudes of financial dynasties.
-Publishers Weekly
The gripping story of sky-high ambition, iron willpower, huge bet-the-company gambles, humiliating failure, and unparalleled success-one of the best books ever written about the technology industry, about one of the most fascinating people in twentieth-century America.
-Marc Andreessen, Cofounder of Opsware, Inc. and Netscape
Back Jacket
A timely and authoritative biography. Without lapsing into hero worship, [Maney] presents a great, if flawed, man in all his humanity.
-BusinessWeek
"A . . . lively and nuanced picture of the senior Watson. [It] brings this complex man to life and provides a clearer sense of how the IBM culture took shape around one man's quirks, preferences, and iron whims."
-The New York Times
"The author's delightful anecdotes showcase the quirky, human side of what became a major knowledge-based company."
-Harvard Business Review
"Should be recommended reading for anyone who seriously wants to be a business mogul."
-The Economist
"Formidable in its research, vivid, insightful, and often hilarious."
-Management Today
"Should hold great appeal not only for avid business readers but also for devotees of the vicissitudes of financial dynasties."
-Publishers Weekly
"The gripping story of sky-high ambition, iron willpower, huge bet-the-company gambles, humiliating failure, and unparalleled success-one of the best books ever written about the technology industry, about one of the most fascinating people in twentieth-century America."
-Marc Andreessen, Cofounder of Opsware, Inc. and Netscape
Author Biography
KEVIN MANEY is a nationally syndicated, award-winning USA Today technology columnist. He was voted best technology columnist by the business journalism publication TJFR. Marketing Computers magazine has, four times, named him one of the most influential technology columnists. He is also the author of the BusinessWeek bestseller Megamedia Shakeout, from Wiley. Maney lives in Clifton, Virginia, with his wife and two children.
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