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Can Entrepreneurship Really Empower the Most Vulnerable?

March 30th, 2026
3 minutes
Isaline Rohmer

Despite decades of programs to democratize entrepreneurship, many vulnerable groups remain underrepresented. HEC Paris research invites a rethink.
 

Research insights from HEC Paris faculty

Why CEOs Can No Longer Ignore Social Cohesion

What if social cohesion became the next competitive advantage—linking risk management, resilience and innovation?

7 minutes
Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot

What Leaders Can Learn from Art and from Van Gogh

Noticing is a leadership skill. Van Gogh makes it unavoidable, and Daniel Newark turns it into practice.  While most leadership programs emphasize decisive action, clear communication, and reducing ambiguity, Daniel Newark offers a different approach

Daniel Newark

How Activist Short Sellers Move a Stock

A target price may overshoot reality, but it still hits the stock quickly. New research shows that one number can accelerate market impact.

7 minutes
Alexandre Madelaine, Luc Paugam, Hervé Stolowy

Who Will Win the Tug-of-War Between Europe and Big Tech?

Italy’s fine against Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) puts privacy design under antitrust scrutiny. Evidence suggests regulators should measure who is harmed, and design targeted remedies. 

7 minutes
Klaus Miller, Daniel Brown

When Oscar Nominations Make Audiences Harsher

A new study shows that “quality signals” can backfire: Academy Award nominations can lower viewers’ ratings by raising expectations.

7 minutes
Michelangelo Rossi, Felix Schleef

How Competition and Job Mobility Shape Investment in Workers

Young scholar's research shows that firms delay training for fear of losing employees to rivals.

6 minutes
Giacomo Rostagno, Céline Bonnet-Laquitaine

Overlooking Vulnerability Can Harm Everyone, Including Your Business

Drawing on insights from HEC Paris faculty, Octavio de Barros, postdoctoral researcher maps how businesses can respond to vulnerability without defaulting to control, charity, or silence.

Octavio Augusto de Barros

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