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- April 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
Mexico and the Microcomputers (A)
By: James E. Austin and Dennis J. Encarnation III
Austin, James E., and Dennis J. Encarnation III. "Mexico and the Microcomputers (A)." Harvard Business School Case 386-182, April 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- August 1986
- Case
Dow Indonesia (A), Software Case
By: James E. Austin and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Austin, James E., and Louis T. Wells Jr. "Dow Indonesia (A), Software Case." Harvard Business School Case 386-142, August 1986.
- 2010
- Dictionary Entry
Civil Society - Business Relations
By: James E. Austin and Alnoor Ebrahim
Keywords: Civil Society or Community; Business and Community Relations; Business Ventures; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Austin, James E., and Alnoor Ebrahim. "Civil Society - Business Relations." In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, edited by Helmut K. Anheier and Stefan Toepler. New York: Springer, 2010.
- 2009
- Working Paper
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
By: James E. Austin and Ezequiel Reficco
Corporate Social Entrepreneurship (CSE) is a process aimed at enabling business to develop more advanced and powerful forms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurship
Austin, James E., and Ezequiel Reficco. "Corporate Social Entrepreneurship." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-101, March 2009.
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
Organics: Coming Center Stage? (TN)
By: James E. Austin and Reed Martin
Keywords: Food
- November 2006
- Case
Organics: Coming Center Stage?
By: James E. Austin and Reed Martin
The organics movement has certainly come a long way. From hippie farming communes and a scattering of natural food stores in the 1960s, organics outgrew its origins as a counterculture curiosity of the 1970s to become the fastest growing segment of the food industry in... View Details
- May 2006
- Teaching Note
Forest Stewardship Council (TN)
By: James E. Austin and Ezequiel Reficco
Keywords: Forestry Industry
- May 2004
- Teaching Note
Monsanto: Technology Cooperation and Small Holder Farmer Projects (TN)
By: James E. Austin and Diana Barrett
Teaching Note to (9-302-068). View Details
Keywords: Biotechnology Industry
- October 1996
- Case
Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (C)
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 (C)." Harvard Business School Case 797-043, October 1996.
- March 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Supermarkets in Inner Cities
By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
Excerpts from five articles that present the challenges and opportunities inherent in opening and operating supermarkets in inner-city neighborhoods. View Details
Keywords: Urban Scope; Market Entry and Exit; Alliances; Business and Government Relations; Problems and Challenges; Development Economics; Business and Community Relations; Business Ventures; Strategic Planning; Cooperation
Austin, James E., and Jaan Elias. "Supermarkets in Inner Cities." Harvard Business School Case 796-145, March 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- 1987
- Book
Food Policy in Mexico: The Search for Self Sufficiency
By: James E. Austin and Gustavo Esteva
Austin, James E. and Gustavo Esteva, eds. Food Policy in Mexico: The Search for Self Sufficiency. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1987.
- 1979
- Book
Nutrition Intervention in the United States: Cases and Concepts
By: James E. Austin and Christopher Hitt
Austin, James E., and Christopher Hitt. Nutrition Intervention in the United States: Cases and Concepts. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1979.
- 17 Dec 2020
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020
learn the rules, managers are unsure how to help them, and organizations get a glimpse into the future. Prithwiraj Choudhury, Tsedal Neeley, Lakshmi Ramarajan, and Julia Austin share advice for managers. 6 Traits That Set Top Business... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care
specialists." What, then, are the implications of Christensen's research for the health-care industry? If the historical pattern holds true, he predicts, most large, full-scale hospitals will eventually be replaced by focused-care institutions like the View Details
- May 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Data.gov
By: Karim R. Lakhani, Robert D. Austin and Yumi Yi
This case presents the logic and execution underlying the launch of Data.gov, an instantiation of President Obama's initiative for transparency and open government. The process used by Vivek Kundra, the federal CIO, and his team to rapidly develop the website and to... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Rights; Analytics and Data Science; Internet and the Web; Ethics; Cost vs Benefits; Innovation and Management; Information Management; Public Administration Industry; Information Industry; United States
Lakhani, Karim R., Robert D. Austin, and Yumi Yi. "Data.gov." Harvard Business School Case 610-075, May 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- April 2004
- Article
Mining Gold in Not-for-Profit Brands
By: John A. Quelch, James E. Austin and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander
Quelch, John A., James E. Austin, and Nathalie Laidler-Kylander. "Mining Gold in Not-for-Profit Brands." Harvard Business Review 82, no. 4 (April 2004): 24.
- 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
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
incentives and opportunities as influential precursors of bridging ties. Working PapersSocial Enterprise Series No. 32: Value Creation in Business—Nonprofit Collaborations Authors:James E. Austin and M. May Seitanidi An abstract is... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- December 2024
- Article
Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement
By: Aiyesha Dey, Austin Starkweather and Joshua White
We study how Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) affect firms’ engagement with shareholders. Our analyses exploit a quasi-natural experiment using say-on-pay voting outcomes near a threshold that triggers ISS to review engagement activities. Firms receiving ISS... View Details
Dey, Aiyesha, Austin Starkweather, and Joshua White. "Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement." Review of Financial Studies 37, no. 12 (December 2024): 3877–3931.
- March 2022
- Case
Boeing Commercial Airplanes: Industry Leadership Lost (Four Key Decisions)
By: Richard L. Nolan and Robert D Austin
Nolan, Richard L., and Robert D Austin. "Boeing Commercial Airplanes: Industry Leadership Lost (Four Key Decisions)." Harvard Business School Case 922-304, March 2022.