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James E. Austin

Dr. Austin holds the Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. Previously he held the John G. McLean Professorship and the Richard P. Chapman Professorship. He has been a member of the Harvard... View Details

Keywords: agribusiness

01 Mar 2012
News

Fellowship to Honor Professor Jim Austin

Efforts are under way to create an endowed MBA fellowship to honor Professor Emeritus James E. Austin, cofounder and former chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative. A member of the HBS faculty since... View Details

Keywords: Professor James E. Austin; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

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... View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler

01 Apr 2009
News

Professor James Austin Wins Social Entrepreneurship Award

01 Jan 2003
News

James E. Burke, MBA 1949

entire career." COMMUNITY OUTREACH Chairman Emeritus, Partnership for a Drug-Free America James E. and Diane W. Burke Foundation, Inc. ADVICE TO CURRENT STUDENTS "Figure out what your gifts are, take... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Jeffery E. Sagansky: That's Entertainment

enthusiasm, "and the Nielsens are our daily report card." A veteran of NBC and CBS, where he helped develop hits such as The Cosby Show, Cheers, and Touched by an Angel, Sagansky, president and CEO of Paxson Communications Corp., is now... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner; Arts, Entertainment

01 Oct 1996
News

Mastering the Competition — Michael E. Porter (MBA 1971)

about changing both how people think and how they behave," says Porter. "I'm pleased when my work is used by other academicians. But I feel equally satisfied when people tell me my ideas made a difference in their companies or countries."... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

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 View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Connecting With Nonprofits

In his recent Working Paper, "Marketing's Role in Cross-Sector Collaboration," HBS professor James Austin outlines three stages of collaboration between businesses and nonprofits—philanthropic,... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin

Book Review

Book Review of Headhunters: Matchmaking in the Labor Market by William Finlay and James E. Coverdill, Cornell University Press, 2002

By: Rakesh Khurana

Keywords: Relationships

Citation

Find at Harvard

02 Jan 2020
Op-Ed

Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?

resorting to Medicare’s financing gimmicks. About the Author Regina E. Herzlinger is the Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. James Wallace is a senior research... View Details

Keywords: by Regina E. Herzlinger and James Wallace; Health; Public Administration

Awards

Herbert Simon Award

By: James E. Austin

Recipient of the 2020 Herbert Simon Award from Rajk László College for Advanced Studies in Budapest, Hungary. View Details

24 Apr 2009
Working Paper Summaries

Corporate Social Entrepreneurship

Keywords: by James E. Austin & Ezequiel Reficco

01 Mar 2011
News

James McNerney Jr.

Australia, and Wichita, Kansas. "Boeing Company: Moonshine Shop" - A case by HBS professors Robert Austin and Richard Nolan details front-line innovations implemented at Boeing View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; interview; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Air Transportation; Transportation

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

High on every agenda as well, of course, is the use and impact of technology, and that was the focus of a Global Alumni Conference session hosted by HBS professor Richard Nolan. Titled "Technology and the Future of the Financial... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

01 Jan 2007
News

James A. Hamilton Award, American College of Healthcare Executives

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Rapid Response: Inside the Retailing Revolution

trucks unload their just-in-time goods from automated distribution centers on a weekly basis, and the variety of products available is seemingly infinite. A typical department store now stocks some 800,000 items, with that number climbing to one to two million in... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Consumer Products; Manufacturing; Retail

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries

panelists at a Global Alumni Conference session addressing the topic "Global Brands: Connecting with Consumers across Boundaries," chaired by HBS associate professor Nancy F. Koehn, a business historian and author of the... View Details