The Development Of Business History In America After Chandler

Business enterprises play an important part of the modern society.The behavior of enterprises has an essential impact on the political and economic affairs.Business history is a discipline that focus on the history of companies and business enterprises.With the appearance of a series of economic events such as the expansion of globalization,the transformation of national status and the emergence of economic crisis,etc.,business history is playing a special role in explaining the historical background of these events.Therefore,exploring the development of business history since its independence will be helpful in seeking the bottom of the growth of business history.And it will also be beneficial in resolving the troubles that comes with globalization.Business history in America has the largest community,the most perfect system and the most thorough research in the world.We can even say that business historians in America had established most of the foundation of the discipline such as the paradigms and the theoretical traditions.The America business history is the miniature of the global business history in a great extend.The birthplace of business history--Harvard Business School's interest in business history is unparalleled among all business schools.Harvard Business School has a tradition of business history research since it gave birth to the subject in 1920s.From Prof.Gras to Schumpeter and Chandler,business history is everlasting in Harvard.The business history research of Prof.Jones and his group is an inheritance and innovation of the predecessor's in Harvard.With the promotion of Pro.Jones,Harvard Business School's Business History Initiative was founded in 2012.It's a development of the tradition of business history in Harvard and a continuation of Harvard business history group.The foudation of the initiative is the result and an important step of the development of the discipline.Therefore,exploring the past,present and future of the initiative can help us in predicting the trend of the American or even the global business history.