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[Forthcoming Article] "Firm-Specific Human Capital, Organizational Incentives, and Agency Costs: Evidence from Retail Banking?", par Tomasz Obloj

16 May 2013

Firm-Specific Human Capital, Organizational Incentives, and Agency Costs: Evidence from Retail Banking? Tomasz Obloj, Douglas Frank Strategic Management Journal , forthcoming

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HEC Paris #1 worldwide business school according to Financial Times Executive Education ranking 2013

13 May 2013

HEC Paris is the world’s best Business School in executive education programs for senior managers and executives in the 2013 Edition of the Financial Times Executive Education ranking.

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HEC Students competing in the Hult Prize, the world's largest student movement for Social Good

7 May 2013

Five HEC students from the MSc in Sustainable Development, the MSc in Finance and the Social Business Enterprise and Poverty Certificate are competing in the Hult Prize, an international Challenge for student social entrepreneurs dedicated to solving the most pressing social challenges on the planet. Their project "Feed Your Future", seeks to improve food security for 200 million people (...)

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The "CEO of the Future" 2013 is an HEC student !

30 April 2013

Philip Eska, a 24 year old German student currently completing his Masters in International Finance at HEC Paris, has won the 2013 edition of “CEO of the Future”, a well-known competition that aims to support young talents--the leaders of tomorrow.

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IT innovations in higher education: Improving the way we teach and learn

23 April 2013

HEC Paris participated in the Technology in Higher Education (THE) conference that took place from 16th –17th April at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha. The forum is an annual conference to learn more about the latest applications of technology in teaching and learning in higher education, and inspire educators and information technology professionals to make effective and (...)

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Social Business : Why should firms tackle poverty issues? by Prof. Frédéric Dalsace

10 April 2013

Frédéric Dalsace is associate professor of marketing at HEC Paris where he holds the Social Business / Business and Poverty Chair sponsored by Danone, Schneider Electric and Renault. In this video, he explains that since firms have gained ever greater weight and power in societies throughout the years, it is now their duty to change and take the poverty issue into account. (...)

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Professor S. Srivastava winner of the Syntec Management Consulting 'Best Published Academic Paper'

9 April 2013

Shirish Srivastava, Professor of Operations Management & Information Technology, received the Syntec Management Consulting 'Best Published Academic Paper'.

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M. Erkens and H. Stolowy, winners of the best paper award at the conference of the International Section of the AAA

8 April 2013

HEC professors Michael Erkens and Hervé Stolowy received the best paper award at the mid-year meeting of the International Section of the AAA (American Accounting Association) (Savannah, Georgia, February 2013) for their paper entitled "Evidence on the impact of adopting English as an external reporting language on foreign investment, analyst following, and liquidity ". (...)

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A Learning Expedition to Silicon Valley, the "Cradle of Innovation"

8 April 2013

For aspiring entrepreneurs, there’s really only one dream destination: Silicon Valley! This April, 96 students from the HEC-Entrepreneurs Specialized Masters [a1] and the Entrepreneurship Major programs flew to the world’s startup hotspot, located in northern California. During their seven-day visit in April, they soaked in the business environment and met up with 50 Silicon Valley stars, (...)

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Former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing at HEC Paris: Yes, Europe has a future but not at 27

4 April 2013

On April 2nd 2013, HEC Paris was honored to welcome Valery Giscard d’Estaing, former President of the Republic of France, to its campus as part of the European Culture Day. At 87 years old and as eloquent as ever, the President came onto campus to meet HEC students and to discuss the question of Europe and its future around the theme: Has the European Union come to an end?

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