History - Publications - Faculty & Research

14 Feb 2019
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The Delicious History of Hershey Chocolate

2006
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Archives and Histories in Twentieth-Century China

By: William C. Kirby

Keywords: History; Information Management; China

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02 Oct 2008
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Unilever: a break with history

01 Jul 2009
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Upgrading the Computer History Museum

25 Nov 2011
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The history of Black Friday

15 Dec 2023
HBS Seminar

Using Oral History in Research

30 Mar 2015
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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 through research and education programs. (Published March 2015) View Details

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Teaching Resources - Business History

Teaching Resources Harvard Business School has taught business history since 1927. Today around half of the 900 students in the second year of the Harvard MBA take one or more of the business history... View Details

2023
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Bridging the Gap with the ‘New’ Economic History of Africa

By: Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg

This review article seeks to build bridges between mainstream African history and the more historically oriented branch of the ‘new’ economic history of Africa. We survey four central topics of the new economic history of Africa—growth, trade, labor, and inequality—and... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Trade; Labor; Equality and Inequality; Development Economics; History; Africa

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2018
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New Perspectives on the History of Political Economy

By: Robert Fredona and Sophus A. Reinert

This volume offers a snapshot of the resurgent historiography of political economy in the wake of the ongoing global financial crisis and suggests fruitful new agendas for research on the political-economic nexus as it has developed in the Western world since the end... View Details

Keywords: Economics; Government and Politics; History

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01 Mar 2008
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A History of Women at HBS

SIGN ME UP: Registration at Baker Library in 1960 BAKER LIBRARY HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS The presence of female students on the HBS campus is no longer a novelty, but a new Centennial year exhibit at the Baker Library | Bloomberg Center reveals a time in View Details

Keywords: Fritz J. Roethlisberger; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

18 Aug 2017
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Emerging Markets and the Future of Business History

Keywords: by Gareth Austin, Carlos Dávila, and Geoffrey Jones

08 Feb 2016
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A Better Way to Teach History

07 Jul 2016
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Teaching History in the Present Tense

When Professor David Moss debuted his case-based class, History of American Democracy, he introduced a new way of thinking about the subject: “We’re looking at history as not just a series of things that... View Details

02 Jul 2019
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The Controversial History of United Fruit

2017
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Profits and Sustainability: A History of Green Entrepreneurship

By: Geoffrey Jones

This book explores whether profits and environmental sustainability are compatible through the lens of a global history of green entrepreneurship between the nineteenth century and today. It tells the story of the extraordinary and often eccentric men and women who... View Details

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08 May 2008
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Professor Thomas McCraw Wins the Hagley Prize in Business History

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Women's History Month | Baker Library

Women's History Month Explore Baker Library resources with a connection to women and business. Want to stay up-to-date on relevant topics? Consider subscribing to our monthly Inclusion & Belonging Newsletter . Quick Research Resources... View Details