Big Blue in the Bottomless Pit: The Early Years of IBM Chile
In examining the history of IBM in Chile, this article asks how IBM came to dominate Chile's computer market and, to address this question, emphasizes the importance of studying both IBM corporate strategy and Chilean national history. The article also examines how IBM reproduced its corporate...
Gespeichert in:
Veröffentlicht in: | IEEE annals of the history of computing 2008-10, Vol.30 (4), p.26-41 |
---|---|
1. Verfasser: | |
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext bestellen |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
container_end_page | 41 |
---|---|
container_issue | 4 |
container_start_page | 26 |
container_title | IEEE annals of the history of computing |
container_volume | 30 |
creator | Medina, E. |
description | In examining the history of IBM in Chile, this article asks how IBM came to dominate Chile's computer market and, to address this question, emphasizes the importance of studying both IBM corporate strategy and Chilean national history. The article also examines how IBM reproduced its corporate culture in Latin America and used it to accommodate the region's political and economic changes. |
doi_str_mv | 10.1109/MAHC.2008.62 |
format | Article |
fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_RIE</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_pascalfrancis_primary_20981716</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><ieee_id>4708694</ieee_id><sourcerecordid>1019693802</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c345t-5895b13a4a7b31afd9bcf59f293a72c3cbb9c77442d41e37f4cc564eba01161a3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNpdkD1PwzAQhiMEEqWwsbFYSEgMpPjirxixNFGhlVrBUAamyHEd6ipNip0M_fckatWB6U53zz06vUFwC3gEgOXzYjxNRxHG8YhHZ8EAJKEhMCrOux6zOOQQ48vgyvsNxkCpIIPgNbE_KClbg2yFmrVBSd009bY03qNP27ygZTebKFfu0bdRzqO6QLNkgdK1Lc11cFGo0pubYx0GX2-TZToN5x_vs3Q8DzWhrAlZLFkORFElcgKqWMlcF0wWkSRKRJroPJdaCEqjFQVDREG1ZpyaXGEADooMg8eDd-fq39b4Jttar01ZqsrUrc8Ag-SSxDjq0Pt_6KZuXdV9l8WckIgxIjro6QBpV3vvTJHtnN0qt-9MWZ9k1ieZ9UlmvHc-HJ3Ka1UWTlXa-tNNhGUMAnjH3R04a4w5ranAMZeU_AE3WXgr</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>863325537</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Big Blue in the Bottomless Pit: The Early Years of IBM Chile</title><source>IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)</source><creator>Medina, E.</creator><creatorcontrib>Medina, E.</creatorcontrib><description>In examining the history of IBM in Chile, this article asks how IBM came to dominate Chile's computer market and, to address this question, emphasizes the importance of studying both IBM corporate strategy and Chilean national history. The article also examines how IBM reproduced its corporate culture in Latin America and used it to accommodate the region's political and economic changes.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1058-6180</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1934-1547</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1109/MAHC.2008.62</identifier><identifier>CODEN: IAHCEX</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Los Alamitos, CA: IEEE</publisher><subject>Cities and towns ; Companies ; Competitive advantage ; Computation ; Computer hardware and multimedia ; Computer industry ; Corporate culture ; Cultural differences ; Culture ; Economics ; Government ; History ; History of computer science ; History of science and technology ; Machinery ; Magnetic heads ; Marketing and sales ; Markets ; Military computing ; Political economy ; South America ; Strategy ; Studies ; Technology</subject><ispartof>IEEE annals of the history of computing, 2008-10, Vol.30 (4), p.26-41</ispartof><rights>2009 INIST-CNRS</rights><rights>Copyright The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) 2008</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c345t-5895b13a4a7b31afd9bcf59f293a72c3cbb9c77442d41e37f4cc564eba01161a3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c345t-5895b13a4a7b31afd9bcf59f293a72c3cbb9c77442d41e37f4cc564eba01161a3</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4708694$$EHTML$$P50$$Gieee$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,792,27901,27902,54733</link.rule.ids><linktorsrc>$$Uhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/4708694$$EView_record_in_IEEE$$FView_record_in_$$GIEEE</linktorsrc><backlink>$$Uhttp://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=20981716$$DView record in Pascal Francis$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Medina, E.</creatorcontrib><title>Big Blue in the Bottomless Pit: The Early Years of IBM Chile</title><title>IEEE annals of the history of computing</title><addtitle>AHC</addtitle><description>In examining the history of IBM in Chile, this article asks how IBM came to dominate Chile's computer market and, to address this question, emphasizes the importance of studying both IBM corporate strategy and Chilean national history. The article also examines how IBM reproduced its corporate culture in Latin America and used it to accommodate the region's political and economic changes.