Publications

Educators

July 1996
Article

Competitiveness in Central America

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Competition; North and Central America

February 1983 (Revised May 1985)
Case

China: Central Economic Planning

By: David B. Yoffie

Keywords: Economy; Planning; Policy; China

Article

Central Banking Needs Rethinking

By: Amar Bhidé and Edmund Phelps

November 1988 (Revised August 1989)
Case

Mead Data Central (A)

November 1982 (Revised January 1985)
Case

Illinois Central Gulf Railroad

29 Apr 2015
Video

Central and Eastern Europe Prospective Student Webinar

28 Sep 2021

MBA Tour: Central Asia

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in the MBA Tour. The MBA Tour events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students, and alumni from a wide variety of schools. Our HBS team will be online and looking forward to meeting you to discuss our MBA... View Details

31 May 2023
Video

Why Climate Is Central to Every Business

31 Jan 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Boardroom Centrality and Firm Performance

Keywords: by David F. Larcker, Eric C. So & Charles C.Y. Wang

1966
Thesis

Economic Functions of Central Cities

By: Richard L. Nolan

Keywords: Economics; Urban Scope

31 Oct 2022
HBS Seminar

Thomas Fetzer, Central European University

2009
Chapter

Should Central Banks Maximize Happiness? Happiness, Contentment and Other Emotions for Central Banks

By: Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch

Keywords: Central Banking; Happiness; Satisfaction; Emotions; Banking Industry

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10 Oct 2003
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness in Central Massachusetts

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development

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Clubs

Central & Eastern European Club

Forthcoming
Article

How Central Banks Manage Climate and Energy Transition Risks

By: Esther Shears, Jonas Meckling and Jared Finnegan

Central banks have begun to examine and manage climate risks, including both transition risks of moving from fossil fuels to clean energy and physical climate risks. Here we provide a systematic assessment of how and why central banks address climate risks on the basis... View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Risk and Uncertainty; Climate Change; Transition; Risk Management

March 2016 (Revised October 2023)
Case

Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover

By: Stuart C. Gilson and Sarah L. Abbott

In early 2013, Central European Distribution Corporation (CEDC), a large publicly traded producer and distributer of vodka and spirits in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines in its financial performance, is at risk of defaulting on its debt,... View Details

Keywords: Hostile Takeover; Accounting Restatement; Activist Shareholder; Restructuring; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Statements; Corporate Governance; Investment Activism; Distribution Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Russia; Europe

Educators

June 2012
Case

Reconfiguring Stroke Care in North Central London

By: Michael E. Porter, James Mountford, Kamalini Ramdas and Samuel Takvorian

In 2006, surgeon Ara Darzi identified several key areas, including acute stroke care, for improving health care across London. In response to his seminal call to action, stroke care was reorganized around eight hyper-acute stroke units covering London's five sectors,... View Details

Keywords: Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Performance Improvement; Performance Efficiency; Integration; Health Industry; London

Educators

2024
Chapter

Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society

By: Joseph L. Badaracco

Mark Twain observed that, “Prediction is very difficult—particularly when it involves the future,” and he was right. One way to reduce the risk of becoming an infamous forecaster—like the experts who told us the Internet would quickly collapse, that Apple would never... View Details

Keywords: Trends; Business and Government Relations; Organizations; Power and Influence; Society

March 1990
Case

Excerpt from China: Central Economic Planning