The Early Computer Industry

Limitations of Scale and Scope

Business & Finance, Management & Leadership, Management, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: A. Gandy ISBN: 9780230389113
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: November 30, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: A. Gandy
ISBN: 9780230389113
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: November 30, 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Uses case studies to explore why large scale electronics failed to win a leadership position in the early computer industry and why IBM, a firm with a heritage in the business machines industry, succeeded. The cases cover both the US and the UK industry focusing on electronics giants GE, RCA, English Electric, EMI and Ferranti.

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Uses case studies to explore why large scale electronics failed to win a leadership position in the early computer industry and why IBM, a firm with a heritage in the business machines industry, succeeded. The cases cover both the US and the UK industry focusing on electronics giants GE, RCA, English Electric, EMI and Ferranti.

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