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Fellowships - Business History
McCraw Fellow The Alfred D. Chandler Jr. International Visiting Scholar in Business History Program The Alfred D. Chandler Jr. International Visiting Scholar in Business History Program invites established... View Details
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Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century - Leadership
1985–2001 James E. Casey United Parcel Service, 1907–1962 Louis S. Cates Phelps-Dodge Company, 1930–1947 John T. Chambers Cisco Systems, 1994–Present Harry Chandler Los Angeles Times, 1917–1940 Roy D. Chapin Hudson Motor Company,... View Details
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The Evolution of Corporate Structure, Internal Governance, and Leadership
My research documents the evolution of the internal governance of senior management in large US firms over a 20-year period and explores, via multiple methods, the causes and consequences of these changes. My findings suggest that... View Details
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Poor’s Manual: The Rise of Business Analysts - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School
source. Poor “play[ed] a major role in the development of one of modern business’s most important ancillary services, the provision of reliable information,” Alfred Chandler notes in his biography Henry Varnum Poor, Business Editor,... View Details
- 02 Mar 2016
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David Moss is Rewriting History
James Madison at the Constitutional Convention, a scene imagined here by early 20th century artist Howard Chandler Christy. (GraphicaArtis/Corbis) The blackboard fills up with proposed remedies to the country’s ills in 1787, and with more... View Details
Keywords: April White
Chandler’s Legacies
I was delighted to have the opportunity to visit HBS as the 2019 Alfred D. Chandler Jr. International Visiting Scholar. Alfred Chandler Jr has played a very important role in my academic life. The first time... View Details
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Harvard Business School Archives | Baker Library
Forms Archives and Records Management Services Harvard Business School Archives Use Agreement Digital HBS Resources Highlights Alfred D. Chandler Papers Professor Alfred Chandler defined the field of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
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Books: A Nation Transformed by Information
Edited by Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., and James W. Cortada (Oxford University Press) In their new book, A Nation Transformed by Information: How Information Has Shaped the United States from Colonial Times to the Present, HBS professor emeritus Alfred View Details
Keywords: Information
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Collection Highlights | Baker Library
Company Records Administrative material, financial records, correspondence, and labor and production records of the Waltham-based textile firm founded in Waltham, Massachusetts in 1813. Alfred D. Chandler Papers Professor Alfred View Details
- 28 Aug 2008
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: History Matters
global world will be at an advantage in gaining leadership positions. What Is The Legacy Of Alfred Chandler? Remembering Alfred Chandler Alfred D. Chandler Jr., who died in May 2007, defined the field of... View Details
Keywords: Re: Geoffrey G. Jones & Anthony Mayo
- 01 Sep 2007
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In Brief
New Alumni Board President; Chandler Jr. Remembered; Spring Reunions; Am Ex’s Chenault; Where Are They Now?; of Note; Alumni Bookshelf; The Scene Ideas Faculty Q&A with D. Quinn Mills; Faculty Books; Faculty Research Online; Caseworks:... View Details
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
of doing things" and shape its international organization structure and processes. Business historian Alfred Chandler has traced the influence of the cultural values and social structures on British management practice. For reasons... View Details
- 09 Dec 2008
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Last Look - December 2008
Williams writes: “The surprise celebration was held on an early spring afternoon in 1968 on the tarmac at Logan just as Zschau disembarked from his plane. It was organized by Chandler Daniels, a former member of The Highwaymen (a 1960s... View Details
- 23 Sep 2020
- News
HBS Action Plan for Racial Equity
Rivkin. “The plan is a really important step in what now has to be a sustained effort.” Chandler said. “I’ve seen firsthand the passion of our community for this work on racial equity. There is real recognition that we all own this.” “The... View Details
Uncovering the roots of innovation
As the Alfred D. Chandler Jr. International Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School in 2023, I had the unique opportunity to delve into the history of the life sciences industry in the Cambridge-Boston area. My research focused on how... View Details
The Visible Hand of History
As the Alfred D. Chandler Jr. International Visiting Scholar at HBS in 2018, I was curious to learn more about the way business history is embedded in research and pedagogy in a business school, especially in the school where the... View Details
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
published in English. Q: The foundational research by the late HBS professor Alfred Chandler is acknowledged in essays throughout the book, but is also sometimes contradicted. How have current research agendas built upon or moved beyond... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 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 Chandler in 1970. Universally... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
- 13 Nov 2020
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New Virtual Classrooms Expand Digital Learning
upcoming programs,” notes Nancy DellaRocco, executive director of Executive Education. “We could not have reopened our doors virtually so quickly without the new classrooms. The timing was fortuitous.” In recent years, Chandler explains,... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
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New HBS Alumni Board Members
director of operations and planning for the Walt Disney Company's publishing division. Oubré's numerous community activities have included involvement in the California African-American Museum, the Pasadena Symphony Association, and the View Details