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- 1991
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Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain
By: G. Jones and M. W. Kirby
This book looks at the relationship between the British government and business since 1900, and examines the impact of government policies on business, productivity and competitiveness. The authors argue that government has a legitimate role to play in improving... View Details
Keywords: Political History; Policy; Business History; Performance Consistency; Performance Effectiveness; Performance Productivity; Business and Government Relations; Competitive Strategy; Europe
Jones, G., and M. W. Kirby, eds. Competitiveness and the State: Government and Business in Twentieth-Century Britain. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1991.
- Web
Research Resources: History of the Case Method at HBS | Baker Library
Research Resources: History of the Case Method at HBS Compiled by the HBS Archives, this guide provides links to key sources on the history of teaching with the case method at Harvard Business School and its... View Details
- 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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The Business History of India & South Asia - Creating Emerging Markets
Conferences The Business History of India & South Asia: Recent Trends in Research This one-day conference brought together leading scholars from Asia, Europe, and the United States to discuss the latest research on the evolution of... View Details
- August 2020
- Article
A History of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in the United States: Political Appeal and Public Health Efficacy
By: A Jay Holmgren, Alyssa Botelho and Allan M Brandt
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) have become a widely embraced policy to address the US opioid crisis. Despite mixed scientific evidence on their effectiveness at improving health and reducing overdose deaths, 49 states and Washington, DC have adopted... View Details
Keywords: Health Disorders; Information Technology; Programs; Technology Adoption; History; Government and Politics; Policy; United States
Holmgren, A Jay, Alyssa Botelho, and Allan M Brandt. "A History of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in the United States: Political Appeal and Public Health Efficacy." American Journal of Public Health 110, no. 8 (August 2020).
- September 2002
- Article
Memories of Nations and States: Institutional History and National Identity in Post-Soviet Eurasia
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Memories of Nations and States: Institutional History and National Identity in Post-Soviet Eurasia." Nationalities Papers 30, no. 3 (September 2002): 459–484.
- Website
Creating Emerging Markets
By: Geoffrey Jones
Harvard Business School has an on-going program to conduct in-depth interviews with top business leaders who have created and managed businesses in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America over the last four decades. These interviews, many lasting several... View Details
Jones, Geoffrey. Creating Emerging Markets. http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/Pages/default.aspx.
- 2014
- Chapter
Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Reasoning in Entrepreneurial Theory and Research
By: G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani
This chapter draws on theories of entrepreneurship and history to explore the ways in which historical processes play an integral role in entrepreneurship. It builds off the plea by Joseph Schumpeter for an active exchange between historical approaches and theories of... View Details
Jones, G., and R. Daniel Wadhwani. "Schumpeter's Plea: Historical Reasoning in Entrepreneurial Theory and Research." Chap. 8 in Organizations in Time: History, Theory, Methods, edited by Marcelo Bucheli and R. Daniel Wadhwani, 192–216. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Teaching History Courses to Harvard MBA Students: Building Enrollment from 21 to 1300
McCraw, T. K. "Teaching History Courses to Harvard MBA Students: Building Enrollment from 21 to 1300." Business and Economic History 28, no. 2 (Winter 1999): 153–162.
- 1985
- Book
The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: A Casebook on the History of American Economic Institutions
By: A. D. Chandler Jr. and R. S. Tedlow
Chandler, A. D., Jr., and R. S. Tedlow. The Coming of Managerial Capitalism: A Casebook on the History of American Economic Institutions. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1985.
- 1993
- Chapter
The Fourth Phase of Marketing: The History of Marketing and the Business World Today
By: R. S. Tedlow
Keywords: Marketing
Tedlow, R. S. "The Fourth Phase of Marketing: The History of Marketing and the Business World Today." In The Rise and Fall of Mass Marketing, edited by G. Jones and R. S. Tedlow. London: Routledge, 1993.
- March 1998
- Book Review
Review of 'Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System' by Barry Eichengreen
By: Huw Pill
Pill, Huw. "Review of 'Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System' by Barry Eichengreen." Journal of Economic Literature 36, no. 1 (March 1998): 248–250.
- 2014
- Chapter
Firms and Global Capitalism
By: Geoffrey Jones
This chapter forms part of the two-volume Cambridge History of Capitalism, a definitive new reference work that traces the history of capitalism from its origins to the present day. The chapter focuses on the role of business enterprises as powerful actors in... View Details
Keywords: Political Economy; American History; Economic History; Business History; Labor History; Slavery; Numeracy And Quantification; Science And Technology Studies; History Of The Book; International Investment; International Business; International Marketing; Globalization; History
Jones, Geoffrey. "Firms and Global Capitalism." Chap. 6 in The Cambridge History of Capitalism: Volume 2. The Spread of Capitalism: From 1848 to the Present, edited by Larry Neal and Jeffrey G. Williamson, 169–200. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Review of Consuming Power: A Social History of American Energies, by David E. Nye
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "Review of Consuming Power: A Social History of American Energies, by David E. Nye." Business History Review 72, no. 3 (Fall 1998): 485–488.
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Levitz Furniture: A Case History in the Creation and Destruction of Shareholder Value
By: W. E. Fruhan Jr.
Fruhan, W. E., Jr. "Levitz Furniture: A Case History in the Creation and Destruction of Shareholder Value." Financial Analysts Journal (March–April 1980).