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- January 2004 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
Timberland and Community Involvement (Abridged Version)
By: James E. Austin and James Quinn
When Jeffrey Swartz became the third generation in his family to lead the Timberland Co., he made community involvement an integral part of the company's strategy. Under Swartz's leadership, Timberland formed a close partnership with City Year, the national corps of... View Details
Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Business and Community Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
Austin, James E., and James Quinn. "Timberland and Community Involvement (Abridged Version)." Harvard Business School Case 304-086, January 2004. (Revised February 2005.)
- 1985
- Chapter
Small-Scale Enterprise and Women
By: James E. Austin and Maryanne Dulansey
Austin, James E., and Maryanne Dulansey. "Small-Scale Enterprise and Women." In Gender Roles in Development Projects: A Case Book, edited by Catherine Overholt, Mary B. Anderson, Kathleen Cloud, and James E. Austin., 1985.
- Article
Political Forecasting as a Management Tool
By: James E. Austin and David Yoffie
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Government and Politics; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
Austin, James E., and David Yoffie. "Political Forecasting as a Management Tool." Journal of Forecasting 3, no. 4 (October–December 1984).
- 2001
- Working Paper
Social Enterprise Series No. 20: Business Leadership Coalitions and Public-Private Partnerships in American Cities: A Perspective on Regime Theory
By: James E. Austin and Arthur McCaffrey
- 1990
- Book
Strategic Management in Developing Countries
By: J. E. Austin and T. Kohn
Austin, J. E., and T. Kohn. Strategic Management in Developing Countries. New York: Free Press, 1990.
- 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.)
- 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
Austin, James E., and Jaan Elias. "Timberland and Community Involvement." Harvard Business School Case 796-156, May 1996. (Revised August 2001.)
- April 1996 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Corposol
By: James E. Austin and Enrique Ogliastri
Austin, James E., and Enrique Ogliastri. "Corposol." Harvard Business School Case 796-142, April 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
- April 1993 (Revised November 1995)
- Case
San Miguel Corporation: Facing the 1990s
By: James E. Austin and Francisco Roman
Austin, James E., and Francisco Roman. "San Miguel Corporation: Facing the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 793-129, April 1993. (Revised November 1995.)
- November 1984
- Article
Nutrition Policies and Programmes: A Decade of Redirection
By: Alan Berg and James E. Austin
Berg, Alan, and James E. Austin. "Nutrition Policies and Programmes: A Decade of Redirection." Food Policy 9, no. 4 (November 1984): 304–412.
- July 1986
- Article
Management, Managers and Revolution
By: James E. Austin and J.C. Ickis
Keywords: Management
Austin, James E., and J.C. Ickis. "Management, Managers and Revolution." World Development 14, no. 7 (July 1986): 775–789.
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
Kash Rangan
Rangan Illustration by Randy Glass Professor Kash Rangan is one of the pioneers of the School’s Social Enterprise Initiative, now fifteen years old. Back in 1993, most people took a “spray and pray” approach to philanthropy — writing checks to charities and hoping... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
NYC Club Hosts Nonprofits
Charlotte New York Philadelphia Fundraising for local nonprofits or for scholarships to attend Executive Education’s Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program Austin Ottawa San Diego Washington, D.C. All-day alumni... View Details
- 2014
- Book
Creating Value in Nonprofit–Business Collaborations: New Thinking and Practice
By: James E. Austin and M. May Seitanidi
Austin, James E., and M. May Seitanidi. Creating Value in Nonprofit–Business Collaborations: New Thinking and Practice. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2014.
- 2021
- Working Paper
Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement
By: Aiyesha Dey, Joshua White and Austin Starkweather
We examine the influence of proxy advisors on firms’ shareholder engagement behavior. Our analyses exploit a quasi-natural experiment using Say-On-Pay voting outcomes near a threshold that triggers a review of engagement activities by Institutional Shareholder Services... View Details
Keywords: Proxy Advisors; ISS; Shareholder Engagement; Disclosure; Business and Shareholder Relations; Executive Compensation; Corporate Disclosure
Dey, Aiyesha, Joshua White, and Austin Starkweather. "Proxy Advisory Firms and Corporate Shareholder Engagement." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-137, June 2021. (Revised February 2022.)
- 2019
- Article
Reflections on 25 Years of Building Social Enterprise Education
By: James E. Austin and V. Kasturi Rangan
Purpose—This paper aims to reflect on 25 years of the Social Enterprise Initiative at the Harvard Business School, examining the processes and thinking involved at key stages of this pioneering Initiative’s implementation and... View Details
Keywords: Social Enterprise Initiative; Harvard Business School; Social Enterprise; Education; Programs
Austin, James E., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Reflections on 25 Years of Building Social Enterprise Education." Social Enterprise Journal 15, no. 1 (2019): 2–21.
- June 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Teaching Note
Thai Farmers Bank (A) (Abridged), Teaching Note
By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
Keywords: Banking Industry