Articles
Economics & Finance
Tech & AI
AI Trading Algorithms Can Make Markets Less Competitive
AI-driven trading can blunt competition and even lift prices in financial markets.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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.
Strategy & Leadership
Geopolitics & Public Affairs
Why Legitimacy Is a Business Imperative
Julien Jourdan’s research explores how geopolitical disruptions and moral scrutiny expose firms to legitimacy risk, forcing strategic realignment.
The Promise of AI in HR Undermined by Imperfect Data and Fragile Trust
Poor data quality, bias, weak oversight, and shallow applications undermine AI’s impact in recruitment, training, and engagement, as revealed by research from Françoise Chevalier.
AI Set to Reshape Private Equity Workflows and Jobs
HEC Professor Thomas Åstebro explores how AI is transforming private equity deal-making, and why it could trigger an industry-wide shakeout.
Sustainability & Society
The Uncertain Promise of Human Rights in Sports
Caster Semenya’s case exposes contradictions between science and fairness in sports, and how the West still exoticizes bodies from the Global South.
