Ranking
The Financial Times (FT) today publishes its 2018 MiM world rankings in which, for the fifth year running, HEC Paris retains its second position. The Master’s consistent showing rewards its unique curriculum which enables students to acquire an excellent grounding in general management and an expertise in a specific field.
Social responsibilities
Héloïse Berkowitz
A former MiM graduate features prominently in a long article by Alternatives Economiques on sustainable development. Researcher Héloïse Berkowitz shares her research and environmental convictions with the French review on collective self-regulation by major companies.
Hubert Joly
Other former HEC students continue to make their mark in the media, including Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly. Several articles in July focused on his commitment to the purposeful leadership which helped his US company to flourish. Hubert Joly’s creation of HEC’s first-ever personally endowed Chair devoted to this kind of leadership was widely covered by French and international media.
Rodolphe Durand
On another front, the Chair’s first holder, Rodolphe Durand, analyzed the latest survey by ViaVoice-France Info-HEC on growing environmental pre-occupations shared by France’s top managers. “Never has such a high percentage of managers – 70% - declared that their company’s CSR is a key strategic concern for business,” Rodolphe told France Info in a report on the country’s cadre and their upbeat return from the summer break.
On the international front, Hervé Stolowy and Luc Paugam co-sign with two other academics a study on whistleblowers, relayed by HRD. Their research reveals a “legitimacy deficit” in society despite their courage in exposing scandals. Dominique Rouziès and Ludovic François, meanwhile, reveal to HBR readers the “real story of the fake story” involving one of Europe’s most charismatic CEOs. Their vision serves as a touchstone for HEC classes on corporate reputation and crisis management.
https://www.thehrdirector.com/business-news/employment/whistleblowers-reputation/
At the same time, Alberto Alemanno shares his readings into the challenges for the European Union before the upcoming European elections on the Euronewswebsite. “Think about it,” he writes, “What is the only thing European citizens never do together? We travel, get married, buy property across the continent, but we never do politics together.” On the legal front, meanwhile, Matteo Winkler paints a powerful picture of the impact of the #Me Too movement in the business world for Germany’s Personalmagazin, warning of the debilitating effects of sexual harassment on companies worldwide. The article has been adapted for an upcoming Forbes piece.
https://hbr.org/2018/07/the-real-story-of-the-fake-story-of-one-of-europes-most-charismatic-ceos
Speaking of which, the American magazine has published widely-read contributions by HEC academics these past months. They range from the cannabis industry at a crossroad, the art of problem-solving and the Achilles heel of the world’s tech giants, penned in, by, respectively, Daniel Martinez/Dane Pflueger, Bernard Garrette/Olivier Sibony/Corey Phelps and Jeremy Ghez.
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The Five Pitfalls Of Problem-Solving - And How To Avoid Them
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Jeremy Ghez
Repairing A Broken Tech Industry
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hecparis/2018/09/07/repairing-a-broken-tech-industry/#63745cf22c72
HEC & Africa
Inge Kerkloh-Devif
https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/201807050473.html
While All Africa opened its columns to Inge Kerkloh-Devif for her piece on the growing success of women entrepreneurs on the Mother Continent, women who are trailblazing far from glare of the media. The article coincides with the nomination of Alexis John Ahyee to run HEC’s new West and Central African bureau, based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Agence Ecofin outlines the focus John will bring on promoting our school in this vast region, with a particular emphasis on Exed operations. “This is a sign that Africa and its leaders are totally in phase with the global value chains,” notes François Colin.
HEC & Asia
▲ Edouard Philippe and François Collin
François Collin who jetted to Shenzhen in June to sign a partnership with China’s Southern University of Science and Technology. This opens the doors for our students to experience one of the world’s most attractive entrepreneurial hubs.
Peter Todd
It’s an alliance which Peter Todd describes to the China Daily as allowing “greater mobility and networking between France and China for students, faculty members and startups.”
