Believes the U.S. strategy owned IBM, the manufacturer punch cards in Nazi Germany until 1937. Opens with IBM CEO Thomas J. Watson meeting Adolf Hitler as President of the International Chamber of Commerce. IBM acquired the German company in 1922, and, like other U.S. companies, was working since 1933 in the country, whose government brutally repressed political dissent and engaged in intimidation and discrimination against Jews. Explores the tension between the German IBM partner and her parents, and provides an opportunity to explore the possibilities and responsibilities of transnational corporations with investments in politically reprehensible regimes. "Hide
by Jeffrey J. Jones, Adrian Brown Source: Harvard Business School 19 pages. Publication Date: June 29, 2007. Prod. #: 807133-PDF-ENG
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