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.
Strategy & Leadership
Inclusive Culture Buffers Companies from Crisis
Firms with diverse boards and inclusion-friendly cultures show smaller losses after gender scandals and recover market trust faster, says research by Crystal Shi.
Firms Should Favor a Jack-of-all-trades CEO, not a Master of One
A generalist CEO is better for company acquisition strategy, especially when aligned with its board’s profile, says HEC professor Denisa Mindruta.
Boards Must Lead on Social Impact to Stay Competitive
In this interview, Academic Bénédicte Faivre-Tavignot provides insights on how boards can drive social responsibility in ESG strategies, based on a report from the ESG Club of the French Institute of Administrators.
Why Business Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore the “S” in ESG
In this interview on their report, HEC Paris and S&P Global reveal why ignoring social metrics weakens ESG strategies — and what leaders must do to strengthen trust and accountability.
Economics & Finance
Assertive Disclosure Builds Trust in Competitive Settings
How much information should a company share with decision makers? A question HEC research associate professor Marie Laclau explores.
Employees Value ESG — But Only When It Affects Them
Professor François Derrien and PhD candidate Maxime Bonelli research shows that employee shareholders penalize companies over social abuses, but remain indifferent to broader environmental or governance failures.
Tech & AI
Algorithmic Trading Is Reshaping Financial Markets
Professor Thierry Foucault’s research reveals how automation, data monetization, and high-frequency trading are transforming finance, and challenging regulators.
