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Historical Data & Sources - Business History
Download Data Set in Excel IBM: Countries of Operation J. Connolly, History of Computing in Europe, 1967 IBM Annual Reports, various years Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries , various editions OneSource Map created... View Details
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Black History Month | Baker Library
Black History Month Explore Baker Library resources with a connection to Black culture and identity. Want to stay up-to-date on relevant topics? Consider subscribing to our monthly Inclusion & Belonging Newsletter . Quick Research... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
Fixing What's Wrong with U.S. Politics
In America today there's a growing sense that the political system is broken and that its ineffectiveness is a major threat to U.S. competitiveness. Why do so many think the political system is not working?... View Details
- 2018
- Working Paper
Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970
By: Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale
This working paper provides a new perspective on how businesses have responded to political risk in South Asia and Latin America over the last half century. The existing business history literature on political risk is focused on the experiences of Western... View Details
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Risk Management; Government and Politics; Business History; South Asia; Latin America
Jones, Geoffrey, and Rachael Comunale. "Business, Governments and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America since 1970." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-102, May 2018.
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Political Risk, Foreign Intervention and International Arbitration
The Empire Trap: America's Attempts to Protect Property Rights Overseas, 1898-2008, is a history of the U.S. government's attempts to protect the property rights of American investors when they venture outside the boundaries of the United... View Details
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Overview
Dr. Burch’s research focuses on capitalism, work, and gender in the twentieth-century United States. Her work reinterprets the history of direct selling by placing it at the center, rather than on the margins, of narratives about advanced capitalism. Examining the... View Details
- 21 May 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Business, Governments, and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America Since 1970
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale
- 2022
- Book
Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire
Sprawling across a quarter of the world’s land mass and claiming nearly seven hundred million people, Britain’s twentieth-century empire was the largest empire in human history. For many Britons, it epitomized their nation’s cultural superiority, but what legacy did... View Details
Keywords: Imperialism; Violence; Colonialism; History; Government and Politics; Power and Influence; Race; Policy; United Kingdom
Elkins, Caroline M. Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.
- 2003
- Book
The Politics of Property Rights: Political Instability, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1876-1929
By: Stephen Haber, Noel Maurer and Armando Razo
Keywords: Property; Rights; Government and Politics; Economics; Growth and Development; History; Mexico
Haber, Stephen, Noel Maurer, and Armando Razo. The Politics of Property Rights: Political Instability, Credible Commitments, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1876-1929. Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions. NY: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
- 2024
- Working Paper
Private Regulation, Institutional Entrepreneurship and Climate Change: A Business History Perspective
By: Ann-Kristin Bergquist and Geoffrey Jones
Private regulatory systems, including voluntary efforts by firms to restrain their own behavior are the primary form of global climate change governance. However, when environmental challenges first rose up on the scientific and political agendas during the 1970s, the... View Details
Keywords: Certification; Climate Change; Environmental Regulation; Business History; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy
Bergquist, Ann-Kristin, and Geoffrey Jones. "Private Regulation, Institutional Entrepreneurship and Climate Change: A Business History Perspective." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 24-041, January 2024.
- 2001
- Other Unpublished Work
Keynote Address - Defense Acquisition History Symposium
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 2001
- Book
From Heresy to Dogma: An Institutional History of Corporate Environmentalism
By: Andrew J. Hoffman
This is a pathbreaking account of how the environmental movement has led to profound changes in the perceptions and practices of large-scale corporations, as shown here in the chemical and petroleum industries. The book traces how market, social, and political... View Details
Hoffman, Andrew J. From Heresy to Dogma: An Institutional History of Corporate Environmentalism. Stanford University Press, 2001. (Winner of the 2001 Rachel Carson Prize, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S).)
- 11 Mar 2009
- HBS Case
The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine
neighboring countries had had similar problems with Ukraine, the shutoff was a PR disaster for Gazprom, which had enjoyed a long-standing reputation as a reliable supplier of natural gas, through pipelines in Ukraine, to Europe. Abdelal's case examines the View Details
- 2016
- Working Paper
Diversified Business Groups in the West: History and Theory
By: Asli M. Colpan and Takashi Hikino
This working paper examines the historical origins, evolutionary paths, and long-term resilience of diversified business groups in contemporary developed economies of Western Europe, North America, and Oceania. It aims to come up with a new theoretical understanding of... View Details
Colpan, Asli M., and Takashi Hikino. "Diversified Business Groups in the West: History and Theory." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-035, October 2016.
- February 2016
- Case
Banking and Politics in Antebellum New York
By: David Moss and Colin Donovan
After a long period of solid Democratic control, Whigs secured a majority of seats in the New York State Assembly in 1837, the same year that a major financial panic had crippled the banking system and shaken public confidence in the state's governance. The next year,... View Details
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Resources on Indian Business History - Creating Emerging Markets
Conferences Lessons from History Lessons from History Video Clips & Discussion Questions Resources on Indian Business History Standard Reference Works Feb 2004 New Delhi:... View Details
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European Economic History & Philosophy | Baker Library
European Economic History & Philosophy Kress Collection of Business and Economics The Kress Collection is recognized as one of the largest collections of books, serials, pamphlets, broadsides, manuscripts, and prints in the world about... View Details
- March 2013
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Why 'Fair Value' Is the Rule: How a Controversial Accounting Approach Gained Support
By: Karthik Ramanna
For the past two decades, fair-value accounting—the practice of measuring assets and liabilities at estimates of their current values—has been on the ascent. This marks a major departure from the centuries-old tradition of keeping books at historical cost. It also has... View Details
Keywords: Fair Value; FASB; Finance; Politics; Financial History; Accounting; Fair Value Accounting; Financial Reporting; Accounting Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
Ramanna, Karthik. "Why 'Fair Value' Is the Rule: How a Controversial Accounting Approach Gained Support." Harvard Business Review 91, no. 3 (March 2013).
- August 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics
Tedlow, Richard S. "Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics." Harvard Business School Case 384-051, August 1983. (Revised July 1984.)