HEC in the press

Citing a research led by Rodolphe Durand, professor at HEC Paris, Institutional Investor details why the firm specialized in hedge funds Elliott Management underperforms and even represents a risk for pension funds.

A research from HEC Paris Business School showed it: gender-diverse deal teams in private equity generate higher internal rates of return. However, the number of female founders in asset management has barely changed since the early nineties. Marcia Page, one of the few female asset management owners, wants change.

Law professor at HEC Paris Business School Alberto Alemanno comments in an op-ed for Euronews European Comission President Ursula von den Leyen's State of the Union speech and deems it a missed "opportunity to inspire and bring along citizens in the ongoing, epochal effort aimed at redefining our societies and their underlying systems in a post-COVID world."

In this op-ed published in Politico, law professor at HEC Paris Business School Alberto Alemanno discusses the strong Euroskeptical tendencies among politicians and why, even though they might help them short-term, they backfire more and more.

Business Because provides information needed to apply to different MBAs, including the ones offered by HEC Business School.

According to Find MBA, HEC Paris Business School's summer programm "Geopolitics, Globalization and Business Strategy" is ranked among the top 10 MBA Programs for Geopolitics.

The Financial Times introduces one of HEC Paris Business School's alumni: Julia Ménayas, who graduated from the MiM in 2018 and founded two years later Hélios, a bank which only invests in green and sustainable industries.

Because of the current crisis induced by the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of applications for masters in management is rising. Sophie Dimich-Louvet, director of student recruitment at HEC Paris, confirms that “students feel it is a worthwhile investment in terms of career placement and business education, especially in times of uncertainty”. In this article, The Financial Times provides tips for applicants who want to stand out.

A new study led by Kristine de Valck, Associate Professor at HEC Paris, Pier Vittorio Mannuci, Assistant Professor at London Business School and Davide C. Orazi, Senior Lecturer at Monash Business School, focuses on ways to develop improvisation skills. A summary of this research published by Forbes demonstrates that, in fact, the development of improvisation skills is not linear and evolves through time. Moreover, these skills flourish through frequent social interactions.

As the Covid-19 crisis is lasting and the competition for job searches is increasing, students tend to apply to Masters in Management which will enable them to stand out to recruiters. Some schools, like HEC Paris, offer specific courses such as webinars and online workshops titled “Managing Your Career and Job Search Strategy in Time of Crisis”, “Persisting in Your Job Search” and “Building Resilience”. However, HEC Paris Business School’s Director of Employer Engagement Tomy Somers tempers the situation for the Financial Times, saying that “few companies have indicated they intend to freeze hiring in the medium to long term”.