Business history

He approached management as a historian, not as a guru.

Protect critical equipment during a breach.

But most of us only focus on one of them.

Lack of standardization has held the sector back.

In a chaotic year bursting with bold and unsettling new ideas, how should executives decide which ones to heed? The editors of HBR select seven of the best.

What’s really behind the recent strikes.

The short answer is: not much. And that’s a good thing.

Standards of living aren't rising as fast as they used to.

Having a policy is often enough to avoid liability, even if it isn’t effective.

Reframe your company's past in a way that creates advantages for the present.

Leaders go through many transitions in their careers. Each brings new crises and challenges that are predictable. Knowing what to expect can help you...

An elaborately engraved Spanish stock certificate issued in 1758 could almost be a template for modern stock certificates. Here's the story that its iconography...

Lessons from the slave trade and the Holocaust

These days, management books aren’t about managing better, says a critic of the genre. They’re quasi-religious tracts meant to win converts to modern corporate life.

Pulling up the drawbridge has never been an option.

How HBR’s coverage has evolved over time.

China and India are burying the hatchet after four-plus decades of hostility. A few companies from both nations have been quick to gain competitive advantages...

Hardly anyone has a good word to say about hierarchies. They routinely transform motivated and loyal employees into disaffected Dilberts. Yet, the intensity...

Chaos can be costly.

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