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    J. Paul Austin

    Austin was instrumental in building Coke’s international presence. This was dramatically exhibited by his development of an exclusive agreement to market Coke in China in 1978. During his tenure as Coke’s... View Details
    Keywords: Food & Tobacco
    • 12 Oct 2016
    • Research & Ideas

    Break the Rules of How Business is Done

    Taking a risk by breaking with standard operating procedure can make your company more innovative. Credit: maxsattana In addition to creating a new company that is disrupting the status quo, many founders are also challenging the old... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
    • 01 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Five Questions for James Austin

    In an email interview, Harvard Business School professor James Austin spoke with HBS Working Knowledge managing editor Carla Tishler about his work on collaboration and his ongoing research.Tishler: You talk about companies transitioning... View Details
    Keywords: by Carla Tishler
    • September 2017
    • Case

    Blackstone's Julia Kahr at the Summit

    By: Paul A. Gompers, John D. Dionne and Amram Migdal
    In 2009, Blackstone, the New York-based alternative asset and financial services firm, committed to invest up to $750 million into Summit Materials, a new company in the aggregates sector (i.e., construction materials, such as crushed stone, sand, gravel, cement,... View Details
    Keywords: Roll Up; Private Equity Roll Up; Aggregates; Aggregates Materials; Construction Materials; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Leveraged Buyouts; Business Growth and Maturation; Engineering; Construction; Finance; Capital; Equity; Private Equity; Financial Instruments; Investment; Housing; Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Personal Development and Career; Management Teams; Planning; Problems and Challenges; Value; Valuation; Value Creation; Construction Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States
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    • 01 Jun 2001
    • News

    Austin Club Provides Down-Home Hospitality

    Jimmie Dale Gilmore. The event was sponsored by mTouring, Dell Computer, and the Texas Growth Fund. Pictured are Martin Payne (MBA 1999); Jimmie Dale Gilmore; Elyse Gilmore Yates, president of mTouring; Allegra Young (MBA 1995); and Chris... View Details
    • 01 Apr 2009
    • News

    Professor James Austin Wins Social Entrepreneurship Award

    • 13 Dec 2019
    • Blog Post

    All Is Well in Texas: How Julia Cheek Founded Her At-Home Lab Testing Startup, EverlyWell

    Julia Cheek’s time at HBS was nothing short of inspirational. In fact, two unicorn startups, Coupang, and Grab-Taxi all came out of her section alone! When she started at HBS in 2009, many of her classmates, regardless of previous... View Details
    • 01 Oct 2001
    • News

    Peter W. Olson: By the Book

    The office of Random House chairman and CEO Peter Olson is a quiet, booklined oasis above the clamor of midtown Manhattan, a tranquil setting that mirrors Olson's composed manner and lofty perspective as head of the world's largest consumer trade publisher. In its last... View Details
    Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
    • 01 Oct 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Connecting With Nonprofits

    collaborations are characterized by clear purpose, mission congruency, high and mutually balanced value creation, effective communication, and deep reciprocal commitment." —James Austin It is important... View Details
    Keywords: by James Austin
    • 05 Feb 2020

    Drop-in Hours at the University of Texas Austin

    Stop by to chat with a member of the MBA Admissions team to learn about our college programs including 2+2, Peek Weekend, and SVMP. View Details
    • 30 Apr 2001
    • Research & Ideas

    Entering the Age of Alliances

    Even when a strategic fit is not immediately obvious, common ground can often be discovered. —James E. Austin Similarly, the National Science Resources Center (NSRC) a nonprofit organization created by the... View Details
    Keywords: by James Austin
    • 29 Sep 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Why Managing Innovation is Like Theater

    likelihood of valuable outcomes. However, the methods you'll use will differ from, and sometimes conflict with, methods that work when you do know where you're going. There is an increasingly important category of work—knowledge work—that you can best manage View Details
    Keywords: by Rob Austin & Lee Devin
    • 19 Apr 2024
    • News

    Alumni Host Energy CEO Summit in Houston; Austin Club Co-Hosts SXSW Reception

    decided to have the 5th Annual Energy CEO Summit in the same venue on April 2, 2025. Alumni Converge and Connect During SXSW in Austin HBS alumni who were in Austin for the 2024 South View Details
    Keywords: Margie Kelley
    • 03 Jun 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    It Is Okay for Artists to Make Money…No, Really, It’s Okay

    Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Lee Devin; Entertainment & Recreation
    • 30 Jun 2003
    • Research & Ideas

    Computer Security is For Managers, Too

    but they will inform the process by asking questions like "How do we keep suppliers from accessing the payroll data?" Just as companies keep an eye on their equipment and supplies by conducting... View Details
    Keywords: by Robert D. Austin & Christopher A.R. Darby
    • 30 Aug 2010
    • Research & Ideas

    Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers

    reports. The paper, authored by Julia Adler-Milstein, an HBS doctoral candidate in the Health Policy Management program; Sara J. Singer, assistant professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Health
    • September 2020
    • Case

    Drinkworks: Home Bar by Keurig

    By: Sunil Gupta, Jonathan Levav and Julia Kelley
    In the summer of 2018, Drinkworks CEO Nathaniel Davis needed to make a number of go-to-market decisions ahead of his company’s upcoming product launch. Formed through a joint venture between Keurig Dr. Pepper and Anheuser-Busch InBev, Drinkworks had developed an... View Details
    Keywords: Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Markets; Bids and Bidding; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Market Design; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Product; Product Design; Product Development; Business Model; Customers; Customer Value and Value Chain; Decision Making; Decisions; Goods and Commodities; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Research; Research and Development; Strategy; Adoption; Competitive Advantage; Segmentation; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Value; Value Creation; Food and Beverage Industry; Consumer Products Industry; North and Central America; United States
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    • 12 Nov 2020
    • News

    One way to boost job growth: with more businesses started by women

    • 07 Jul 2019
    • HBS Case

    Walmart's Workforce of the Future

    private employer in the United States, with 1.5 million workers (2.2 million worldwide). But that size and dominance doesn’t make Walmart immune to pressures faced by any other retail operation. In the second-year Harvard Business School... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
    • 25 May 2011
    • HBS Case

    QuikTrip’s Investment in Retail Employees Pays Off

    clean bathrooms and parking lots, along with quick, friendly service. The result? In 2010, its by-store profit was almost double that of the top quartile of competitors. Since its founding in 1958 by Chester Cadieux and Burt B. Holmes,... View Details
    Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail