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AI Automates Routine Management and Raises the Value of Leadership

September 3rd, 2026
9 min
Julien Jourdan, Emmanuel Coblence, Catherine Tanneau

Artificial intelligence is unlikely to eliminate executive roles, but it is changing the tasks that make those roles valuable. This policy paper identifies a consistent asymmetry between AI management and leadership.

Research insights from HEC Paris faculty

AI Data Centers Amplify Grid and Energy Price Risks

New research finds nationwide spillovers from AI data centers, alongside sharp regional price rises, higher emissions and growing grid risks.

7 minutes
Olivier Darmouni

Disneyland: Talk without Action Risks Eroding Trust

The Disneyland case illustrates what researchers refer to as the "voice veneer" phenomenon in organizations. This concept explains how organizations that appear to listen to employees can still undermine their trust. 

6 minutes
Audrey Holm

Not All Team Fights Kill Creativity

Task-related disagreements can boost creativity when they involve the right people and teams share common goals. By contrast, personal conflicts between key team members undermine cohesion and can significantly weaken innovation. 

5 minutes
Brad Harris

Interpreting the Stock Market Depends on How Well You Interact with your GenAI and Learn from it

Evidence from 1.7 million queries on a Generative AI platform reveals how retail investors use GenAI to interpret market information, and why it’s a challenge for firms, AI platforms and regulators.

6 minutes
Xitong Li, Yilan Li

Why Longer Regulations Aren’t Necessarily More Complex 

Cutting pages may do little to reduce compliance costs if the underlying rules and concepts remain unchanged. 

5 minutes
Jean-Edouard Colliard

Fast Delivery or Deep Learning? Dilemma in Ecosystem Exploration Projects

When innovation depends on multiple partners and technologies, how firms divide the work determines whether they show progress fast or build the knowledge they need internally.

5 minutes
Sihem Ben Mahmoud-Jouini

Sell First, Market Later: The Go-to-Market Sequence Every B2B Startup Needs

Tracking 300+ B2B high-tech startups reveals when personal selling and mass-media marketing drive performance, and when they backfire.

5 minutes
Arnd Vomberg

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