HEC Paris press coverage from all over the world
Inc.com and Fast Company have ranked HEC Paris Business School among the world’s top 50 “Ignition Schools” that foster entrepreneurship and innovation. The article highlights HEC’s Incubation & Acceleration Center, Deep Tech Center, and Social Entrepreneurship Center, which support startups across all stages and industries.
In an op-ed published in Harvard Business Review, Cécile de Lisle, Executive Director of the Family Business Center at HEC Paris, and her co-authors argue that leaders should focus instead on cultivating shareholder supportiveness — a culture of trust, fairness, and clear roles. Drawing on research with multigenerational family firms in France, the authors show that this quiet, steady alignment strengthens long-term cohesion and resilience more effectively than constant participation.
Scandals don’t just stain reputations—they reshape rules. HEC Paris Professor Aline Gatignon shows in an op-ed for Forbes how they redefine partnerships—and why legitimacy is leaders’ top currency.
Politico reports on growing criticism of Ursula von der Leyen’s communication style, accused of creating confusion and over-centralization within the European Commission. Alberto Alemanno, professor of EU law at HEC Paris, argues that her increasingly political and tightly controlled approach has weakened the institution’s transparency.
In a letter published in the Financial Times, law professor at HEC Paris Business School Alberto Alemanno argues that the European Union’s tendency toward consensus is not a weakness but a “rational survival strategy.” He explains that, after decades of economic integration without equivalent political integration, EU leaders remain accountable to national rather than European constituencies — leaving the Union structurally incapable of decisive collective action until genuine transnational democratic institutions are created.
Reuters reports that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will outline her priorities for the year following backlash over a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. While the agreement was criticized as overly favorable to Washington, Alberto Alemanno, professor of EU law at HEC Paris, argues that other European leaders are “scapegoating” von der Leyen for structural weaknesses she did not create, noting that she alone cannot counter the U.S. or resolve crises like Gaza or Ukraine.
