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What Pirate Ships Reveal About Modern Governance

April 16th, 2026
Georg Wernicke

Accountability, shared power, aligned incentives under radical uncertainty. What pirate crews understood about governance, today's boards are still learning.

Pigmentoco: Pioneering Water-Free Textile Dyeing

Amal Chebbi and her co-founder Ayoub Lassoued built a deep tech startup tackling one of fashion’s most polluting processes: dyeing textile, with a water-free alternative.

HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute

Shared Leadership Fuels Collusion Between Firms

Leadership stokes collusion, exposing a blind spot in antitrust enforcement. 

6 minutes
Jessica Jeffers

From Fields to Mortgages: The Cultural Origins of Homeownership

Individuals' home ownership decisions might be shaped by cultural beliefs inherited from their ancestors' agricultural past, says new research. 

6 minutes
Guillaume Vuillemey

Knowledge Jobs Have Become Decisive for Firm Competitiveness

A critical ingredient for companies' competitiveness is knowledge jobs, specialized roles that improve productivity and help shape demand.

Eric Mengus, Tomasz Kamil Michalski

“For Supply Chain Resilience, Firms Have Two Basic Choices: Redundancy or Agility”

American economist Susan Helper explains why resilience depends on agility, stronger supplier relationships and shorter lead times, in this article based on her research and an interview with her. 

Susan Helper

Facing China, Europe Must Rethink Public–Private Alliances

From Hong Kong, investor David Baverez warns of Europe’s industrial decline. His analysis highlights the continent’s vulnerabilities and reignites the debate over Europe’s strategic choices in dealing with China.

5 minutes
David Baverez

Entrepreneurs Need a Scientific Way to Decide

Startup founders often misjudge high-stakes decisions. In entrepreneurship, better decisions come from treating ideas as experiments, learning from feedback and sharpening judgment.

6 minutes
Thomas Åstebro

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