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- 2024
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Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society
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
Badaracco, Joseph L. "Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society." Chap. 4 in Justifying Next Stage Capitalism: Exploring a Hopeful Future, edited by Michel Dion and Moses Pava, 87–106. Springer, 2024.
- 2011
- Other Unpublished Work
Functional Centralization and the Division of Labor in Management
By: Julie Wulf, Maria Guadalupe and Hongyi Li
This paper shows that the trend towards flatter hierarchies in large US firms since the mid-80's has been accompanied by increased centralization of activities at the top of the organization. In particular, the number of functional managers (e.g., Chief Financial... View Details
- 24 Jan 2018
- News
Economics in Central Banking Award 2018: BPP and PriceStats
- March 2007
- Case
JCPenney: An Historical Shift toward Centralization
By: Rajiv Lal and Laura Winig
In September 2006, Michael Taxter knew that JCPenney Company, the nation's 3rd largest department store retailer, with $18 billion in sales and more than 1,000 department stores throughout the United States, had survived the greatest challenge of its 100-year history. View Details
- April 2010
- Background Note
Central Europe after the Crash: Between Europe and the Euro
By: Diego A. Comin, Dante Roscini and Elisa Farri
This note briefly reviews the financial crisis in central Europe in late 2008, and summarizes how four central European countries—Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia—have coped with the economic downturn. View Details
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Financial Crisis; Financial Strategy; Czech Republic; Hungary; Poland; Slovakia
Comin, Diego A., Dante Roscini, and Elisa Farri. "Central Europe after the Crash: Between Europe and the Euro." Harvard Business School Background Note 710-047, April 2010.
- October 1986
- Background Note
Central Office Switch Industry in 1985
By: Elon Kohlberg
Kohlberg, Elon. "Central Office Switch Industry in 1985." Harvard Business School Background Note 187-053, October 1986.
- October 1984 (Revised October 1985)
- Teaching Note
China: Central Economic Planning, Teaching Note
By: David B. Yoffie
- 17 Oct 2013
Central & Eastern Europe Prospective Student Webinar
This online information session is designed for prospective students from Central & Eastern European countries to learn more about HBS and the community of students from that region. The session will include a Q&A with a panel of current... View Details
- May 2021
- Article
Fifty Shades of QE: Comparing Findings of Central Bankers and Academics
By: Brian Fabo, Marina Jančoková, Elisabeth Kempf and Ľuboš Pástor
We compare the findings of central bank researchers and academic economists regarding the macroeconomic effects of quantitative easing (QE). We find that central bank papers find QE to be more effective than academic papers do. Central bank papers report larger effects... View Details
Keywords: Quantitative Easing; Career Concerns; Economic Research; Central Banking; Macroeconomics; Economic Growth
Fabo, Brian, Marina Jančoková, Elisabeth Kempf, and Ľuboš Pástor. "Fifty Shades of QE: Comparing Findings of Central Bankers and Academics." Journal of Monetary Economics 120 (May 2021): 1–20.
- March 2021
- Article
Bayesian Signatures of Confidence and Central Tendency in Perceptual Judgment
By: Yang Xiang, Thomas Graeber, Benjamin Enke and Samuel Gershman
This paper theoretically and empirically investigates the role of Bayesian noisy cognition in perceptual judgment, focusing on the central tendency effect: the well-known empirical regularity that perceptual judgments are biased towards the center of the... View Details
Xiang, Yang, Thomas Graeber, Benjamin Enke, and Samuel Gershman. "Bayesian Signatures of Confidence and Central Tendency in Perceptual Judgment." Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics (March 2021): 1–11.
- October 2012
- Article
Central Bank Balance Sheets as Policy Tools
By: Alain Durré and Huw Pill
Durré, Alain, and Huw Pill. "Central Bank Balance Sheets as Policy Tools." BIS Papers 66 (October 2012): 193–223.
- Web
Central & Eastern European Club | MBA
Central & Eastern European Club The primary mission of the Emerging Europe Association is to facilitate professional, cultural and social activities aimed at HBS students interested in Emerging Europe. We aspire to increase awareness of... View Details
- 29 Apr 2015
Central and Eastern Europe Prospective Student Webinar
This webinar will include a brief presentation from MBA Admissions and the Career & Professional Development Office targeted to prospective students from Central and Eastern Europe. It will also feature a Q&A with current students. View Details
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Central Bank: The ChexSystemsSM QualiFile® Decision (TN)
By: Dennis Campbell and Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez
Teaching Note for [208029]. View Details
- 10 May 2023
- Video
How Climate Is Central to Every Business
- 10 May 2023
How Climate Is Central to Every Business
- 01 Oct 2020
- News
Central Bankers Inflate the Numbers on QE
- 28 Feb 2023
HBS Tabling at North Carolina Central University
Do you know where an MBA can take you? Open your mind to the breadth of career opportunities available in business and feel the flexibility of the MBA degree. Stop by the HBS Admissions table to learn more about the MBA program at HBS including the 2+2 Program, a... View Details
Launch of Nigeria's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - the eNaira
Stakeholders including the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Prof. Lauren Cohen, L. E Simmons, a Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, United States of America, among others, yesterday, listed recommendations for the... View Details
- December 2010 (Revised March 2011)
- Case
The Euro in Crisis: Decision Time at the European Central Bank
By: J. Gunnar Trumbull, Dante Roscini and Diane Choi
This case traces the origins and evolution of the European Central Bank, with attention to its 2010 decision concerning the purchase of Greek sovereign debt. View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Borrowing and Debt; Currency; Central Banking; Financial Management; Sovereign Finance; Policy; Crisis Management; Europe; Greece
Trumbull, J. Gunnar, Dante Roscini, and Diane Choi. "The Euro in Crisis: Decision Time at the European Central Bank." Harvard Business School Case 711-049, December 2010. (Revised March 2011.)