Publications

August 1986
Case

Dow Indonesia (A), Software Case

By: James E. Austin and Louis T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Chemical Industry; Indonesia

2001
Chapter

Management in Developing Countries

By: James E. Austin and Tomas Kohn

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Management

fall 2006
Article

Business and Low-Income Sectors: Finding a New Weapon to Attack Poverty

By: James E. Austin and Michael Chu

Keywords: Poverty; Business Ventures

October 1996 (Revised May 2001)
Case

Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (A)

By: James E. Austin and Catherine Overholt

The board of directors of a rural health clinic fires its executive director. The case elaborates the evolution and progress of the clinic under this director during a period of growth and a changing health care environment. Factors contributing to and questioning the... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Resignation and Termination; Managerial Roles; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Rank and Position; Social Enterprise; Health Industry

May 1996 (Revised August 2001)
Case

Timberland and Community Involvement

By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias

The Timberland Co., a manufacturer and retailer of footwear, outdoor apparel, and accessories, committed itself to instituting and communicating a core set of values to its employees, stockholders, and consumers. The system of beliefs emphasized community service.... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Corporate Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry

April 1996 (Revised November 1997)
Case

Corposol

By: James E. Austin and Enrique Ogliastri

April 1993 (Revised November 1995)
Case

San Miguel Corporation: Facing the 1990s

By: James E. Austin and Francisco Roman

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Corporate Strategy

2002
Chapter

Management in the Emerging Countries

By: James E. Austin and Tomas Kohn

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Management

November 1984
Article

Nutrition Policies and Programmes: A Decade of Redirection

By: Alan Berg and James E. Austin

Keywords: Food; Policy; Programs

July 1986
Article

Management, Managers and Revolution

By: James E. Austin and J.C. Ickis

Keywords: Management

April 2004
Article

Mining Gold in Not-for-Profit Brands

By: John A. Quelch, James E. Austin and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander

Keywords: Brands and Branding; Nonprofit Organizations

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

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

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving