HEC in the press

Scarcity drives up price – a basic economic equation. Why, then, when demand for oil outweighs supply do oil prices remain low? HEC Paris professor Jean-Michel Gauthier grapples with this industry of contradiction and inconsistency to provide some explanation for this phenomenon.

Large scale research by HEC Paris' strategy professor Oliver Gottschalg published in the Financial Times today reveals that gender diversity in private equity is not only about morality, it is also a contributor to successful transactions. 

Tomasz Michalski, professor of economics at HEC Paris business school, told CNBC Thursday that for every 10 euros that a worker earns in income, that person will get one point under Maxron's new system. “But how will these points be translated into benefits?,” Michalski wondered.

The Madrid Climate Change Conference will address the key climate concerns for the survival of the planet, but also the role of companies in environmental conservation, writes HEC Paris Professor Daniel Halbheer, in an op-ed for Forbes Mexico. 

At HEC Paris, the MBA class is 93 percent international and 74 percent of non-French graduates found jobs in France last year, while 50 percent of non-Europeans landed jobs elsewhere in Europe. “Students can stay in France for up to one year post graduation to search for their dream job if they wish,” says Benoit Banchereau, Excutive Director for Marketing for HEC Paris' MBA programs, in an interview for Find MBA. 

Andrea Masini, associate dean of the MBA programme at HEC Paris, points out that Tech MBAs set people up for a wide range of careers, even in companies that are not traditionally considered to be tech businesses. 

HEC Paris MBA's Marketing director Benoît Banchereau says student visas and work permits are undeniably drivers in international student decisions, in an interview for the Financial Times. “The perception of being a welcoming country also plays a big role here,” he says. “The last election and the popularity of President Emmanuel Macron abroad are among the different aspects that can make a country attractive and open to the world.”

Tomasz Michalski, associate professor of economics at HEC Business School in Paris explains to BBC World Business Report the implications of President Trump threatening to retaliate against a proposed French tax targeting US technology companies, by imposing $2.4bn of tariffs on French products.

Millennials may be more conscious about sustainability, but it does not go hand-in-hand with luxury for them, according to a study co-authored by Anne Michaut, associate professor of marketing, and Jean-Noel Kapferer, emeritus professor of marketing at HEC Paris. 

As multiple business schools operate across the globe to teach one course, there is a risk that programmes become disjointed and students get lost between schools. Most EMBA students are globetrotting senior executives, so the risk of them falling between the cracks is low, says Oliver Gottschalg, academic dean of Trium Global EMBA and professor at HEC Paris, in an interview for the Financial Times.