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Phillip Jones
On June 26, 2015, I remember three things: My mother held tightly to my arm, my uniform stuck to my skin, and my cousin, a leader, dedicated father, and South Carolina state senator, was dead. That June day, I sat in the fourth row of the congregation, listening to a... View Details
- 01 Aug 2017
- Working Paper Summaries
Business History, the Great Divergence and the Great Convergence
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- 22 Aug 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Sustainability and Green Business in Latin America During Globalization Waves
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones
- Profile
Phillip Jones
Phillip Jones was in a sixth-grade classroom when the Twin Towers fell on 9/11. His parents, like other parents that day, sat him down for a talk. But they were also both Air Force pilots who were obligated to explain that they would not... View Details
- 11 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Globalizing the Beauty Business Before 1980
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones
- 18 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy
- 14 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Thriving in the Turbulence of Emerging Markets
sustainable businesses can be built even in the most challenging of circumstances. Additional interviews are scheduled in India, Turkey, and on the HBS campus over the next several months. Note To Readers Do you find information from Harvard Business School's Creating... View Details
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Kristen Jones
All her life, Kristen Jones has been singing. As an undergraduate at Harvard, she transitioned into arranging music and directing musical theater. “I enjoyed putting the pieces together,” Kristen says. “Directing went beyond just being on... View Details
- March 2007 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
Edward Jones in 2006: Confronting Success
By: David J. Collis and Troy Smith
When Jim Weddle took over as Managing Partner of Edward Jones in January 2006, the brokerage firm was at a critical juncture. The firm's distinctive strategy had enabled it to grow from its roots in small-town America to become the 4th largest broker in the U.S. Weddle... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Performance; Competitive Advantage; Financial Services Industry; United States
Collis, David J., and Troy Smith. "Edward Jones in 2006: Confronting Success." Harvard Business School Case 707-497, March 2007. (Revised March 2012.)
- 21 May 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Business, Governments, and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America Since 1970
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale
- 20 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
- 23 Apr 2018
- Video
Jones and Khanna on Lessons of South Asian Business
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Brice Cutrer Jones
general who was a wine buff. In 1970, after nine years as a fighter pilot, he traded his cockpit for a seat at HBS, where he gained the credentials and expertise to pursue his entrepreneurial dream. Initially rebuffed by financiers on... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- June 1991 (Revised October 1991)
- Case
General Electric: Reg Jones and Jack Welch
By: Francis Aguilar and Christopher A. Bartlett
When GE's retiring Reginald Jones turned the job of CEO over to Jack Welch on April 1, 1981, the Wall Street Journal reported that GE had "decided to replace a legend with a live wire." Some wondered if the young dynamo could fill the elder statesman's very large... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Business or Company Management; Change Management; Leading Change; Restructuring; Investment; Strategic Planning; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Management Succession
Aguilar, Francis, and Christopher A. Bartlett. "General Electric: Reg Jones and Jack Welch." Harvard Business School Case 391-144, June 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
- 24 Jun 2010
- News
Interview with Professor Geoffrey Jones, author of Beauty Imagined
- 29 Mar 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Entrepreneurs, Firms, and Global Wealth since 1850
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones
- 14 Jun 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
“Power from Sunshine”: A Business History of Solar Energy
Jesse H. Jones
Under Jones’ presidency, RFC became the nation’s largest bank and biggest single investor. It not only provided loans to established banks, but also encouraged new ventures and sought to enlarge bank capital by buying bank-preferred... View Details
Keywords: Finance