This section is about how IBM is managed. Some Trust activities are also here, since IBM appoints most of the Trust board. See also archive topics "IBM Worldwide" and "Trustees"
[2352][2356] Overview. See also in Data section under 'increase'.
[2218] IBM outsourcing non-win
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[2233][2235][2236] Palmisano's future vision. What do. Hacking? AMIPP action plan.
[2149][2150][2156][2157] Job additions
[2134] Profit figures
[2105] Job cuts again?
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(Note - where this thread descends to personal animosity it deserves to be purged but it is less work for AMIPP not to purge.)
IBM downward progress? Business Conduct Guidelines. "IBM have become the lepers of the IT industry". Palmisano "is a very decent fellow". UK Central Government response to US Executives. History of EEC and Opel involvement. Quality Assurance. Lack of Corporate Governance and customer perception of IBM.
[1940][1958][1959][1996] Executive excess
[1884][1885] Cancer-stricken former employees sue IBM
[1867][1872] Court case between C&W and IBM
[1865][1873][1877][1895][1897] Paul Rogers has left IBM UK for C&W
[1859][1861][1864][1878] IBM US publishes "doctored" Treasury Document? Buyers will vote against IBM with their orders. Hope that those who invested in IBM will pursue Gerstner.
[1841] [1842] [1843] Gerstner Data via Yahoo.
[1838] [1840][1896][1898][1955][2018][2019][2020][2021][2022][2022][2024][2025] Job cuts, jobs exported. Age discrimination in lay-offs. Greenock.
[1818][1822][1823][1828] Lack of confidence in IBM's future. "More every day like the Titanic".
[1671] Economist article on vapour profits.
[1490] [1496] Gerstner's book.
[1487] [1491][1515][1516][1517] Predicted & actual IBM plans Jan 2003. Gerstner anecdotes. Sanmina - SCI
[1331] [1336] Any reason why IBM couldn't wind up the C-plan?
[1285] [1286] IBM to decamp from Greenock?
[1264] [1275] [1276] [1278] [1281] [1282] [1287] "expect our little nest egg to help IBM tidy over the fact that IBM is impotent." "No bidding on the Inland Revenue contract is a wise move." "lost the confidence that it can actually deliver"? "cause of this change is that probably $45 billion was spent supporting the share price to the benefit of Gerstner et al, rather than on R & D, during the 1990s."
[1223] [1261] [1263] [1264] [1266] [1269] Turnover of workers. Hire and fire. FU Company. Burn and Churn. US article on UK layoffs.
[1219] [1240] 500+ layoffs. Unfair dismissal? Confidentiality requirements.
[1203] [1292] PwC acquisition. PwC pensions.
[1169] [1170] How the laid off are chosen. Constructive dismissal.
[1142] Vapor profit and the Gerstner years.
[1143] About the share price. Free Cash Flow indicates IBM a $50 stock
[1126][1127]Re: Storage Products.
[1089]South Africa. Forceful regulator and his influence.
[1071][1073][1079][1085] UK Global services lay-offs.
[1074] Layoffs - State of IBM
[1067] IBM Stock Price After 1Q Results
[1052] Options and the share price. "Looks like a con to me."
[855] Buybacks
[934][938][1026][1027][1030] Greenock layoffs.
[818] [820] [821] [823] IBM buybacks of its shares.
[731] [981] Lou Gerstner expected to be replaced by Sam Palmisano in March 2002. (And was)
[727] Calculation of transfer values. “I asked for a review” £100K error.