Thomas J. Watson
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Thomas J. Watson was an American business executive best known for transforming the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company into IBM and leading it to become a dominant force in the early computer industry.
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American
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business executive → chief executive officer → human → |
| awardReceived |
Order of the German Eagle (revoked in public opinion after World War II)
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Elmira Business College
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| employer |
Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
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International Business Machines → National Cash Register Company → |
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Watson
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| fieldOfWork |
business management
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corporate governance → sales management → |
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Thomas
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Arthur K. Watson
NERFINISHED
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Thomas J. Watson Jr. → |
| hasRelative |
Arthur K. Watson
NERFINISHED
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Jeanette Kittredge Watson → Thomas J. Watson Jr. → |
| industry |
computer industry
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information technology industry → office equipment industry → |
| influenced |
corporate culture at IBM
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early practices in sales management in technology sector → |
| knownFor |
aggressive sales and marketing strategies at IBM
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expanding IBM’s international operations → popularizing the slogan "THINK" at IBM → |
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IBM
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| nativeLanguage |
English
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| notableFor |
leading IBM to dominance in early computer industry
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shaping IBM’s "world peace through world trade" philosophy → transforming Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company into IBM → |
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building IBM into a global corporation
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establishing IBM’s sales and service organization → |
| occupation |
business executive
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corporate leader → |
| positionHeld |
chairman of IBM
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president of Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company → president of IBM → |
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Methodism
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| significantEvent |
led IBM during early development of electromechanical computing machines
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oversaw renaming of CTR to IBM → |
| workLocation |
Endicott, New York
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New York → New York City → |
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Think
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Think
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Bell Telephone Company
("Thomas Watson")
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Thomas J. Watson
("Thomas J. Watson Jr.")
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Watson
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Thomas J. Watson
("Thomas J. Watson Jr.")
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Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company
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Thomas J. Watson Sr. University Professor of Technology and Education at Brown University
("Thomas J. Watson Sr.")
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Bell Telephone Company
("Thomas Watson")
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