Outline and evaluate the company s strategic development to date
... For all corporations, globalization is a strategic initiative. IBM Corporation is the worldĄŻs largest IT Company, Headquartered in Armonk in the State of New York. It was founded in 1896 by Hermann Hollerith as the Tabulating Machine Company and in 1924, under Thomas J. ... IBM is the worldĄŻs largest supplier of hardware, software, IT services and IT financing. Its activities range from distribution services and production to a wide variety of development projects. Worldwide, IBM has 25 production sites, 18 development laboratories and 8 research centers with work being distributed among these groups.