Making the World Work Better

Synopsis of Making the World Work Better

«Making the World Work Better» is the essay by Kevin Maney, Steve Hamm and Jeffrey M. O'Brien, published by IBM Press in paperback (352 pages, in English).

The book explains IBM's first century and its influence on technology, American industry and the evolution of the modern corporation. The authors combine research and interviews to review successes and failures, from the System/360 to the company's transformation, and argue that the ideas that emerged along the way can continue to shape the future.

The full subtitle is «The Ideas That Shaped a Century and a Company»; it was published in 2011 and includes a foreword by Samuel J. Palmisano.

For readers of business, technology history and corporate management, and for those interested in IBM's legacy.