HarperBusiness
HarperBusiness is the business and management imprint of HarperCollins, linked to Crossing the Chasm (1991), Built to Last (1994) and The Dilbert Principle.
- Editions tracked
- 30
- First editions
- 21
- Books
- 29
- Years
- 1991 to 2016
HarperBusiness is a publisher based in New York City, founded in 1817. We track 30 editions it published between 1991 and 2016, 21 of them first editions across 29 books. Each book lists its first edition and the points that identify it.
About HarperBusiness
HarperBusiness (also styled Harper Business) is the business and management imprint of HarperCollins, associated with best sellers such as Crossing the Chasm, Built to Last and The Dilbert Principle.
The imprint belongs to the Harper side of HarperCollins, whose roots go back to the printing firm J. & J. Harper, founded in New York City on 6 March 1817 by the brothers James and John Harper and renamed Harper & Brothers in 1833. Harper & Brothers merged with the Illinois textbook firm Row, Peterson & Company in 1962 to form Harper & Row. News Corporation bought Harper & Row in 1987 and in 1990 merged it with the British publisher William Collins to create HarperCollins. The 1817 date belongs to the parent house, not to the business imprint, whose own launch date is not given in the sources consulted.
Titles linked to the imprint include Geoffrey A. Moore's Crossing the Chasm (1991), Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras's Built to Last (1994) and Scott Adams's The Dilbert Principle (1996). It remains a HarperCollins imprint, and HarperCollins is owned by News Corp.
We have not yet written the guide to HarperBusiness's first-edition conventions. Until we do, check each book's own page: we list its points where we know them. Know how HarperBusiness marked its firsts? Tell us.
Published by HarperBusiness
Frequently asked questions
How many HarperBusiness books does MyVolumes track?
We track 30 editions published by HarperBusiness, 21 of them first editions, across 29 books.
Where these facts come from
- Harper (publisher), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- HarperCollins Publishers company history, Reference for Business (referenceforbusiness.com)
- Crossing the Chasm, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Dilbert Principle, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- First Edition Identification by Publisher (Allen and Patricia Ahearn), ILAB (ilab.org)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 18 October 2026. Reviewed by Harriet Ellis; read how we check facts.