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Deep Responsibility, SDGs, and Asia: A Historical Perspective

By: Geoffrey Jones
Although it was only in 2015 the 17 SDGs were adopted by UN Member States, many of the underlying ideas can be found in the strategies of some businesses going back to the nineteenth century. Asia was the home of many of the most advanced concepts of business... View Details
Keywords: ESG; Multinational Corporation; Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Governance; Leadership; Asia
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  • 11 Oct 2023
  • News

Soldier On

Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes In November of 2022, 33-year-old Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) was elected mayor of Newport News, Virginia, where he had spent part of his childhood. The son of two Air Force... View Details
  • December 2014 (Revised January 2015)
  • Supplement

Vehbi Koç and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group (B)

By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones
The case builds on the earlier (A) case, which described the origins of the Turkish business group established by Vehbi Koç before 1988. This case takes the story forward to 2012 as the Koç group was led by Vehbi's son Rahmi followed by his grandson Mustafa. It... View Details
Keywords: Business Groups; Turkey; Entrepreneurship; Management; Manufacturing Industry; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; Central Asia; Middle East
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  • 16 Apr 2024
  • News

Netflix Enters Its Dan Lin (MBA 1999) Era

Dan Lin arrives at the Netflix's AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER World Premiere held at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, February 15, 2024. (Photo By Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images) The Hollywood Reporter... View Details
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

Publications Faculty William R. Kerr Lynda M. Applegate William A. Sahlman Thomas R. Eisenmann Geoffrey G. Jones Ramana Nanda Myra M. Hart Rosabeth M. Kanter Joseph B. Lassiter Howard H. Stevenson Josh... View Details
  • 05 Nov 2019
  • News

Learning from a Different Past

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Our Curriculum - Business History

the United States offers students a comparative point of reference for considering business strategy as well as economic and social change across time and national boundaries. Course syllabus Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism Taught View Details
  • 2017
  • Working Paper

International Business and Emerging Markets: A Long-Run Perspective

By: Geoffrey Jones
This working paper explores long-run patterns in the strategies of international business in developing countries. There was a massive wave of Western multinational investment in the developing world during the first wave of globalization before the 1920s. The... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; History; Emerging Markets; Problems and Challenges
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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Business in Latin America By: Geoffrey Jones 2025 | Chapter | Faculty Research This chapter argues that since the nineteenth century capitalism has created much wealth, but at the cost of massive ecological... View Details
  • January 2022 (Revised March 2022)
  • Technical Note

Deglobalization and Alternative Futures

By: Geoffrey Jones and Valeria Giacomin
This note reviews the evidence that the world is undergoing an era of de-globalization. It shows that available metrics show some support for this theory. However there is also evidence that what is happening might be better described as regionalization. The nature of... View Details
Keywords: Global Business; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, And Changes; Populism; Geopolitics; Business History; Globalization; Change; Financial Crisis; China
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Skydeck - Alumni

Bessalel (MBA 1988) on how to look before you leap Love and Money Insights from the dating world with professional matchmaker Rachel Greenwald (MBA 1993) Soldier On Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones (MPA/MBA 2021) , a Marine Corps veteran,... View Details
  • March 2014
  • Case

Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science

By: Geoffrey Jones and Andrew Spadafora
Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands using the case of Australian-based Jurlique, which was acquired by Pola of Japan in 2011. The case opens two years later in July 2013 when Sam McKay, the chief executive officer, on a visit... View Details
Keywords: Australia; China; Environmental Strategies; Green Business; Marketing; Entrepreneurship; Globalization; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; China; Australia; United States
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Faculty - Creating Emerging Markets

Faculty Project Coordinator Geoffrey G. Jones Isidor Straus Professor of Business History Research Interests : business history , international business , entrepreneurship , environment , globalization... View Details
  • 2010
  • Chapter

Business Groups in Historical Perspectives

By: Geoffrey Jones and Asli M. Colpan
Business groups-collections of legally independent firms interconnected by multiple economic and social linkages that exhibit widely diversified product portfolios-are viewed as the prototypical large-enterprise form in contemporary emerging economies. By exploring the... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Management Skills; Emerging Markets; Alliances; Groups and Teams; Competitive Advantage; Great Britain
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  • 08 Feb 2023
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Alumni-Cofounded Company Sells to CVS for $10.6 Billion

Photo via LinkedIn Photo via LinkedIn The Wall Street Journal reported this week that health care giant CVS has agreed to purchase Oak Street Health, a “network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare” that was cofounded View Details
  • Aug 12 2015
  • Testimonial

Building Connections and Advancing Careers

  • November 2018
  • Teaching Plan

Coco Chanel: From Fashion Icon to Nazi Agent

By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
Teaching Note for HBS No. 318-139. View Details
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  • June 2018 (Revised July 2023)
  • Case

John Chambers, Cisco, and China: Upgrading a Golden Shield

By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean
This case examines the role of Cisco led by John Chambers in facilitating web filtering in China. It begins by tracing the origins of Cisco as a pioneer of networking equipment. John Chambers, who had worked as a sales manager at IBM and Wang Laboratories, joined Cisco... View Details
Keywords: Cisco; Internet and the Web; Governance Controls; Ethics; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Technology Industry; China
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Social Enterprise - Faculty & Research

2024. 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... View Details
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Faculty & Research - Leadership

companies often quickly... November 2024 Case Demond Martin and WellWithAll By: Hise Gibson , Archie L. Jones and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone This case study chronicles the transformative entrepreneurial path of Demond Martin, co-founder and... View Details