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The Times Captures History of American Business

"We are not the first to face what seem like overwhelming challenges," says HBS professor and business historian Nancy F. Koehn. A new volume edited and narrated by Koehn, The Story of American Business: From the Pages of The New York Times, presents more than a hundred timely articles from the 1850s to today. Q&A and book excerpt.

HBS Cases: Customer Feedback Not on elBulli's Menu

The world is beating a path to Chef Ferran Adrià's door at elBulli, but why? In professor Michael Norton's course, students learn about marketing from a business owner who says he doesn't care whether or not customers like his product.

First Look: Nov. 17

Fixing management excess … The changing U.S. economic relationship with China and what it means … Case: "Genzyme Center."

What is the Role of Government Vis-à-Vis Capitalism?

Online forum OPEN through November 24. A new monograph by HBS professor emeritus Bruce R. Scott describes the role that government plays in preserving both capitalism and democracy. Professor Jim Heskett asks: How should a government best support or constrain markets? What do you think?