</description><subject>Cities and towns</subject><subject>Companies</subject><subject>Competitive advantage</subject><subject>Computation</subject><subject>Computer hardware and multimedia</subject><subject>Computer industry</subject><subject>Corporate culture</subject><subject>Cultural differences</subject><subject>Culture</subject><subject>Economics</subject><subject>Government</subject><subject>History</subject><subject>History of computer science</subject><subject>History of science and technology</subject><subject>Machinery</subject><subject>Magnetic heads</subject><subject>Marketing and sales</subject><subject>Markets</subject><subject>Military computing</subject><subject>Political economy</subject><subject>South America</subject><subject>Strategy</subject><subject>Studies</subject><subject>Technology</subject><issn>1058-6180</issn><issn>1934-1547</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2008</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>RIE</sourceid><recordid>eNpdkD1PwzAQhiMEEqWwsbFYSEgMpPjirxixNFGhlVrBUAamyHEd6ipNip0M_fckatWB6U53zz06vUFwC3gEgOXzYjxNRxHG8YhHZ8EAJKEhMCrOux6zOOQQ48vgyvsNxkCpIIPgNbE_KClbg2yFmrVBSd009bY03qNP27ygZTebKFfu0bdRzqO6QLNkgdK1Lc11cFGo0pubYx0GX2-TZToN5x_vs3Q8DzWhrAlZLFkORFElcgKqWMlcF0wWkSRKRJroPJdaCEqjFQVDREG1ZpyaXGEADooMg8eDd-fq39b4Jttar01ZqsrUrc8Ag-SSxDjq0Pt_6KZuXdV9l8WckIgxIjro6QBpV3vvTJHtnN0qt-9MWZ9k1ieZ9UlmvHc-HJ3Ka1UWTlXa-tNNhGUMAnjH3R04a4w5ranAMZeU_AE3WXgr</recordid><startdate>20081001</startdate><enddate>20081001</enddate><creator>Medina, E.</creator><general>IEEE</general><general>IEEE Computer Society</general><general>The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)</general><scope>97E</scope><scope>RIA</scope><scope>RIE</scope><scope>IQODW</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>JQ2</scope><scope>7SC</scope><scope>7SP</scope><scope>8FD</scope><scope>F28</scope><scope>FR3</scope><scope>L7M</scope><scope>L~C</scope><scope>L~D</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20081001</creationdate><title>Big Blue in the Bottomless Pit: The Early Years of IBM Chile</title><author>Medina, E.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c345t-5895b13a4a7b31afd9bcf59f293a72c3cbb9c77442d41e37f4cc564eba01161a3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2008</creationdate><topic>Cities and towns</topic><topic>Companies</topic><topic>Competitive advantage</topic><topic>Computation</topic><topic>Computer hardware and multimedia</topic><topic>Computer industry</topic><topic>Corporate culture</topic><topic>Cultural differences</topic><topic>Culture</topic><topic>Economics</topic><topic>Government</topic><topic>History</topic><topic>History of computer science</topic><topic>History of science and technology</topic><topic>Machinery</topic><topic>Magnetic heads</topic><topic>Marketing and sales</topic><topic>Markets</topic><topic>Military computing</topic><topic>Political economy</topic><topic>South America</topic><topic>Strategy</topic><topic>Studies</topic><topic>Technology</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Medina, E.</creatorcontrib><collection>IEEE All-Society Periodicals Package (ASPP) 2005-present</collection><collection>IEEE All-Society Periodicals Package (ASPP) 1998-Present</collection><collection>IEEE Electronic Library (IEL)</collection><collection>Pascal-Francis</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>ProQuest Computer Science Collection</collection><collection>Computer and Information Systems Abstracts</collection><collection>Electronics & Communications Abstracts</collection><collection>Technology Research Database</collection><collection>ANTE: Abstracts in New Technology & Engineering</collection><collection>Engineering Research Database</collection><collection>Advanced Technologies Database with Aerospace</collection><collection>Computer and Information Systems Abstracts Academic</collection><collection>Computer and Information Systems Abstracts Professional</collection><jtitle>IEEE annals of the history of computing</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext_linktorsrc</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Medina, E.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Big Blue in the Bottomless Pit: The Early Years of IBM Chile</atitle><jtitle>IEEE annals of the history of computing</jtitle><stitle>AHC</stitle><date>2008-10-01</date><risdate>2008</risdate><volume>30</volume><issue>4</issue><spage>26</spage><epage>41</epage><pages>26-41</pages><issn>1058-6180</issn><eissn>1934-1547</eissn><coden>IAHCEX</coden><abstract>In examining the history of IBM in Chile, this article asks how IBM came to dominate Chile's computer market and, to address this question, emphasizes the importance of studying both IBM corporate strategy and Chilean national history. The article also examines how IBM reproduced its corporate culture in Latin America and used it to accommodate the region's political and economic changes.</abstract><cop>Los Alamitos, CA</cop><pub>IEEE</pub><doi>10.1109/MAHC.2008.62</doi><tpages>16</tpages></addata></record> |
fulltext | fulltext_linktorsrc |
identifier | ISSN: 1058-6180 |
ispartof | IEEE annals of the history of computing, 2008-10, Vol.30 (4), p.26-41 |
issn | 1058-6180 1934-1547 |
language | eng |
recordid | cdi_pascalfrancis_primary_20981716 |
source | IEEE Electronic Library (IEL) |
subjects | Cities and towns Companies Competitive advantage Computation Computer hardware and multimedia Computer industry Corporate culture Cultural differences Culture Economics Government History History of computer science History of science and technology Machinery Magnetic heads Marketing and sales Markets Military computing Political economy South America Strategy Studies Technology |
title | Big Blue in the Bottomless Pit: The Early Years of IBM Chile |
url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-16T05%3A22%3A44IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_RIE&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Big%20Blue%20in%20the%20Bottomless%20Pit:%20The%20Early%20Years%20of%20IBM%20Chile&rft.jtitle=IEEE%20annals%20of%20the%20history%20of%20computing&rft.au=Medina,%20E.&rft.date=2008-10-01&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=26&rft.epage=41&rft.pages=26-41&rft.issn=1058-6180&rft.eissn=1934-1547&rft.coden=IAHCEX&rft_id=info:doi/10.1109/MAHC.2008.62&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_RIE%3E1019693802%3C/proquest_RIE%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=863325537&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_ieee_id=4708694&rfr_iscdi=true |