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Show I 'V 1 gt V ... -'v' M , ;. .- .""i ' Karen Hauge Mary Peterson Lyndsie Bloom Kathy Dahn IBM men, methods discussed by DSP customers. IBM also claims to "have the best customer service in the world," and strives to perform each task in a "superior manner." In the history of IBM, there has never been a strike, and no employee has ever received an hourly wage, he said. Because IBM is a totally integrated company, career opportunities are available in almost every field, said Mr. Runge. The total integration makes it possible for IBM to control all factors which go into its equipment, from design and production to sales and service. Working for IBM is demanding but rewarding, and for anyone who is anxious to work, "there is plenty of opportunity to move ahead," Mr. Runge said. The IBM Corp., its personnel methods, its organizational structure, and its mission were discussed by Delta Sigma Phi members Wednesday night. Dennis C. Runge, a marketing representative assistant at IBM, spoke to members of the professional business fraternity in the group's continuing program to relate the theory and ideas of their University training with actual practices and policies in the business world. IBM, one of America's largest corporations, with 230,000 employees, had sales of $5.3 billion in 1967. The company, which is education oriented, hires 33 percent of its employees from technical fields such as physics and chemistry, 33 percent with engineering and MBA degrees, and 33 percent from other areas such as accounting, finance and social science, said Mr. Runge. In regards to working for a large company, Runge indicated "you don't get the big corporation atmosphere at the local level," 1 Working for a firm such as IBM ; gives him a "career that offers a challenge." Runge said his company operates under three basic beliefs. They prize respect for the individual above anything else. This includes employees as well as |