IBM
IBM stands for
What is International Business Machines?
This CEO worked for American Express and Nabisco before coming to IBM
Who is Louis Gerstner?
The primary flaw in IBMs culture during the 90s was this
What is arrogance and/or overconfidence?
This person was intercepting and removing company-wide emails from the CEO
The difference between a wyvern and a dragon
What is a dragon has 4 legs & 2 wings, and a wyvern has 2 legs & 2 wings?
IBM is headquartered in
Where is Armonk, New York?
This CEO was regarded as the shining example of IBM culture and utilized a coercive leadership style
Who is John Akers?
IBM under Gerstner abolished the following rules
Was is no alcohol on company dime, strict dresscode, and physical copies of presentations?
This is the term IBM used for the administrative assistants which were present during executive meeting
What are backbenchers?
The following is the equivalent amount of energy is necessary to trigger the time traveling capabilities of the Doc Martins famous DeLorean from the cult classic movie Back to the Future
What is 1.21 GWh?
IBM holds the record for generating the most patents for this long
What is 28 years
This CEO established the 3 Basic Beliefs for IBM
Who is Thomas J. Watson Jr.?
Despite estimating the culture change to take 5 years, Gerstner's plan took this long
What is 10 years?
While IBM was restructuring, Gerstner felt he needed to foster the following most within the form
What is a sense of intense external competition between companies?
What is the most venomous animal in Australia
What is the Inland Taipan?
IBM has the patents for these three inventions
What are the floppy disk, hard disk drive, and the automated teller machine (ATM)?
This CEO is the founder of what we know to be IBM
Who is Thomas J. Watson Sr.
These are the 3 Basic Principles implemented at IBM
What are
Respect for the Individual
Customer Service
Excellence
Gerstner laid off 35,000 employees for the following reason
What is to implement market-driven strategies and to develop urgency within IBM?
Roman Emperor Nero played this instrument as the city of Rome burned
What is a fiddle?
IBM was originally founded under this name
What is the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR)?
This CEO, not related to the Watsons, held his title longest
Who is Louis Gerstner?
Gerstner used this following rewards system for employees to achieve personal goals
What is making yearly resolutions based on company principles and basing merit pay on results?
During Gerstner administration, he made 2 large gambles. These gambles were
What is IBM becoming an integrator of technology and standalone would give to networks and mainframes?
This Native American tribe invented the sport of lacrosse
Who are the Choctaw Tribe?