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- 07 Jun 2017
- Research & Ideas
How an African History Scholar Became a Modern Righter of Wrongs
visiting professor at HBS who teaches in the School’s FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership Development) global immersion course, which sends groups of students all over the world to get... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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History-informed Strategy Research: The Promise of History and Historical Research Methods in Advancing Strategy Scholarship
By: Nicholas Argyres, Alfredo De Massis, Nicolai J. Foss, Federico Frattini, Geoffrey Jones and Brian Silverman
Recent years have seen an increasing interest in the use of history and historical research methods in strategy research. This article discusses how and why history and historical research methods can enrich theoretical explanations of strategy phenomena. The article... View Details
Argyres, Nicholas, Alfredo De Massis, Nicolai J. Foss, Federico Frattini, Geoffrey Jones, and Brian Silverman. "History-informed Strategy Research: The Promise of History and Historical Research Methods in Advancing Strategy Scholarship." Strategic Management Journal 41, no. 3 (March 2020): 343–368.
- December 2008 (Revised June 2010)
- Background Note
Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline
By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, Elisabeth Koll and F. Warren McFarlan
Brief political, economic, and social timeline of China from 1949 to present to give context on and provide overview of modern Chinese history. View Details
Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, Elisabeth Koll, and F. Warren McFarlan. "Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline." Harvard Business School Background Note 309-073, December 2008. (Revised June 2010.)
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Manuscript Variations of Dabistān-i Maẕāhib and Writing Histories of Religion in Mughal India
By: Sudev J Sheth
A text that has found renewed interest among scholars of early modern India is the Persian compendium of religion called Dabistān-i Maẕāhib. Written between 1645 and 1658, the Dabistān presents a lively ethnographic and historical account of customs and habits of... View Details
- 10 Jul 2007
- What Do You Think?
How Much of Leadership Is About Control, Delegation, or Theater?
Summing Up Summarizing this month's rich stew of comments regarding leadership is a hazardous task. The subject is far too complex for four paragraphs. So please bear with me. The strongest messages I... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 05 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Schumpeter’s Plea: Rediscovering History and Relevance in the Study of Entrepreneurship
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones & Dan Wadhwani
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Authentic Leadership
Leadership Development (ALD) are encouraged to check their public personae—the polished resumes or stylized Facebook pages they've crafted that tell a version of their life story—at the door. Inside the... View Details
- 04 Nov 2024
- News
The Bookmakers: A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
- 24 Jan 2024
- News
Making a Movement: The History and Future of Human Rights
- 11 May 2015
- Video
HBS Professor Ray Goldberg on the History of Sustainable Agribusiness
- 12 Nov 2015
- HBS Seminar
Lily Geismer, Assistant Professor, Claremont McKenna College Department of History
- 2007
- Book
From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the Unfulfilled Promise of Management as a Profession
By: Rakesh Khurana
Is management a profession? Should it be? Can it be? This major work of social and intellectual history reveals how such questions have driven business education and shaped American management and society for more than a century. The book is also a call for reform.... View Details
Keywords: Social History; Business Education; Moral Sensibility; Profit; Leadership; Managerial Roles; United States
Khurana, Rakesh. From Higher Aims to Hired Hands: The Social Transformation of American Business Schools and the Unfulfilled Promise of Management as a Profession. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007. (Winner of Association of American Publishers Best Professional/Scholarly Publishing Book in Business, Finance and Management. Winner of Max Weber Award for Distinguished Scholarship for the book which makes an outstanding contribution to scholarship on organizations, occupations, and/or work presented by American Sociological Association.)
- 25 May 2022
- News
Meet the 2022-23 Leadership Fellows
- 20 Jan 2021
- News
Does Your Definition of Leadership Exclude Women of Color?
- Research Summary
Leadership in Context
By: Nitin Nohria
What can we learn from the great business leaders of the 20th century? To answer this question, we have assembled a unique database of 1000 American business leaders, each of whom has left an important legacy. Some of the initial insights we are gleaning from this... View Details
- 30 Mar 2015
- News
Reconnecting Californians with their history
As foundation director of LaSeñora Research Institute, Patricia Nettleship (AMP 86, 1981) helps preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Rancho Era of early California... View Details
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Program for Leadership Development
Summary Innovative companies know that long-term success requires a pipeline of visionary leaders who can help build and secure a competitive edge. The Program for Leadership Development (PLD) prepares... View Details
- May 28, 2014
- Article
Building Histories of Emerging Economies One Interview at a Time
By: Dante Roscini