Robert Cringley has a recent book about the decline of IBM - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cringely.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;06&#x2F;04&#x2F;decline-fall-ibm&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cringely.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;06&#x2F;04&#x2F;decline-fall-ibm&#x2F;</a> - I found it pretty interesting. His thesis is that IBM&#x27;s management has consistently goosed short-term profits by making cuts that hurt it long term. It off-shored technical work, under-invested in quality, tooling and automation, laid off older more experienced workers, etc. I don&#x27;t have any first hand of experience of IBM, so I cannot vouch for how true Cringley&#x27;s story is.