List of Knowledge Articles

May 23rd, 2023

HEC PhD Graduate Anicet Fangwa Revolutionizes Health Practices in D.R.C

Doctor Anicet Fangwa's work on health centers and stillbirths in the Democratic Republic of Congo could save millions of lives by better managing health...

By Anicet Fangwa, Bertrand Quélin, Marieke Huysentruyt

Accounting

April 21st, 2023

How Inclusive Corporate Culture Matters in the #MeToo Era

Gender diversity in corporate boards of directors has long been on the agenda, but whether and when investors reward companies that make efforts towards...

By Crystal (yanting) Shi

Entrepreneurship and Startups

April 21st, 2023

Why Venture Capitalists Should Invest in Start-Ups Led by Diverse Teams

How do diverse European teams fare in gathering investment for their ideas and taking their product or service to market? Amazingly, this question had...

By Carlos Serrano, Thomas Åstebro

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Human Resources

April 19th, 2023

When Does Pressure to Do Extra Work Drain Staff and Threaten Home Life?

Sometimes workers “go the extra mile,” doing charity fundraisers, taking part in team socials, or mentoring new recruits, but does it bring value or is...

By Ekaterina Netchaeva

Marketing

April 03rd, 2023

How Consumers Read and Memorize a Price

Researchers in Marketing Gilles Laurent of ESSEC Business School and Marc Vanhuele of HEC Paris study how consumers read and assimilate prices while...

By Marc Vanhuele

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Strategy

March 27th, 2023

Generalists vs. Specialists Impact on Firm Performance: The Case of CEOs and Acquisitions

Investing in knowledge diversification or specialization is a topic of interest and debate for employees, managers, and researchers since a long time. In...

By Denisa Mindruta

Accounting

March 27th, 2023

How The Market Power of Credit Rating Agencies Influences the Ratings they Publish

Global credit rating agencies (CRAs) play an important role in economic growth or decline. Generous credit ratings may allow businesses to take on too...

By Pepa Kraft

Information Technology

March 17th, 2023

Using Innovations on Social Media for More Engagement? Be Aware of The Cultural Differences

According to Instagram, more than 500 million Instagram accounts use Stories every day, with four million businesses using Stories ads every month. But...

By Reza Alibakhshi, Shirish Srivastava

Strategy

February 28th, 2023

CSR Priorities: Why Companies Benefit From Unique Choices

While corporate social responsibility (CSR) is widely viewed as highly strategic, not all firms address all dimensions of CSR equally, either across or...

By Leandro Nardi

Economics

February 27th, 2023

Implicit Guarantees in the Onset of the Euro Area Countries’ Debt Crisis

More than a decade ago, the euro area went through a sovereign debt crisis, in which governments of Southern Europe faced high borrowing costs compared...

By Eric Mengus