List of Knowledge Articles

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

Strategy

February 07th, 2023

How Gender Diversity at Law Firms is Driven By Competition for Business

A new study of John Mawdsley and Rodolphe Durand of HEC Paris, and Lionel Paolella of the University of Cambridge, indicates that for U.S. law firms...

By John Mawdsley, Rodolphe Durand

Strategy

February 17th, 2023

Social Media Moderation: Is it Profitable to Fight Fake News?

Digital content-sharing platforms provide important information to citizens around the world, but they also face enormous challenges, not least those...

By Olivier Chatain

Economics

February 12th, 2023

How Coaching Children in Social Skills Yields Tremendous Individual and Social Benefits

In 1984, a group of young boys living in poor neighborhoods in Montreal took part in a unique experiment. For two years, they received coaching in social...

By Yann Algan

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Entrepreneurship and Startups

February 06th, 2023

How to Ensure Entrepreneur Training Really Delivers Business Growth

Vast sums have been pumped into training schemes to boost entrepreneurship and innovation despite mixed reviews of their true impact. As belts tighten in...

By Anne-Valérie Corboz

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Operations Management

February 10th, 2023

How Can Communication Boost the Adoption of Renewable Energy?

Wide-scale adoption of renewable energy is essential to ensure Europe decarbonizes its energy systems and meets its ambitious net-zero targets. But what...

By Andrea Masini, Sam Aflaki

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Leadership

January 17th, 2023

Addressing “S” Demands of ESG: What Role the Board Can (and Should) Play

Faced with rising demands from society, it is crucial that companies address their social/societal impact and the board has a key role to play. A report...

By Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot

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Economics

December 16th, 2022

How Much to Reveal to Persuade a Decision Maker?

How much information one needs to provide to decision makers to respect transparency while keeping its competitive edge? In a new study using a...

By Tristan Tomala, Marie Laclau, Frédéric Koessler