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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.

Revyze: the Social App Transforming How Students Study

Florent Sciberras, co-founder of Revyze, turned peer-to-peer learning into a social platform used by over one million students in France.

HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Could AI Trigger the Next Financial Crisis?

Research by HEC Paris Professor Thierry Foucault reveals how AI transforms financial forecasting and trading, but may also magnify systemic risk and market fragility.

Thierry Foucault

Digital Platforms Now Write Rules - Not Just Code

Digital platforms can act as private regulators, shaping markets, social movements, and compliance. HEC Paris PhD graduate Madhulika Kaul explains why.

Madhulika Kaul

How Community Structure and Social Connections Catalyze Corporate Scandals

Scandals rarely emerge in a vacuum. research by Julien Jourdan reveals that their exposure depends on community structure, social connections, and the local ties of the organizations involved.

Julien Jourdan

Disgust in Ads Isn’t Just About Shock - It Shapes Behavior

Disgust in advertising influences status, generosity, and our sense of self. That’s one of the conclusions from HEC Paris professor L.J. Shrum’s research.

L. J. Shrum

Merit Isn’t Neutral - And English Isn’t Either

English and “merit” reinforce inequality in academia and beyond. That’s the conclusion of HEC Paris professors Daniel Martinez and Keith Robson.

Daniel Martinez Ahloy, Keith Robson

Wishupon: Reinventing How Users Save, Share, and Shop Online

Danbee Lee transformed her experience in media, entertainment and global product development into a universal wishlist app now expanding across France and Europe.

HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

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