Publications

Teaching

Overview

By: Geoffrey G. Jones

I currently teach the history of global entrepreneurship over the last 200 years. The 28-session course called Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism has become one of the most popular second year electives in the MBA program at the Harvard Business School. The cases,... View Details

2019
Chapter

International Business and Emerging Markets in Historical Perspective

By: Geoffrey Jones

This chapter examines international business in emerging markets over the long run. It shows how the strategies of Western multinationals evolved over time. In the first era of globalization in the 19th century, Western firms sought access to resources, and they faced... View Details

Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalization

01 Mar 2008
News

Conference Examines Intersection of Medicine and Business

Medicine and Business,” set the stage for a number of thought-provoking presentations on topics including regenerative medicine, stent wars, disruptive innovation, and consumer-driven health care in... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

19 Nov 2014
News

Helping family businesses succeed and thrive

For more than 25 years, Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (MBA 1954) and his family foundation have been enabling others learn how to manage successful family-run businesses. (Published November 2014) View Details

2015
Book

Ethical Innovation in Business and the Economy

By: Georges Enderle and Patrick E. Murphy

19 Aug 2024
Podcast

A Seller and Business Broker’s Perspectives

In discussions of the entrepreneurship through acquisition journey, our attention is often drawn to the experiences of the searchers, those looking to acquire an enduringly profitable small business. However, two other crucial perspectives to consider are those of the... View Details

17 Jun 2009
News

Business looks in mirror and winces

Video

Industry Spotlight: Business and Environment Initiative

Apr 13 2017
Testimonial

Investing in your Business and Career

March 2014 (Revised December 2014)
Case

Vision 2020: Takeda and the Vaccine Business

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

In 2014, Yasuchika Hasegawa was orchestrating the transformation of Takeda from a Japanese pharmaceutical company with a global footprint into a global company with a Japanese heritage. A 33-year veteran of Takeda, Hasegawa-san was appointed president of Takeda in 2003... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Global; NGO; Public Health; Japan; GSK; Vaccine; Supply Chain; Market Entry; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Trade; Market Entry and Exit; Global Strategy; Health Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

Educators

March 2010
Article

Calculating, Creating, and Claiming Value in Business Markets: Status and Research Agenda

By: Gary L. Lilien, Rajdeep Grewal, Douglas Bowman, Min Ding, Abbie Griffin, V. Kumar, Das Narayandas, Renana Peres, Raji Srinivasan and Qiong Wang

A key challenge facing business marketers surrounds developing a deeper understanding of customer needs. We conceptualize that challenge as having three dimensions: calculating, creating, and claiming value. We discuss key problems, new developments and research... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Problems and Challenges; Research; Customer Relationship Management

2013
Government Testimony

American Competitiveness Worldwide: Impacts on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs

By: Michael E. Porter

The Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access held a hearing titled, "American Competitiveness Worldwide: Impacts on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs." Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter spoke at the hearing,... View Details

Keywords: Economic Development; Competitiveness; United States

Apr 12 2017
Testimonial

Looking Critically at Yourself and Your Business

26 Apr 2012
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness and the Role of Business

By: Michael E. Porter

Regional competitiveness and CSV presentation at "Encuentro de Comisiones Regionales de Competitividad," Bogotá View Details

Keywords: Economic Development; Competitiveness; Economics; Society; Colombia

Read Now

January–March 2025
Article

Transitioning from Responsible and Reactive to Deeply Responsible and Proactive International Business

By: Geoffrey G. Jones, Teresa da Silva Lopes, Pavida Pananond, Rob van Tulder, Noemi Sinkovics and Rudolf R. Sinkovics

This article aims to explore the role of multinational enterprises in addressing grand societal challenges, emphasizing the need for integrating environmental and social aspects into business models. It offers an analysis of how principles and values can guide engaged... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business Model; Multinational Firms and Management

March 2001 (Revised July 2001)
Teaching Note

Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses and Ventro: Builder of B2B Businesses (Condensed) TN

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura

Teaching Note for (9-801-042) and (9-801-274). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; Service Industry