Harvard Business School Press
Harvard Business School Press was Harvard Business School's book publisher, founded in 1984 and renamed Harvard Business Review Press in 2011; it published The Innovator's Dilemma.
- Editions tracked
- 18
- First editions
- 17
- Books
- 18
- Years
- 1989 to 2013
About Harvard Business School Press
Harvard Business School Press was the book publishing arm of Harvard Business School, launched in 1984 under dean John H. McArthur; since July 2011 it has traded as Harvard Business Review Press.
Its management list included Clayton Christensen's The Innovator's Dilemma (1997), which set out his theory of disruptive innovation, and W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne's Blue Ocean Strategy (mid-2000s).
In the 1990s the press was brought into Harvard Business School Publishing, now Harvard Business Publishing, a not-for-profit affiliate of the school that also publishes Harvard Business Review, case studies and other teaching material. The parent company is headquartered in Brighton, Massachusetts.
The change of name in 2011 aligned the book list with Harvard Business Review, the group's strongest brand, and the press, the magazine and HBR.org were grouped together as the Harvard Business Review Group. Its series include the oversized HBR Guides, launched in 2010, the HBR's 10 Must Reads article collections and, from autumn 2011, the digital HBR Singles.
We have not yet written the guide to Harvard Business School Press's first-edition conventions. Until we do, check each book's own page: we list its points where we know them. Know how Harvard Business School Press marked its firsts? Tell us.
Published by Harvard Business School Press
Frequently asked questions
How many Harvard Business School Press books does MyVolumes track?
We track 18 editions published by Harvard Business School Press, 17 of them first editions, across 18 books.
Where these facts come from
- Harvard Business Publishing, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Rebranding at Harvard Pays Off, Publishers Weekly, 2012 (publishersweekly.com)
- John H. McArthur, former dean of Harvard Business School, dies at 85, The Logic, 2019 (thelogic.co)
- The Innovator's Dilemma, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Blue Ocean Strategy, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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