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11 Jun 2019
Book

These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway

by Sean Silverthorne

As you contemplate your summer reading, consider these recent books from Harvard Business School management scholars that can boost your career and improve on-the-ground management skills. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

22 Feb 2018
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The New History of American Capitalism

Re: Sven Beckert

Historians are taking a new look at capitalism in light of its adoption in most of the developed world. From the edited volume American Capitalism: New Histories, by Sven Beckert and Christine Desan, the authors delve into the evolution of these new historic views. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

03 May 2017
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The Clear Connection Between Slavery and American Capitalism

by Dina Gerdeman

Slavery is often depicted as a regional institution of cruelty in the South, but it was also the driver of broader American economic prosperity. Sven Beckert discusses Slavery’s Capitalism: A New History of American Economic Development, an exploration by 16 scholars of the ties between the brutal system of human bondage and 19th century economic development across the nation. Open for comment; Comment(s) posted.

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