Articles
Sustainability & Society
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.
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.
Tech & AI
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.
Economics & Finance
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
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.
