IBM and Germany 1922–1941
date: 2023-03-10
Reference¶
[!info] - Cite Key: [[@mccormickIBMGermany19222008]] - Link: EBSCO Full Text - Bibliography: McCormick, DW and Spee, JC. 2008 IBM and Germany 1922–1941. Organization Management Journal (Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.) 5(4): 208–213. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/omj.2008.25.
McCormick, Donald W., and James C. Spee. “IBM and Germany 1922–1941.” Organization Management Journal (Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.), vol. 5, no. 4, Dec. 2008, pp. 208–13. EBSCOhost, https://doi-org.proxy.library.carleton.ca/10.1057/omj.2008.25.
Summary & Key Takeaways¶
McCormick and Spee explore in their article IBM and Germany 1922-1941 the commercial relationship between the German government and IBM as a company. They express the direct correlation between IBM's punch card tabulation machines and their census capabilities, and how that was utilized in Nazi Germany. Beginning with the history of Germany's connection to IBM, this article expresses the financial gain IBM experienced by participating in the Holocaust and active antisemitism.