by Geoffrey Jones - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2007
News

Lighten Up

target. Other people do martial arts. And here on the trails some people are happiest. They are transcending everyday reality. They’re blissing out. Some people get that by carrying a light pack for a multiday trip; others get it View Details

Keywords: Kathryn Jones; Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores; Retail Trade

01 Mar 2019
News

Action Plan: Fruit of the Vine

Knudsen Cowles: building for the future at the family vineyard in Oregon’s Willamette Valley (photo by Hilary Bobel Cronon) When they inherited the family vineyard a decade ago, Page Knudsen Cowles (MBA 1983) and her three brothers knew... View Details

Keywords: Ryan Jones

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

27 Apr 2015
News

El Pasado es importante y tenemos de responsibilidad de ensenarlo

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

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

30 Jan 2022
News

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

10 Jul 2007
Working Paper Summaries

Platform Envelopment

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

16 Oct 2008
Working Paper Summaries

Opening Platforms: How, When and Why?

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

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