IBM — then called “The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company” — was
founded in 1911 when a bunch of smaller companies combined into one
larger one. At its inception, IBM had roughly 1,300 employees, making it
a large employer on day one. And when Thomas J. Watson joined the
company in 1914, it really took off. Watson was chairman and CEO of IBM
from then until his death in 1956. When Watson died, IBM employed
roughly 72,500 employees. Watson was known to be a talented but
unscrupulous leader who believed that loyalty to one’s employer was a
hallmark of business success. So, he asked his employees to sing.
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