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- November 2021
- Article
The Nixon Doctrine and the Making of Authoritarianism in Island Southeast Asia
By: Mattias Fibiger
This article argues that the Nixon Doctrine was an instrument of authoritarianization in island Southeast Asia. It traces the formulation of the Nixon Doctrine and its implementation through foreign aid decisions, revealing that President Richard Nixon and his chief... View Details
Keywords: Diplomacy; Foreign Aid; Authoritarianism; Geopolitics; Nixon; International Relations; Policy; History; Southeast Asia; United States
Fibiger, Mattias. "The Nixon Doctrine and the Making of Authoritarianism in Island Southeast Asia." Diplomatic History 45, no. 5 (November 2021): 954–982.
- 2018
- Working Paper
Taxation and Innovation in the 20th Century
By: Ufuk Akcigit, John Grigsby, Tom Nicholas and Stefanie Stantcheva
This paper studies the effect of corporate and personal taxes on innovation in the United States over the 20th century. We use three new datasets: a panel of the universe of inventors who patent since 1920; a dataset of the employment, location, and patents of firms... View Details
Akcigit, Ufuk, John Grigsby, Tom Nicholas, and Stefanie Stantcheva. "Taxation and Innovation in the 20th Century." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 24982, September 2018. (Forthcoming in Quarterly Journal of Economics.)
- 29 Oct 2024
- News
A Fearless Fighter Honored
On September 5, 2024, a plaque was unveiled in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, memorializing a mission led by James Holt Green (MBA 1935) on its 80th anniversary. As recalled in a 2019 Bulletin article, Green and his team of six Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officers... View Details
- 02 Mar 2023
- News
A Century of Birthday Candles
Doris Duff's 2019 retirement dinner, HBS Association of Boston. (Courtesy photo via the Laconia Daily Sun) In celebration of her 100th birthday, Doris Duff’s (HRPBA 1952) hometown newspaper, the Laconia Daily Sun, recently looked back on the long life and remarkable... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
…and by Comparison
Last June, the MBA Class of 1958 celebrated its 50th Reunion. HBS professor emeritus Stephen A. Greyser, one of five class members who became professors at the School (likely a record for any class), notes that because the class graduated at the midpoint of HBS’s life,... View Details
- 18 Mar 2024
Diverse Perspectives: Black Women & Latinas at HBS
It's Women's History Month! Join us for a panel discussion highlighting Black females and Latinas at Harvard Business School. Hear about their different paths to HBS, their experiences, and what they plan to do next. Who runs the world?... View Details
- 1992
- Article
Public Policy and British Multinational Banks 1914-1982
By: G. Jones
Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Policy; Banks and Banking; United Kingdom
Jones, G. "Public Policy and British Multinational Banks 1914-1982." Business and Economic History 21 (1992): 209–218.
- 30 Jan 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
The Environmental Legacies of The North Face's Doug Tompkins and Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard
Larry L. Prince
Prince continued Genuine Parts’ record 50-year history of consecutive sales and earnings increases. Through an expanding product line and strategic acquisitions, the company revenues have increased from $3 billion to over $8 billion.... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- Web
Harvard Business School Archives | Baker Library
Harvard Business School Archives The HBS Archives contain records that document the history of Harvard Business School, faculty, research, teaching, and the student experience. The collections date from the establishment of the school in... View Details
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Archival Collections - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
George W. Lucas
Lucas has produced and directed some of the most successful films in history including the Star Wars Trilogy and the Indiana Jones series. Through his Industrial Light and Magic subsidiary, he has pioneered some of the most dramatic... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
- February 2010 (Revised September 2011)
- Case
Lehman Brothers
By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen
In 2008, the U.S. financial system was in a state of crisis and Lehman Brothers went from a major Wall Street investment bank to an insolvent institution. It was a swift end for a firm that had its beginnings over 150 years prior. What would be the firm's legacy? And... View Details
Keywords: History; Business History; Development Economics; Business Exit or Shutdown; Investment Banking; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Economic Growth; Financial Crisis; Financial Services Industry; United States
Nicholas, Tom, and David Chen. "Lehman Brothers." Harvard Business School Case 810-106, February 2010. (Revised September 2011.)
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Research Links: Secondary Sources - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
Associations in the United States and Prussia," Business and Economic History , Second Series, vol. 19 (1990): 133-142. - Politics and Industrialization: Early Railroads in the United States and Prussia . Princeton, N.J.: Princeton... View Details
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title="">Creditweek print publications available back to the 1980s (except 1991-1993). RatingsDirect offers: Access to Standard & Poor's extensive database of global and public credit ratings, and research More than fourteen years of ratings View Details
- 01 Jul 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Entrepreneurs and the Co-Creation of Ecotourism in Costa Rica
- 2018
- Working Paper
Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America During Globalization Waves
By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper examines the impact of modern business enterprise on the natural environment of Latin America during the globalization waves between the 19th century and the present day. It argues that although global capitalism created much wealth for the region,... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Natural Environment; Outcome or Result; Business History; Pollutants; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Tourism Industry; Latin America
Jones, Geoffrey. "Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America During Globalization Waves." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-009, August 2018.
- 1990
- Chapter
The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970
By: G. Jones
Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; United Kingdom
Jones, G. "The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970." In Governments, Industries and Markets: Aspects of Government-Industry Relations in Great Britain, Japan, West Germany and the United States of America since 1945, edited by M. Chick. Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1990.
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
INCAE Making Global Impact
A REGIONAL LEADER: Founded nearly fifty years ago with HBS’s help, INCAE looks to a bright future, building on its role and reputation as a center for business education in Latin America. Photo Courtesy Incae As the HBS Global Initiative continues to expand the... View Details
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Collection Areas | Baker Library
development of the case method, changes in curriculum, the intersection of the School and innovations in business, and the global impact of Harvard Business School. American Business History Records Baker Library holds nearly 1,600... View Details