<i>‘Few scholars have contributed to the field of business history as has Geoffrey Jones. His book </i>Entrepreneurship and Multinationals<i> brings in new findings resulting from research he has conducted during the last two decades in partnership with other scholars. . . .this book speaks to different audiences of scholars interested in globalization, particularly because of its theoretical debates in conjunction with case studies. Its organization makes it accessible to students of various levels, especially in courses on the history of globalization or international business.’</i>
- Marcelo Bucheli, Business History Review,
<i>‘Harvard Business School Professor Geoffrey Jones has long been a student of the history of multinational enterprise. He has taken a leadership role in the field. This volume reflects the extraordinary breadth of his historical research, spanning continents and industries. His focus is on the firm as an actor on the stage of the history of globalization. This book contains a selection of his unpublished and published articles. Of special interest is his updated previously unpublished 2006 talk that explores how firms and entrepreneurs fit into the scholarly debates on the Great Divergence between the West and the Rest. This is a splendid collection.’</i>
- Mira Wilkins, Florida International University, US,
The chapters include studies of global industries and major corporations, including Beiersdorf and Unilever, and explore economic and corporate development in specific countries, such as India, Iran and Turkey. Merging rich historical evidence with discussion of the current state of global business, this book reveals how examining entrepreneurial activity and multinational strategies deepen explanations of historical and global patterns of wealth and poverty. It offers compelling new perspectives on current debates about globalization from one of the most prominent scholars in the field of business history.
This volume will appeal to students and professors of economics, entrepreneurship, international business and history as well as anyone with an interest in understanding the past, present and future of globalization.