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- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
One-on-One Meeting The one-on-one meeting between supervisor and staff is an invaluable tool for managing, but requires much attention to detail. Julia B. Austin explains best practices for getting the most out of the 1:1. Why Brexit is a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 2002
- Casebook
Creating Business Advantage in the Information Age
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Robert D. Austin and F. Warren McFarlan
Applegate, Lynda M., Robert D. Austin, and F. Warren McFarlan. Creating Business Advantage in the Information Age. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
- 2006
- Chapter
Social Entrepreneurship: It's for Corporations, Too
By: Dutch Leonard, Ezequiel Reficco, Jane Wei-Skillern and James E. Austin
- 2006
- Casebook
Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases
By: Lynda M. Applegate, Robert D. Austin and F. Warren McFarlan
Applegate, Lynda M., Robert D. Austin, and F. Warren McFarlan. Corporate Information Strategy and Management: Text and Cases. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.
- Web
History | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) . 1994 New MBA Elective Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector is introduced. 1993 HBS pioneers the concept of social enterprise with the founding of its Social Enterprise Initiative (SEI), led by Professors James E. View Details
- September 2006 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Bang & Olufsen: Design Driven Innovation
By: Robert D. Austin and Daniela Beyersdorfer
A successful company, recognized worldwide for exquisite design of consumer electronics products, strives to better integrate software design into its traditional physical product design processes to meet the demands of a post-iPod world. Details the Bang & Olufsen... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; Production; Applications and Software; Product Design; Innovation and Invention; Product Development; Electronics Industry
Austin, Robert D., and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Bang & Olufsen: Design Driven Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 607-016, September 2006. (Revised September 2007.)
- November 2002 (Revised May 2006)
- Case
Forest Stewardship Council
By: James E. Austin and Ezequiel Reficco
In just a few years the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) made impressive progress toward its mission of promoting "environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world's forests." By 2001, 25.5 million hectares of forests in... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Corporate Governance; Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Competitive Strategy
Austin, James E., and Ezequiel Reficco. "Forest Stewardship Council." Harvard Business School Case 303-047, November 2002. (Revised May 2006.)
- September 2001
- Case
Charitableway
By: James E. Austin and Elizabeth Kind
In early 2001, Charitableway, an ePhilanthropy application service provider that enabled the collection of charitable donations online; faced major strategic decisions relating to its alliance with United Way of America to foster workplace giving online. One of the... View Details
Austin, James E., and Elizabeth Kind. "Charitableway." Harvard Business School Case 302-003, September 2001.
- November 1999 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Mexican Foundation for Rural Development
By: James E. Austin and Gerardo Lozano
The Mexican Foundation for Rural Development (MFRD) is a nonprofit network of 32 rural development centers servicing low-income farm families. Management plans to expand its operation dramatically, forming 10,000 rural cooperatives in ten years. It faces major issues... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Operations; Cooperative Ownership; Nonprofit Organizations; Society; Strategy; Mexico
Austin, James E., and Gerardo Lozano. "Mexican Foundation for Rural Development." Harvard Business School Case 300-082, November 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
- October 1999 (Revised October 2000)
- Case
Women's World Banking: Catalytic Change Through Networks
By: James E. Austin and Susan Hamerling
Describes the evolution of Women's World Banking, an international microfinance nonprofit promoting financial access for poor women. Explores the organization's development of different types of networks to achieve its mission. View Details
Keywords: Mission and Purpose; History; Networks; Microfinance; Nonprofit Organizations; Gender; Growth and Development Strategy
Austin, James E., and Susan Hamerling. "Women's World Banking: Catalytic Change Through Networks." Harvard Business School Case 300-050, October 1999. (Revised October 2000.)
- October 1997 (Revised January 1998)
- Case
Oxfam America
By: James E. Austin and James Kondo
Oxfam America, a nongovernmental organization providing grant assistance to organizations fighting hunger, poverty, and their causes, was engaged in a new strategy formulation process, led by its new president. View Details
Austin, James E., and James Kondo. "Oxfam America." Harvard Business School Case 798-036, October 1997. (Revised January 1998.)
- October 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (B)
By: James E. Austin and Catherine Overholt
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Health Industry
Austin, James E., and Catherine Overholt. "Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (B)." Harvard Business School Case 797-042, October 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- April 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Cleveland Turnaround (D), The: Challenges for the Future
By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
Traces the Cleveland community's efforts to move the city from economic, social, and political crisis in the late 1970s into revitalization and progress in the 1980s and 1990s. Special attention is given to the role of business leaders and the public-private... View Details
Austin, James E., and Jaan Elias. "Cleveland Turnaround (D), The: Challenges for the Future." Harvard Business School Case 796-154, April 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- April 1996 (Revised June 1996)
- Background Note
Cleveland Turnaround (C), The: Facts and Figures
By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
Traces the Cleveland community's efforts to move the city from economic, social, and political crisis in the late 1970s into revitalization and progress in the 1980s and 1990s. Special attention is given to the role of business leaders and the public-private... View Details
Keywords: Leading Change; Analytics and Data Science; Economic Growth; Business and Community Relations; Cleveland
Austin, James E., and Jaan Elias. "Cleveland Turnaround (C), The: Facts and Figures." Harvard Business School Background Note 796-153, April 1996. (Revised June 1996.)
- July 1988
- Article
Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics
By: James E. Austin and C. Overholt
Austin, James E., and C. Overholt. "Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics." Annual Review of Nutrition 8 (July 1988): 1–20.
- May 1985
- Article
SAM is dead - long live SAM
By: James E. Austin and Gustavo Esteva
Austin, James E., and Gustavo Esteva. "SAM is dead - long live SAM." Food Policy 10, no. 2 (May 1985).
- 11 Dec 2019
- News
A Righteous Path
University of Texas at Austin before arriving at HBS. “My early career experiences really convinced me that so much of success in the social sector requires not only understanding problems at the grassroots level, but also having really... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Newman's Own Brand of Charity
Newman's Own, Inc., lunched with Dean Kim B. Clark, and fielded students' questions at an informal hour-long gathering sponsored by the Social Enterprise Club. The case, written by Initiative on Social Enterprise chair Professor James E. View Details
- 06 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Latinx Women in the Spotlight: Amy Hernandez Turcios (MBA 2020)
incredible community on campus, and that sense of community has extended into “alumnihood.” I’m happy to report that a few of us got together for a LASO alumni retreat in Austin this September! The LASO familia ties are strong and extend... View Details
- 2002
- Chapter
Cross Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
By: Diana Barrett, James E. Austin and Sheila McCarthy
Keywords: Health Disorders; Health Care and Treatment; Public Sector; Private Sector; Business and Government Relations; International Relations; Health Industry
Barrett, Diana, James E. Austin, and Sheila McCarthy. "Cross Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative." In Public-Private Partnerships for Public Health, edited by Michael R. Reich.Harvard Series on Population and International Health. Harvard University Press, 2002.