Continuous Transformation at IBM: Addressing Disruption from New Technologies
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Mocker, Martin
Kagan, Martin
Ross, Jeanne W.
Date Issued
December 9, 2014
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Cambridge, Mass.: Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Mocker, Martin, Martin Kagan, and Jeanne W. Ross. “Continuous Transformation at IBM: Addressing Disruption from New Technologies.” Working paper 398, Center for Information Systems Research, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/175399.
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MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper 5209-14
CISR Working Paper 398
Abstract
Over its more than one hundred years in existence, IBM had reinvented itself multiple times. The twenty years leading up to 2014, however, were particularly turbulent: IBM had shifted from country to global brand profit and loss statements; shifted its sales emphasis from individual products to integrated solutions and services; and moved to become a globally integrated enterprise with globally standardized business processes. In 2014, the rapidly expanding adoption of cloud, analytics, mobile, and social technologies generated a lot of excitement in the industry. IBM management believed that these technologies presented a huge business growth opportunity. Simultaneously, management viewed cloud, analytics, mobile, and social technologies as a disruptive force demanding transformative changes to the way the company worked internally. Earlier transformations had positioned IBM to deal with business changes globally. Nonetheless, introducing new ways of thinking and working to over 400,000 employees in 175 countries was a daunting task. Management pursued this latest transformation with the belief that the effort would determine business success in the digital economy.
Subjects
Innovation and Strategy
Organizational Structure and Agility
Business Complexity
Enterprise Architecture
Collaboration and Social Media
Data Management, Analytics, and Use
Digital Innovation
Digitizing Business Processes
Globalization
Mergers and Acquisitions
The Cloud and Consumerization
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