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  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Spiritual Philanthropy in Emerging Markets

By: Valeria Giacomin and G. Jones
This working paper discusses the ethics and drivers of philanthropic foundations in emerging markets. A foundation organizes assets to invest in philanthropic initiatives. Previous scholarship has largely focused on developed countries, especially the United States,... View Details
Keywords: Foundations; Philanthropy; Business Leaders; Spirituality; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Emerging Markets; Ethics; Values and Beliefs
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Evolution of the Global Beauty Industry

By: Geoffrey G. Jones

This research examines the global beauty industry, which includes cosmetics, deodorants, fragrances, hair care, oral hygiene and skin care. Today global sales of cosmetics and toiletries are in excess of U.S. $380  billion. This research examines the growth of this... View Details

  • July 2005
  • Teaching Note

Globalizing Consumer Durables: Singer Sewing Machine before 1914 (TN)

By: Geoffrey G. Jones
Teaching Note to (9-804-001). View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Investment; Sales; Entrepreneurship; Success; Production; Marketing; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Russia; Scotland
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  • January 2003 (Revised June 2005)
  • Case

Multinationals as Engines of Growth?

By: Geoffrey G. Jones
Reviews the issues surrounding estimating the impact over time of multinationals on host economies. Uses a series of short historical case studies, including the role of United Fruit in the "banana" republics of Central America, oil and banking in Iran before the... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Trade; Growth and Development; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Globalized Economies and Regions; Iran; United States; Malaysia; Japan
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  • 22 Apr 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability

lie in research by Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou, Shelley Xin Li, and George Serafeim. Power from Sunshine: A Business History of Solar EnergyThis paper by View Details
  • 24 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 24, 2009

Entrepreneurship and the History of Globalization Authors:G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani Publication:In The Act of Accumulation. Essays in Honor of Gyorgy Kover, edited by J. Klement, K. Halmos, A. Pogany,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • Research Summary

A History of Green Entrepreneurship

By: Geoffrey G. Jones
This research recovers the history of the entrepreneurs and firms who developed green or “sustainable” businesses, identifies the multiple motivations behind their strategies, explores the clustering of green business in specific locations, and shows how the concept of... View Details
  • 01 Aug 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 1

Abstract—Objective: Assess whether a commitment contract informed by behavioral economics leads to persistent virologic suppression among HIV-positive patients with poor antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. Design: Single-center pilot... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2019
  • Working Paper

Why Does Business Invest in Education in Emerging Markets? Why Does It Matter?

By: Valeria Giacomin, G. Jones and Erica Salvaj
This working paper examines why a significant number of businesses have made non-profit investments in education in emerging markets between the 1960s and the present day. Using a sample of 110 interviews with business leaders from an oral history database at the... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy; CSR; Oral History; Emerging Markets; Education; Reputation; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business History
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Using Oral History in Research - Creating Emerging Markets

University of Pennsylvania). Each session was followed by 30 minutes of discussion and debate to continue building a community of scholars engaged in research using oral history collections and archives. The event was organized View Details

    History's Guiding Light

    by Professor Geoffrey Jones. This seminar provided me with a foundation on the role of business in advanced and emerging countries’ economic trajectories, from Medici Italy to China and India in today’s... View Details
    • 01 Sep 2010
    • News

    Popular Series Returns

    For the fourth year, HBS Club members can dial in to hear a faculty member speak on a topic of current interest, followed by a Q&A session. The Virtual Learning Series resumes September 15 with a talk on social networking View Details
    • 01 Mar 2014
    • News

    Faculty and Alumni Books for March 2014

    Modern World by Geoffrey Jones (Edward Elgar Publishing) Individual firms have rarely been identified as significant independent actors in the history of globalization and... View Details
    • Web

    Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Course Catalog

    HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism Course Number 1130 Professor Geoffrey Jones Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 sessions Exam with Paper option Career Focus The course will equip students... View Details
    • 03 Nov 2022
    • Blog Post

    Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series

    developed by HBS Professors Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna. To date, the CEM project has conducted deep and impactful interviews with business leaders in 30 countries across... View Details
    • 16 Mar 2010
    • First Look

    First Look: March 16

      PublicationsRenewing Unilever: Transformation and Tradition Author:Geoffrey Jones Publication:Istanbul: Is Bankasi Kultur Yayinlari, 2010, Turkish ed. Abstract Unilever's brands can now be found in one out of every two households in the... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 01 Dec 2012
    • News

    Faculty Books

    Banks as Multinationals edited by Geoffrey Jones (Routledge) This comparative, international study, edited by View Details
    • 01 Mar 2005
    • News

    Ideas: Books

    plantations to local growers, transforming itself into a marketing company. The firm’s shareholders opted for lower risks but also lower profits. Multinationals and Global Capitalism by Geoffrey View Details
    Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
    • Web

    Using Oral History in Business and Management Studies - Creating Emerging Markets

    Colombia), Marcelo Bucheli (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), and Tarun Khanna (Harvard Business School). The online conference was organized by CEM Faculty Co-Chairs Tarun Khanna and Geoffrey... View Details
    • 11 Dec 2007
    • First Look

    First Look: December 11, 2007

    Development, edited by Thomas G. Cummings. Sage Publications, Inc., 2007 Abstract When it comes to transforming big corporations, there are two fundamentally different strategies, says Harvard Business... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace