HEC in the press

"Le leader est une personne que l'on a envie de suivre", résume Gérald Karsenti, professeur affilié à HEC Paris en leadership et auteur de "Leaders du 3ème type" interrogé par Le HuffPost . C'est le ressenti provoqué chez l'autre qui fait de soi un leader et non la conviction intime que l'on en est un.

Tribune de Bernard Ramanantsoa, ancien directeur de l'école HEC.

Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law and Regulation at HEC Paris, writes about the live TV presidential debate between Emanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. He also focuses on the differences between the two contesting parties.

Radio report on Associate Professor of Marketing at HEC Paris, Anne-Laure Sellier’s study research on how a person’s name can shape their face and even future.

Olivier Bossard, HEC Paris’ Professor of the Master In International Finance, discusses the ability to understand the world of finance. “If you dream of a career in investment banking just for the purpose of earning money, forget it. But if not, congratulations: the financial industry will bring you all kind of intellectual challenges".

HEC Paris professor Alberto Alemanno speaks about the effects that Emmanuel Macron’s win in the first round of the 2017 French presidential elections will have on French society. He also looks into the possible divisions France will face after the elections.

Former HEC Paris student, Louisa Mesnard, talks about her highly successful start-up Citron, a conversational intelligence app (ChatBot) that recommends places to visit in Paris. She also shares her thoughts on starting a business in France which is simultaneously echoed by Etienne Krieger, HEC Paris’ director of the entrepreneurship program who mentions: "The main asset in a start-up company is people, and there is real entrepreneurial drive in France in these last years”.

HEC Paris and eight other universities have collaborated with Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) providers to launch their online master’s degrees.

The online Master’s in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OMIE), announced last month, costs €20,000. OMIE also includes a certificate program, which costs €5,000. The Certificate in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship does not have an application process and is open to everyone. Once completed, it can be applied towards the full degree.

HEC Paris Professor of Economics, Jeremy Ghez discusses the election results with Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua. He speaks on the brand of the Front National as well as the realities and possibility of an Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.

Dean of HEC Paris, Peter Todd, discusses about the types of “transition” business school students go through when they do their MBA courses and how it can build their character.

“Many students,” he says, “come in for career transitions, and those transitions are often around jobs, sectors and geographies. Two thirds of our students will make two of those transitions and the other third will make all three.”