by Geoffrey Jones - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Apr 2010
Research & Ideas

The History of Beauty

you have a major industry that still has lots to reveal. We asked Jones to discuss his research and his new book. Sean Silverthorne: What inspired your interest in the beauty business and its history? View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics

12 Mar 2014
Research & Ideas

Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization

In a new book on the origins and impacts of globalization, Harvard Business School's Geoffrey Jones focuses on the role played by a vital but often ignored actor in this... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Beauty & Cosmetics; Manufacturing; Consumer Products; Pharmaceutical

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

Awards

Newcomen-Harvard Book Award

By: Geoffrey G. Jones

Winner of the Newcomen-Harvard Award for the most outstanding book published in business history in the United States 1998–2000 for Merchants to Multinationals (Oxford University Press, 2000). View Details

05 Dec 2017
News

What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets

06 Nov 2019
Working Paper Summaries

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

Keywords: by Valeria Giacomin, Geoffrey Jones, and Erica Salvaj

27 Apr 2015
News

El Pasado es importante y tenemos de responsibilidad de ensenarlo

23 Jan 2017
Working Paper Summaries

Overcoming Institutional Voids: A Reputation-Based View of Long Run Survival

Keywords: by Cheng Gao, Tiona Zuzul, Geoffrey Jones, and Tarun Khanna

23 Sep 2020
News

Alumni Consider Election Reform; Clubs Explore Parenting by Case Method

(MBA 1967), and Herb Kaplan (MBA 1965) hope that energized reaction from the business community will turn into active engagement in fixing a decidedly broken electoral system. “Our political dysfunction is harming American competitiveness,” says Otten, adding that REN... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

16 Oct 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Opening Platforms: How, When and Why?

Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker & Marshall Van Alstyne

10 Jul 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Platform Envelopment

Keywords: by Thomas Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker & Marshall Van Alstyne; Technology

30 Jan 2022
News

Book Excerpt: Breaking Through India’s Male-Dominated Workplaces

04 Apr 2023
Book

Two Centuries of Business Leaders Who Took a Stand on Social Issues

While shareholders still reign supreme at many companies, a widespread shift toward more responsible business practices is driving more leaders to take a stand on social and environmental issues today, says Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones. Jones... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Consumer Products; Fashion; Retail; Green Technology

14 Mar 2019
News

How Helena Rubinstein Used Tall Tales to Turn Cosmetics into a Luxury Brand

December 2005
Article

Reducing Slack: The Performance Consequences of Downsizing by Large Industrial Firms, 1977-93

By: E. Geoffrey Love and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Business Ventures; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Performance; Outcome or Result

Citation

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27 Feb 2017
Research & Ideas

Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets

School; Tiona Zuzul, assistant professor at London Business School; and HBS Professors Geoffrey Jones and Tarun Khanna—came to their conclusions after reviewing the transcripts of interviews with 69 business... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne