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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.

Most Firms Say ‘Sustainability’, But Lobby Against It

Research by Professor Alberto Alemanno shows how corporate lobbying often contradicts climate goals, putting ESG credibility and stakeholder trust at risk.

Alberto Alemanno

Circular Business Models Reduce Waste and Boost Profit

A growing number of companies claim to be going green - but how many are tackling the waste problem at its root? HEC professor Daniel Halbheer provides some answers.

Daniel Halbheer

Changing Your Habits Depends on Context, Not Just Motivation

Using machine learning, Anastasia Buyalskaya reveals how long it takes to form a new habit. Her research could reshape how businesses build lasting behavior change.

Anastasia Buyalskaya

AI and Sovereignty: The Geopolitical Power of Submarine Cables

Two HEC Paris researchers, Olivier Chatain and Jeremy Ghez, reveal how AI geopolitics is turning undersea cables into critical fault lines in a fragmented world economy.

Olivier Chatain, Jeremy Ghez

High-Visibility Tasks Fuel Employee Motivation

In firms facing intense competition for talent, task allocation can become a lever for career growth, retention, and performance.

Raphaël Lévy

Global Sustainability Reporting Lacks Real Convergence

When TotalEnergies boasts compliance with sustainability reporting standards, is it true or false? HEC professors Hervé Stolowy and Luc Paugam provide some answers.

Hervé Stolowy, Luc Paugam

Why Pharma Firms Withhold Trial Results Despite Regulation

Why clinical trial data play a critical role in public health, but many pharmaceutical companies hold back? Peer pressure, competition, and weak enforcement, say Vedran Capkun and Yin Wang.

Yin Wang, Vedran Capkun

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