Corvinus Kiosk Review - 02/2017

Jeffrey Pfeffer

“I owe my soul to the company store...” – Jeffrey Pfeffer, recipient of the Herbert Simon Award of the Rajk László College for Advanced Studies in 2016

In 2016, the students of the Rajk László College for Advanced Studies conferred the Herbert Simon Award on Jeffrey Pfeffer professor of Stanford University,. Pfeffer is a behavioural scientist, primarily specialized in organizational power, management styles and work-related stress. He is one of the most influential contemporary thinkers in the field of management. On 22 May 2017, Professor Pfeffer received the Herbert Simon Award in the ceremonial hall of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and then gave a ceremonial lecture entitled Dying For a Paycheck: The Workplace and Human Sustainability.
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Richard H. Thaler

Homo Economicus or Homo Sapiens? Quo vadis, Economics?

This year’s winner of the John von Neumann Award is Richard H. Thaler world-renowned professor of behavioral economics who held his inaugural lecture on the past, present and future of the field. Our summary comes with a commentary from Professor Péter Mihályi.
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What can the elite do during crises? A conference on “Elites in Crisis”

Should one feel guilty if they see themselves as members of the elite? Is belonging to the elite an advantage or a disadvantage in terms of social responsibility? What can the elite do in times of crisis? How can thisaffect the behaviour and circumstances of other members of society? On 19 and 20 May 2017, a two-day English-language conference was held at Corvinus University of Budapest on “Elites in Crisis”. The main organizers were Dr. Lilla Tóth and Dr. György Lengyel (of the Centre for Empirical Social Research of the Institute of Sociology and Social Policy). At the conference, works by university teachers and researchers specialized on elite research were presented. On both days, participants presented their research results and discussed the latest developments in elite research in three panels.
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Laszlo Kallay

Researcher’s insights – László Kállay: Do we fool ourselves? The moral risk of state subsidies

This time I talked with László Kállay, associate professor of the Institute for the Development of Enterprises. In recent years, his main fields of research have included the moral risks of state subsidies. Many would argue that the development of Hungary’s Small and Medium-sized Entreprises (SME) sector is hindered by the fact that SMEs lack capital and for that reason, it is state subsidy (or the recapitalisation of SMEs) that would give an impetus to the sector’s development. A related fact is that a key tool in the government’s current development policy is that of non-refundable aids. A government decree specifies that a priority for the use of EU development funds is the support of direct economic development.
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money talks konferencia

What did money say? – A report on the international conference “Money Talks” organized by the Institute of Behavorial Science and Communication Theory of the Corvinus University of Budapest

On 4 May 2017, the Institute of Behavioral Science and Communication Theory (MKI) of Corvinus University of Budapest organized a conference entitled “Money Talks?”. The speakers invited discussed correlations between concepts of communication and economy that are far from being self-evident, and offered aspects to be researched and discussed.
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The Economic History Research Library

The Economic History Research Library is a nice hidden corner located on the third floor of the Central Library of Corvinus University, housing volumes of historical interest on economic history and the theory of economics, produced in the 16th century or later. The documents preserved in the library may serve as a basis for research in numerous fields. Many related theses have been written. Dedicated researchers work with the material of our valuable volumes, investigating, for example, Pál Teleki’s works on geographical economics, or the beginnings of Hungarian economic thinking. The majority of the volumes are written in German and Latin; some of them are available in translation in the Central Library. Obviously, the Library also houses books and publications written in Hungarian.
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Episodes from the University’s history: the diploma

In everyday life, especially at a University, it goes without saying that students intend, besides improving their knowledge, to acquire a diploma. But since when have universities been issuing diplomas?
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