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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210924T090000
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SUMMARY:Unending Capitalism: How Consumerism Negated China’s Communist Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n							\n						\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/unending-capitalism-how-consumerism-negated-chinas-communist-revolution/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210618T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210618T100000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20240722T235707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103330Z
UID:85655-1624006800-1624010400@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Factories and China’s Special Century: A Micro-History of Chinese Industrialization in the Long Twentieth Century
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/factories-and-chinas-special-century-a-micro-history-of-chinese-industrialization-in-the-long-twentieth-century/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210521T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210521T100000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20240723T002840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103330Z
UID:85662-1621587600-1621591200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Chinese Hinterland Capitalism and Shanxi Piaohao: Banking\, State\, and Family\, 1720 – 1910
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/chinese-hinterland-capitalism-and-shanxi-piaohao-banking-state-and-family-1720-1910/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210423T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210423T100000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20240723T015427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103334Z
UID:85735-1619168400-1619172000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Corporate Conquests: Business\, the State\, and the Origins of Ethnic Inequality in Southwest China
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/corporate-conquests-business-the-state-and-the-origins-of-ethnic-inequality-in-southwest-china/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210326T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210326T100000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20240723T173709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103334Z
UID:85753-1616749200-1616752800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Industrial Craft: A Global History of Chinese Cotton Mills\, 1877 – 1937
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/industrial-craft-a-global-history-of-chinese-cotton-mills-1877-1937/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210226T123000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210226T140000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20240723T180845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103336Z
UID:85795-1614342600-1614348000@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Vice City: Hong Kong in the Anglo-American War on Drugs\, 1970 – 1979
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/vice-city-hong-kong-in-the-anglo-american-war-on-drugs-1970-1979/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210129T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20210129T103000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20240723T185509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103338Z
UID:85838-1611910800-1611916200@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Milk from the Butterfly Spring: State and Enterprise in the Yunnan Dairy Industry
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/milk-from-the-butterfly-spring-state-and-enterprise-in-the-yunnan-dairy-industry/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201204T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201204T103000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20240723T214309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103339Z
UID:85881-1607072400-1607077800@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Red Silk: Class\, Gender\, and Revolution in China’s Yangzi Delta Silk Industry
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/red-silk-class-gender-and-revolution-in-chinas-yangzi-delta-silk-industry/
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201106T090000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20201106T103000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20240723T222746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T103341Z
UID:85924-1604653200-1604658600@ihss.hku.hk
SUMMARY:Pirates and Publishers: A Social History of Copyright in Modern China
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/pirates-and-publishers-a-social-history-of-copyright-in-modern-china/
LOCATION:Via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20111019T160000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Hong_Kong:20111019T170000
DTSTAMP:20261102T011454
CREATED:20110310T090742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T063256Z
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SUMMARY:Healing and Heritage: Sorting Out Ethnic Traditional Medicine in Southwest China
DESCRIPTION:Language:  English\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										Lecture Hall\, G/F\, May Hall\n									\n								\n											\n													\n										November 21\, 2024 (Thu) 18:00-20:00 HKT\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										ihss@hku.hk\n											\n									\n								\n											\n\n												\n													\n										Register Now\n											\n									\n						\n						\n				\n				\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n					\n				\n		\n					\n				\n				\n					ABSTRACT				\n				\n				\n				\n									Capitalism is a remarkable system which has re-invented itself throughout history. It has proved capable of co-existing with entirely different political and economic contexts. Firms are much more fragile institutions than the capitalist system\, although there are prominent examples of resilience\, very occasionally for hundreds of years. Business historians have typically assumed that firm growth and survival are positives for society\, while the failure of a firm is a problem which needs explaining and is bad for society. This lecture argues that historically the correlation between firm survival and societal good is not automatic. The lecture will discuss cases when corporate resilience is\, in the words of the economist William Baumol\, productive for society\, but also unproductive and even destructive. It will consider historically firms based in both China and the Global South and developed countries. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					ABOUT THE SPEAKER				\n				\n				\n				\n									Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at the Harvard Business School in the United States. He holds the degrees of MA and PhD from Cambridge University in Britain. Professor Jones researches the history\, impact and responsibility of global business\, and has a special interest in the business history of emerging markets. Professor Jones’s more recent books include Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry (Oxford University Press\, 2010)\, Profits and Sustainability. A Global History of Green Entrepreneurship (Oxford University Press\, 2017) and Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership (Harvard University Press\, 2023). He is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business and an International Fellow of the British Academy.
URL:https://ihss.hku.hk/events/healing-and-heritage-sorting-out-ethnic-traditional-medicine-in-southwest-china/
LOCATION:T6\, 1/F\, Meng Wah Complex\, The University of Hong Kong\, Hong Kong
CATEGORIES:Chinese Business History,Chinese Business History Webinar
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