Walter A. Friedman
Walter A. Friedman (born June 7, 1962 in the USA ) is an American university professor of business administration , economic historian and author.
Life
Friedman is a lecturer in business administration at Harvard Business School and director of the Business History Initiative . He is also editor of the Business History Review with Geoffrey G. Jones .
In the past decade, Friedman published two books on topics from economic history for the past 150 years. He is currently working on a history of major US companies from 1920 to 1980.
Honourings and prices
- Newcomen Post-Doctoral Fellow in Economic History.
Publications
- Birth of a Salesman. The Transformation of Selling in America . Harvard University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-674-01298-4 .
- as editor with Geoffrey Jones: Business History . Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., Cheltenham, England 2013, ISBN 978-1-781955260 .
- Fortune Tellers. The Story of America's First Economic Forecasters . Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey 2014, ISBN 978-0-691-15911-9 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friedman, Walter A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American university professor, economic historian, and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |