Alfred D. Chandler Jr. - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2007
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Alfred D. Chandler Jr. Remembered

during the 1950s, Chandler assisted Alfred P. Sloan Jr. with his famous autobiography, My Years with General Motors. In 1963, Chandler became... View Details

Awards

Alfred D. Chandler Travel Fellowship

Recipient of a 2015 Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. Travel Grant for the Business History Conference. View Details

19 Nov 2001
Research & Ideas

Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century

became an epic story because some national industries died while others conquered.— Alfred D. Chandler The epic story also has its heroic achievements. The worldwide triumph of... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler, Takashi Hikino & Andrew Von Nordenflycht; Computer; Consumer Products; Electronics; Manufacturing; Technology

15 Jun 2007
Research & Ideas

Remembering Alfred Chandler

writing history without an explicit conceptual framework," begins one review. On several occasions I took historians, visiting the United States from abroad, to meet Al. They were recipients of the Alfred View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

20 Oct 2003
Research & Ideas

Gaps in the Historical Record: Development of the Electronics Industry

In a recently published book on current international research in business history, edited by Harvard Business School professor Geoffrey Jones, HBS professor emeritus Alfred D. View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Consumer Products

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Alfred D. Chandler Papers | Baker Library

Alfred D. Chandler Papers Alfred Chandler portrait, March 10, 1971. HBS Archives Photograph Collection: Faculty... View Details

25 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

New Learning at American Home Products

The success of American Home Products reflects a unique path of learning. The company originated with the merger of several companies in related businesses. During the seventy years following its formation in 1926, the company's senior managers at their headquarters in... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Health; Manufacturing; Pharmaceutical

01 Jun 2005
News

Ideas: Books

Leviathans Multinational Corporations and the New Global History edited by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and Bruce Mazlish (Cambridge University Press)... View Details

Keywords: Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chandler

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Alfred D. Chandler: His Vision and Achievement

Among historians, Alfred Chandler's influence is by far the greatest, as he has affected economics, sociology, and business administration. Chandler never took short cuts, never stinted, and never published until he was satisfied that he had done his very best.... View Details

Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Mission and Purpose; Success; Books; Demand and Consumers; Power and Influence; Economic Growth; Ethics; Knowledge Sharing; Product Positioning; Market Transactions; Fair Value Accounting

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01 Mar 2006
News

Chandler Donates Papers to Baker Library

CHANDLER: The historian's papers find a fitting home. Alfred D. Chandler Jr., the School’s Pulitzer Prize–winning historian, is known for his sweeping volumes chronicling the... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jan 2002
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23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

Business History at HBS traces its roots back to 1927 when it was part of a course in business policy. But the golden age for this area of study at the School began with the arrival of Professor Alfred View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

01 Jan 2004
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2010
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Zwischen Familienerbe und globalem Markt. Eigentum und Management von großen westdeutschen Familienunternehmen im Wandel (1960-2008)

"Between Family Heritage and Global Market. Changes in Ownership and Management of Large West-German Family Firms (1960-2008)" Large family firms fall between two theoretical accounts. They neither follow the development path described by Alfred D. Chandler nor do they... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Family Ownership; Germany

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Fellowships - Business History

McCraw Fellow The Alfred D. Chandler Jr. International Visiting Scholar in Business History Program The Alfred... View Details

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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership

1912–1967 Amos L. Beaty Texaco, 1920–1926 Howard O. Beaver, Jr. Carpenter Technology Corporation, 1971–1983 Hans W. Becherer Deere & Company, 1989–2000 Stephen D. Bechtel Betchel Corporation, 1935–1960... View Details

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