Articles
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Sustainability & Society
Can Entrepreneurship Really Empower the Most Vulnerable?
Despite decades of programs to democratize entrepreneurship, many vulnerable groups remain underrepresented. HEC Paris research invites a rethink.
Economics & Finance
Strategy & Leadership
Assertive Disclosure Builds Trust in Competitive Settings
How much information should a company share with decision makers? A question HEC research associate professor Marie Laclau explores.
Employees Value ESG — But Only When It Affects Them
Professor François Derrien and PhD candidate Maxime Bonelli research shows that employee shareholders penalize companies over social abuses, but remain indifferent to broader environmental or governance failures.
Tech & AI
Algorithmic Trading Is Reshaping Financial Markets
Professor Thierry Foucault’s research reveals how automation, data monetization, and high-frequency trading are transforming finance, and challenging regulators.
Geopolitics & Public Affairs
Human Rights Sanctions Often Fail to Improve Human Rights
New research by HEC Paris Professor Armin Steinbach uncovers that many US and EU sanctions lack legal proportionality, casting doubt on their legitimacy and impact.
How AI Skews VC Funding Away From Breakthroughs
HEC Paris PhD Maxime Bonelli’s study shows that while AI boosts VC efficiency, it reduces funding for novel, high-impact innovations.
Why People Trust AI More Than Humans — Even When It’s Flawed
New research by Cathy Yang, Xitong Li and Sangseok You reveals a paradox: people trust AI advice more than human guidance, even when they know it’s flawed.
Black Swans Upend Logic - So We Rethought Decision Models
Uncertainty challenges rational decision-making. So, HEC Paris Professor Itzhak Gilboa created a new model that combines theory-based and case-based reasoning.
