List of Knowledge Articles

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December 06th, 2022

Spotlight on the Social Dimension Measurement in ESG

Three HEC academics joined forces with S&P Global social specialist in ESG research to bring out a landmark report on the social factors covered – and...

By Marieke Huysentruyt, Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot, Leandro Nardi

Information Systems

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December 05th, 2022

Digitalization as an Enabler of Business Transformation: The Orange Case

Transformation is lauded as the best way to build competitive advantage and adapt over the long term. To succeed, it requires a culture of adaptability...

By Shirish Srivastava, Joseph Nehme

Finance

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December 02nd, 2022

Future of Finance: How Are New Technologies Reshaping the Sector?

The advent of digital technologies has created a very new and vastly different financial landscape. Today's buying and selling of securities is conducted...

By Thierry Foucault

Accounting

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November 25th, 2022

Activist Short Sellers vs. Financial Analysts: Competitive Claims of Expertise

The methods and aims of activist short sellers and financial analysts are often at odds. In a highly competitive environment, there is a battle for...

By Hervé Stolowy, Luc Paugam

Europe

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November 24th, 2022

Human Rights Sanctions Often Fail to Improve Human Rights

Do international sanctions that are imposed with the intention to improve the human rights situation in the targeted country always lead to better human...

By Armin Steinbach

Embracing digital in business education

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November 24th, 2022

How Online Learning Changed my Teaching Methods

In this article we share testimonials from our professors about their personal experience with online education.

Information Technology

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November 22nd, 2022

Managing “Technostress” for Optimal Employee Innovation Performance

Computers and connectedness are part and parcel of today's workplace, but having to adapt to increasingly advanced technology has created a specific kind...

By Shirish Srivastava

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Finance

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November 14th, 2022

Do Employee Shareholders Care about their Employers' ESG Performance?

The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of companies has become an increasingly significant factor influencing investor sentiment in...

By Maxime Bonelli, François Derrien

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Finance

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November 10th, 2022

How Governments’ Heavy Reliance on Bank Debt Affects Firms

Noémie Pinardon-Touati, newly Assistant Professor at Columbia University and holder of a PhD in Finance from HEC Paris, investigates how governments...

Marketing

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November 04th, 2022

The Role of Marketing in Climate Change: Carbon Footprinting and Pricing

The potential impact of climate change raises concerns with consumers and governments throughout the world. Dealing with these climate concerns is key to...

By Daniel Halbheer