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- March 1999
- Teaching Note
Newman's Own, Inc. TN
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-399-052). View Details
Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry
- October 1998 (Revised November 1998)
- Case
Newman's Own, Inc.
By: James E. Austin
Describes the creation and evolution of this food marketing corporation. All its after-tax profits are donated to charity by Paul Newman, the distinguished actor and social entrepreneur. The company has grown into a $100 million enterprise and donated cumulatively $89... View Details
Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship; Food; Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Advantage; Food and Beverage Industry
Austin, James E. "Newman's Own, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 399-052, October 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
- June 1998
- Teaching Note
Oxfam America TN
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-798-036). View Details
- spring 2003
- Article
Marketing's Role in Cross Sector Collaboration
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Marketing
Austin, James E. "Marketing's Role in Cross Sector Collaboration." Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing 11, no. 1 (spring 2003).
- 1997
- Working Paper
Social Enterprise Series No. 2: Making Business Sense of Community Service
By: James E. Austin
- April 1990 (Revised November 1992)
- Case
Sabritas (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Sabritas (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 390-108, April 1990. (Revised November 1992.)
- April 1990 (Revised February 1994)
- Case
Standard Fruit Co. in Nicaragua (A) (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Nicaragua
Austin, James E. "Standard Fruit Co. in Nicaragua (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 390-105, April 1990. (Revised February 1994.)
- January 1990
- Case
Citibank in Zaire (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Keywords: Banks and Banking; International Finance; Banking Industry; Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Austin, James E. "Citibank in Zaire (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 390-098, January 1990.
- April 1990 (Revised August 1993)
- Case
NIKE in China (Abridged)
By: James E. Austin
Nike is reviewing its strategy for producing shoes in China for the U.S. market. Compares the experience in China with that in other countries. View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Production; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; China; United States
Austin, James E. "NIKE in China (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 390-092, April 1990. (Revised August 1993.)
- April 1989 (Revised April 1990)
- Case
Hunger in the Sudan
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Hunger in the Sudan." Harvard Business School Case 389-202, April 1989. (Revised April 1990.)
- 04 Jan 2010
- Research & Ideas
Best of HBS Working Knowledge 2009
Download the PDF. Accelerated organizational transformation faces a host of obstacles well-documented in the change management literature, according to HBS professor emeritus James View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- October 2001
- Case
SchoolSuccess.net
By: James E. Austin and Arthur McCaffrey
The mission of the nonprofit Jumpstart for Young Children was to address the problem of school readiness of low-income family preschoolers. It had been growing significantly, and to achieve its projected expansion would require major increases in funding. After... View Details
Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Early Childhood Education; Venture Capital; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Startups; Management Teams
Austin, James E., and Arthur McCaffrey. "SchoolSuccess.net." Harvard Business School Case 302-008, October 2001.
- January 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
By: James E. Austin and Kim Slack
Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) is a $74 million nonprofit social enterprise that combats poverty by helping community development organizations build affordable housing and create economic development opportunities through public-private partnerships. Poses a... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Development Economics; Education; Capital; Investment Funds; Taxation; Growth and Development; Partners and Partnerships; Nonprofit Organizations; Segmentation; Service Industry
Austin, James E., and Kim Slack. "Local Initiatives Support Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 301-124, January 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- February 1993 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
East Africa Industries Limited
By: James E. Austin and Michael Grossman
Keywords: Africa
Austin, James E., and Michael Grossman. "East Africa Industries Limited." Harvard Business School Case 793-121, February 1993. (Revised November 1993.)
- August 1998 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Harbus Foundation, The
By: James E. Austin and Linda Carrigan
Describes the challenges faced by a group of HBS students as they create a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student-run newspaper, The Harbus leadership decides to find a meaningful use for the excess cash. Profiles both the entrepreneurial process used... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Decision Choices and Conditions; Asset Management; Financial Institutions; Investment Portfolio; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Problems and Challenges; Social Enterprise; Valuation; Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., and Linda Carrigan. "Harbus Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 399-031, August 1998. (Revised October 2002.)
- March 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Lada do Brasil
By: James E. Austin and Helen Shapiro
In an effort to capitalize on the entrepreneurial opportunity presented by the Brazilian government's trade liberalization, a Panamanian automobile trading company launched a business of importing the Russian made Lada cars into Brazil. The company confronts a complex... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Transformation; Economics; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Capital; Policy; Competition; Auto Industry; Brazil
Austin, James E., and Helen Shapiro. "Lada do Brasil." Harvard Business School Case 392-122, March 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- September 1985 (Revised October 1988)
- Case
NIKE in China
By: James E. Austin and Francis Aguilar
Nike is reviewing its strategy for producing shoes in China for the U.S. market. Compares the experience in China with that in other countries. View Details
Austin, James E., and Francis Aguilar. "NIKE in China." Harvard Business School Case 386-065, September 1985. (Revised October 1988.)