by James E. Austin - Publications - Faculty & Research

April 1990 (Revised August 1993)
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NIKE in China (Abridged)

Nike is reviewing its strategy for producing shoes in China for the U.S. market. Compares the experience in China with that in other countries. View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Production; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; China; United States

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Purchase

April 1989 (Revised April 1990)
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Hunger in the Sudan

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Poverty; Sudan

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04 Dec 2012
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PublicationsWhen Does a Platform Create Value by Limiting Choice? Authors:Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Hanna Hałaburda Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We present a theory for why it... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

31 May 2011
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First Look: May 31

Abstract Theories of the firm have been dominated by a legacy of ideas from early industrialization that pose zero-sum opposition between capital and labor (or capital and nearly everything else), differentiating the economy from society... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

19 Jan 2011
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First Look: Jan. 18

If,' Asked George? Authors:Leslie Perlow Publication:In Research Alive: Exploring Generative Moments in Doing Qualitative Research, edited by Arne Carlsen and Jane E. Dutton. Copenhagen Business School... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Business Leaders and the Social Sector

By: James E. Austin

This research involed a multifaceted, multi-year study of corporate and business leader involvement in the social sector. This examined: the extent and nature of, and motivation for, Harvard Business School graduates' involvement with nonprofit and social-sector ... View Details