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    Geoffrey G. Jones

    Geoffrey Jones is the Isidor Straus Professor of Business History, and Faculty Chair of the School's Business History Initiative. He holds degrees of BA, MA and PhD from Cambridge University, UK. He has an honorary Doctorate in Economics and Business Administration... View Details

    Keywords: banking; beauty products; construction; consumer products; energy; entertainment; fashion; financial services; food; food processing; green technology; petroleum; service industry
    • 29 Jul 2019
    • Research & Ideas

    How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely

    Reading Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive The Open Office Revolution Has Gone Too Far Master the One-on-One Meeting Do you work remotely or manage those who do? What works and doesn't work about the arrangement? Share... View Details
    Keywords: by Kristen Senz
    • 06 Jul 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    The Truth About Authentic Leaders

    to change. Understand their leadership purpose so they can align people around a common purpose. Purpose defines the unique gifts people bring to leadership challenges, through which they can align others with their purposes in order to create positive impact. This is... View Details
    Keywords: by Bill George
    • 07 Jul 2022
    • HBS Case

    How a Multimillion-Dollar Ice Cream Startup Melted Down (and Bounced Back)

    finding the right match with people who could run those more distant stores and train people,” says Hyde. Despite these issues, Ample Hills expanded from the East Coast to the West, opening a store in the trendy Los Feliz neighborhood of... View Details
    Keywords: by Pamela Reynolds
    • 03 Oct 2023
    • Research Event

    Build the Life You Want: Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey Share Happiness Tips

    center of it all. And whether that faith is in organized religion or whether it is in whatever you call a higher power or nature or the divine or what whatever it is, just knowing that you are not the center of it all. We were just saying... View Details
    Keywords: by HBS Staff
    • 12 Sep 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs

    In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that... View Details
    Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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    Podcast - Business & Environment

    Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI). Mark has worked in carbon markets and climate finance for nearly three decades, with experience at organizations like WWF, The Climate Group, and Fundación Natura in Ecuador. Mark describes... View Details
    • Teaching Interest

    Managing Human Capital

    By: Ethan S. Bernstein

    The Managing Human Capital course has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the future general manager (not just the human resource practitioner) who seeks to manage both other people and her or his own career with optimal... View Details

    Keywords: Human Capital; Hiring; Socialization; Performance Management; Compensation And Benefits; Talent Development And Retention; Structure; Career Management; Human Resources; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Organizations; Organizational Culture; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Africa; Asia; Europe; Middle East; Latin America; North and Central America; South America
    • 01 May 2018
    • First Look

    First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 1, 2018

    concise chapters, leading authorities and up-and-coming scholars explore fundamental issues and current controversies. The volume systematically reviews the empirical evidence base and presents influential theories of moral judgment and behavior. It is View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 2022
    • Book

    Leadership to Last: How Great Leaders Leave Legacies Behind

    By: Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna
    Society tends to glorify the get-rich-quick entrepreneur who builds a company, takes it public and then (maybe) contributes to charity. In Leadership to Last, Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna discuss the interviews they and other Harvard faculty have undertaken... View Details
    Keywords: Innovation; Corruption; Gender; Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Society; India; Pakistan; Bangladesh; Middle East; Africa; Latin America; Philippines
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    Employment Data Trends

    <1% Other Latin America <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% Middle East & North Africa <1% <1% 1% 1% <1% Sub-Saharan Africa <1% <1% <1% <1% 0% United States 85% 87% 91% 89% 88% International 15% 13% 9% 11% 12% Insights & Advice 08 Jul 2025 In-Office,... View Details
    • 22 Aug 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Master the One-on-One Meeting

    career. From the nerdiest, most introverted engineer to the highly extroverted sales executive. They’ve been on either side of up to 20 years senior or junior to me, varying genders and from as far away as India and China to as near as... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
    • 09 Dec 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Unilever—A Case Study

    This article considers key issues relating to the organization and performance of large multinational firms in the post-Second World War period. Although foreign direct investment is defined by ownership and control, in practice the... View Details
    Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail
    • April 1999
    • Article

    Diversification Strategies of British Trading Companies: Harrisons & Crosfield c1900-c1980

    By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
    This article examines the diversification strategies and organisational competencies of Harrisons & Crosfield, a British-based multinational, between 1900 and 1980. There is an accumulating body of case study evidence on the historical evolution of British... View Details
    Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Diversification; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Competency and Skills; Great Britain
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    • 2019
    • Working Paper

    Intelligent Design of Inclusive Growth Strategies

    By: Robert S. Kaplan, George Serafeim and Eduardo Tugendhat
    Improving corporate engagement with society, as advocated in the Business Roundtable’s 2019 statement, should not be viewed as a zero-sum proposition where attention to new stakeholders detracts from delivering shareholder value. Corporate programs for sustainable and... View Details
    Keywords: Inclusion; Sustainability; Performance Measures; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Strategy; Governance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Stakeholder Relations
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    Connect with Clubs - Recruiting

    Organization Co-Presidents Valeria Vinas vvinas@mba2026.hbs.edu Jonathan Medina jmedina@mba2026.hbs.edu Club Email laso@studentclubs.hbs.edu Latter-day Saint Student Association Co-Presidents Allie Romney Critchlow... View Details
    • 26 Aug 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest

    the Everest case provides a framework for understanding, diagnosing, and preventing serious failures in many types of organizations. However, it also has important implications for how leaders can shape and direct the processes through which their View Details
    Keywords: by Michael A. Roberto
    • Web

    All Locations - Recruiting

    Latin America Middle East & North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Career Data Internship Data View: Class of 2024 Class of 2024 Class of 2023 Class of 2022 Class of 2021 Class of 2020 Sort By: A-Z A-Z Highest to Lowest Lowest to Highest... View Details
    • 10 Aug 2020
    • Blog Post

    HBS Summer Fellows Focus on Racial Equity and Justice

    students engaging in this critical work. This summer, HBS is supporting a record 161 Social Enterprise Summer Fellows, with many organizations and projects focused on racial equity and justice. The Social Enterprise Initiative connected... View Details
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    Our Mission | About

    achieve by being close to leaders of all types, and of organizations all across the world. Here, I would encourage us to recognize that the impact of what we do extends far beyond the people who come to our... View Details