Herbert Simon

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the herbert simon award

The Herbert Simon Award is given annually by the Student Assembly of Rajk College.

Its recipients are academics, who have made an outstanding contribution to the solution of real-world business problems, while having made an exceptional impact on the development and thinking of College members. Every awardee visits the College for an open lecture, which is free to attend for anyone interested, and a masterclass, during the awardee shares his knowledge with selected members of the College.

The unique approach of selection makes the award special. While other academic awards are usually chosen by members of the academic community, the Herbert Simon Award is democratically voted by students. The Rajk College for Advanced Studies has had the honour of having awardees from top universities of the world, including Harvard, MIT and Stanford.

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COLLEGE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES

Rajk College for Advanced Studies is a student-governed institute of quality learning and social activities of Corvinus University of Budapest.

The college is a friendly community, a dedicated study group and a democratic student organization. Since the foundation of the college in 1970 our primary goal has been to help talented students to develop their knowledge, to set and reach their goals. But the college means much more than that for those who live here. It also prepares them to face the challenges concerning the Hungarian society and the global human community.

Apart from talented students, Rajk also attracts exceptional teachers, who consider it an honor to teach here. In our college courses, we get the chance to discuss and study the topics selected by the students themselves in small, 4-8 groups. Rajk is an independent, democratic organization that values creativity, diversity, entrepreneurial spirit and professional competences. During the 53 years of existence of Rajk, more than 850 students joined the Rajk Alumni.

2021 Award Winner

Marshall van Alstyne

BU, Boston University, Questrom School of Business
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Rajk College of Advanced Studies has awarded its Herbert Simon prize of 2021 to Marshall Van Alstyne, professor at Boston University Questrom School of Business. After the award ceremony, Marshall Van Alstyne will hold an open lecture titled “Platform Businesses: Past Perspective and Future Prospects”.

Attending the lecture is entirely free, however, registration on the Eventbrite platform is necessary.

About


Marshall Van Alstyne, alongside Geoffrey G. Parker greatly contributed to the creation of the “two-sided markets” paradigm. This made it possible to accurately describe the platform model in terms of functioning. Marshall Van Alstyne is a professor at Boston University Questrom School of Business and a research associate at the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy. His work focuses on information economics He graduated from Yale University with a BA in Computer Science, MIT Sloan School of Management with an MS, and with a PhD in Information Systems and Economics. His research has essentially shaped the way College members think about business models shaping the future and the effect of information and scalability on business models.

2022 Award Winner

AMY edmondson

The Assembly of Rajk College has elected Amy Edmondson as the 2022 recipient of the Herbert Simon Award. We cordially invite You to the Herbert Simon Award ceremony and the open lecture titled ‘The Fearless Organization: Why Psychological Safety Matters at Work, More than Ever’ held by the awardee on June 20th, 6 pm. The lecture will be held in English and due to the limited number of seats, prior registration is required.

About

Amy Edmondson is a professor at Harvard Business School whose main research interests are psychological safety, teamwork and organizational learning.Her work has appeared in a number of academic and management publications, including Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, and California Management Review. His most recent book, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and Growth, provides a practical guide for organizations that are succeeding in the modern economy. Amy Edmondson has been regularly recognised in the bi-annual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011. Most recently, she was ranked number one in 2021. She also received the Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award in 2019 and the Talent Award in 2017.

2020 Award Winner

HENRY CHESBROUGH

The Assembly of Rajk College has elected Henry Chesbrough as the 2020 recipient of the Herbert Simon Award. We cordially invite You to the Herbert Simon Award ceremony and the open lecture titled ‘Open Innovation in the 21st century’ held by the awardee on May 17th, 6 pm. The lecture will be held in English and due to the limited number of seats, prior registration is required.

About

Henry Chesbrough, the creator of “open innovation” paradigm, is the educational director of the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation at Berkeley Haas.

His work focuses on innovation strategy and technology management. He has been an adjunct professor at the Harvard Business School and formerly held positions with Quantum Corporation, a manufacturer of data storage devices and systems, as product manager and vice president of marketing. He graduated from Yale University with a BA in economics, Stanford University with an MBA, and Berkeley Haas with a PhD in business administration.

His research has essentially shaped the way College members think about the cornerstones of their management studies, such as innovation, business model and strategy.

2019 Award Winner

James E. Austin

The Assembly of Rajk College has elected James E. Austin as the 2019 recipient of the Herbert Simon Award. We cordially invite You to the Herbert Simon Award ceremony and the open lecture titled ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Collaboration between Nonprofits and Businesses’ held by the awardee on March 4th, 6 pm. The lecture will be held in English and due to the limited number of seats, prior registration is required.

About

James E. Austin is the Eliot I. Snider and Family professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He has been a member of the Harvard University faculty since 1972. He was the co-founder and chair of the HBS Social Enterprise Initiative.

Research

James E. Austin’s research is in the field of Corporate Social Entrepreneurship, partnerships between nonprofit organizations, businesses and government entities, business leaders’ involvement in the social sector and the strategic use of internet by nonprofit organizations.

Other awards

In 2008, James E. Austin has received the Ashoka Award for Entrepreneurship Education from the Aspen Institute’s Business and Society Program.

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Read the booklet made by the students of Rajk College: Pszichológiai biztonság mint a szektorokon átívelő csapatmunka alapja, based on the works of Amy Edmondson

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