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Why Hard Work Isn’t Enough: The Role of Chance in Career Success

April 2nd, 2026
Roxana Barbulescu

Career success reflects not just effort, but how everyday chance events shape opportunities and visibility.

Who Will Win the Tug-of-War Between Europe and Big Tech?

Italy’s fine against Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) puts privacy design under antitrust scrutiny. Evidence suggests regulators should measure who is harmed, and design targeted remedies. 

7 minutes
Klaus Miller, Daniel Brown

Jean-Marc Semoulin: Trust as a Political Act

What if social cohesion began with a shift in perspective? In Les Mureaux, Jean-Marc Semoulin is experimenting with trust and social connection as drivers of long-term territorial transformation.

HEC Paris Sustainability & Organizations Institute

When Oscar Nominations Make Audiences Harsher

A new study shows that “quality signals” can backfire: Academy Award nominations can lower viewers’ ratings by raising expectations.

7 minutes
Michelangelo Rossi, Felix Schleef

Frederique Veldhuis: Building Trust Where Certainty Falls Apart

When Frederique Veldhuis speaks about trust, she doesn’t talk about it as a value to defend; she treats it as a structure to design, test, and patiently rebuild.

How Competition and Job Mobility Shape Investment in Workers

Young scholar's research shows that firms delay training for fear of losing employees to rivals.

6 minutes
Giacomo Rostagno, Céline Bonnet-Laquitaine

Overlooking Vulnerability Can Harm Everyone, Including Your Business

Drawing on insights from HEC Paris faculty, Octavio de Barros, postdoctoral researcher maps how businesses can respond to vulnerability without defaulting to control, charity, or silence.

Octavio Augusto de Barros

Is Europe’s Idea of Peace Built on a Dangerous Illusion?

Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk calls out Western compromise on justice, warning that impunity today invites conflict tomorrow.

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