King of capitalism Thomas Watson Sr. & the building of IBM / [videorecording] : Thomas Watson Sr. & the building of IBM [videorecording] produced and directed by Guy Evans - Australia : BBC, [2003] - 1 videodisc (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Executive producer, Adam Bullmore ; editor, Kieran Smyth Executive producer, Adam Bullmore ; editor, Kieran Smyth

Narrator: Jack Darenport

A profile of Thomas Watson Sr., who started as a door-to-door salesman to eventually build the global IBM network. The complexities of Thomas Watson's character is explored through archival materials, stills, home movies and interviews with family and business colleagues. His dealings with the Nazis is discussed and the question of moral responsibility of companies is highlighted


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RM 1144.50


Watson, Thomas John, 1874-1956


International Business Machines Corporation


War--Economic aspects
Corporate culture--United States
Capitalism--United States