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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
- 14 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Surprising Right Fit for Software Testing
part-time consultants are considered best-in-class—they are paid industry-competitive wages, and customers include LEGO, Microsoft, and Oracle—75 percent of them live with what others might consider a handicap: They have Asperger syndrome or some form of ASD. View Details
- 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
- February 2018 (Revised October 2019)
- Case
Steinhoff International and the Stock Exchange
By: Siko Sikochi and Austin Lim
Nicky Newton-King, the Chief Executive Officer of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), was put in a difficult position. A scandal had broken out at Steinhoff, a JSE-listed company, under her watch and there were calls to suspend listing of the company securities from... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Financial Reporting; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Markets; Corporate Governance; Retail Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Distribution Industry; Africa; South Africa
Sikochi, Siko, and Austin Lim. "Steinhoff International and the Stock Exchange." Harvard Business School Case 118-066, February 2018. (Revised October 2019.)
- July 2003 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Managing Business Risk of Information Technology
By: Richard L. Nolan and Robert D. Austin
Sets up a situation in which participants must create presentations that assess the IT risk of a large company. View Details
Nolan, Richard L., and Robert D. Austin. "Managing Business Risk of Information Technology." Harvard Business School Case 604-004, July 2003. (Revised June 2004.)
- April 1996 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Cleveland Turnaround (A, The: Responding to the Crisis (1978-1988)
By: James E. Austin and Andrea L Strimling
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: Transition; Business Cycles; Business and Community Relations; Financial Crisis; Cleveland
Austin, James E., and Andrea L Strimling. "Cleveland Turnaround (A, The: Responding to the Crisis (1978-1988)." Harvard Business School Case 796-151, April 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
- Article
Bridging the Gap Between Stewards and Creators
By: Robert D. Austin and Richard L. Nolan
Austin, Robert D., and Richard L. Nolan. "Bridging the Gap Between Stewards and Creators." MIT Sloan Management Review 48, no. 2 (Winter 2007): 29–36. (Winner of Richard Beckhard Memorial Prize For the most outstanding MIT Sloan Management Review article on planned change and organizational development.)
- June 1990
- Teaching Note
Evans Food Corp. (Abridged), Teaching Note
By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
- August 1978
- Article
World Food Council at Three Years--Global Food System Manager?
By: James E. Austin and Mitchel B. Wallerstein
Austin, James E., and Mitchel B. Wallerstein. "World Food Council at Three Years--Global Food System Manager?" Food Policy 3, no. 3 (August 1978).
- May 1979
- Article
US National Dietary Goals: Food Industry Threat or Opportunity?
By: James E. Austin and J. A. Quelch
Austin, James E., and J. A. Quelch. "US National Dietary Goals: Food Industry Threat or Opportunity?" Food Policy (May 1979).
- Article
In Search of the Next "Killer App"
By: Robert D. Austin and Richard L. Nolan
Keywords: Online Technology
Austin, Robert D., and Richard L. Nolan. In Search of the Next "Killer App". MIT Sloan Management Review 46, no. 4 (Summer 2005): 96.
- August 1998
- Supplement
New York City Investment Fund, Video
By: James E. Austin and Rosabeth M. Kanter
Austin, James E., and Rosabeth M. Kanter. "New York City Investment Fund, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 399-508, August 1998.
- June 1990
- Teaching Note
State Timber Corp. of Sri Lanka (A) (Abridged), Teaching Note
By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
- June 1990
- Teaching Note
Compania Telefonica Mexicana S.A. (CTM) (Abridged), Teaching Note
By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
- fall 2006
- Article
Business and Low-Income Sectors: Finding a New Weapon to Attack Poverty
By: James E. Austin and Michael Chu
Austin, James E., and Michael Chu. "Business and Low-Income Sectors: Finding a New Weapon to Attack Poverty." Art. 1. Social Enterprise: Making a Difference ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America 6, no. 1 (fall 2006): 3–5.
- 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
Austin, James E., and Catherine Overholt. "Cantuga Farmworkers Clinic (A)." Harvard Business School Case 797-041, October 1996. (Revised May 2001.)