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- 2009
- Chapter
Third World Multinationals: A Look Back
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Africa; Asia; Latin America; Oceania; West Indies
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Third World Multinationals: A Look Back." Chap. 2 in Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets, edited by Jitendra V. Singh and Ravi Ramamurti. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- 30 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Empire Struck Back: The Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938 Reconsidered
- Article
Business Groups, Entrepreneurship and the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey
By: Geoffrey Jones and Asli M. Colpan
This article examines the emergence and development of what became the largest business group in Turkey, the Koç Group. This venture was an important factor in the emergence of modern business enterprise in the new state of the Republic of Turkey from the 1920s. After... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Governance; History; Strategy; Auto Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Service Industry; Turkey
Jones, Geoffrey, and Asli M. Colpan. "Business Groups, Entrepreneurship and the Growth of the Koç Group in Turkey." Special Issue on Business Groups around the World. Business History 58, no. 1 (2016): 69–88.
- April 2008
- Case
The Historical Development of the Harvard Business School (A)
- September 2005
- Article
History, Institutions and Economic Performance: the Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India
By: Abhijit Banerjee and Lakshmi Iyer
Banerjee, Abhijit, and Lakshmi Iyer. "History, Institutions and Economic Performance: the Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in India." American Economic Review 95, no. 4 (September 2005): 1190–1213. (
Winner of Michael Wallerstein Award for Best Article For the best published article on political economy presented by American Political Science Association
.)- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Response to failure the key to success
- 20 May 2016
- News
The Real Lessons From Kodak’s Decline
- 08 Mar 2016
- News
Leadership tips from ancient Rome
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Making of a School
BRICK BY BRICK: Completion of the campus dormitories took place in sixteen months. BAKER LIBRARY HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS On a stroll through campus, it’s almost impossible to envision HBS without the iconic columns and bell tower of the Baker Library|Bloomberg Center or... View Details
- February 1986 (Revised June 1988)
- Supplement
Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (C)
Dubinsky and her boss' boss reflect on what was learned through this difficult chapter in Apple's history. May be used with Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (A), (B), (D) and (E). View Details
Jick, Todd D., and Mary C. Gentile. "Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 486-085, February 1986. (Revised June 1988.)
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Executive Pay: Onward & Upward
1984 To discourage “golden parachutes,” a controversial pay innovation at the time, Congress imposes a special tax on such payments valued at more than three times an executive’s average pay. Rather than curb golden parachutes, the tax cap becomes a target companies... View Details
- October 1983 (Revised July 1995)
- Teaching Note
Rise of the New York Port, Teaching Note
Keywords: History
- 1970
- Book
Morgan versus Lilienthal: The Feud Within the TVA
McCraw, T. K. Morgan versus Lilienthal: The Feud Within the TVA. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1970.
- April 2022
- Book Review
Review of "Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia's Early Independence Period: The Foundation of the New Order State (1950-1965)" by Farabi Fakih
By: Mattias Fibiger
Fibiger, Mattias. Review of "Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia's Early Independence Period: The Foundation of the New Order State (1950-1965)" by Farabi Fakih. Indonesia, no. 113 (April 2022): 125–127.
- July 2004 (Revised March 2006)
- Teaching Note
The Birth of the Swatch (TN)
By: Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note to (2-504-096). View Details
Expanding Horizons
BHI's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Business History offered me an incredible opportunity to learn and grow as a business historian. I arrived at HBS with research and teaching experience in the history of US... View Details
- 2018
- Chapter
Britain: Global Legacy and Domestic Persistence
By: Geoffrey Jones
This chapter explores the British experience in a volume which examines the historical evolution of business groups in developed Western economies. The chapter argues that during the nineteenth century British merchant houses established business groups with... View Details
Keywords: Business Groups; Conglomerates; Globalization; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Organizations; Business Conglomerates; United Kingdom
Jones, Geoffrey. "Britain: Global Legacy and Domestic Persistence." Chap. 5 in Business Groups in the West: Origins, Evolution, and Resilience, edited by Asli M. Colpan and Takashi Hikino, 123–146. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
- January 1990 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Hoechst and the German Chemical Industry
Describes the rise of the German chemical industry and the specific country-based factors that contributed to the rise. Focuses on the German firm Hoechst: its history, its position after World War II, and its subsequent internationalization. Set in 1986 when Hoechst... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Competitive Advantage; Acquisition; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Hoechst and the German Chemical Industry." Harvard Business School Case 390-146, January 1990. (Revised May 1991.)