Andrew MILLER

Luxury and the second-hand market: serving ‘dreams’ and responsibility

On Friday June 16, IÉSEG organizes the seventh edition of its Corporate Summer Day (Université d’été). As part of this event, Gwarlann DE KERVILER, Professor of Marketing, will lead a round table discussion* on luxury and the second-hand market, a sector that has been growing rapidly in recent years. Ahead of this event, she shares Luxury and the second-hand market: serving ‘dreams’ and responsibility

Collective entrepreneurship and teams: 3 questions to Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh

France already had more than 1 million startups in 2021 and entrepreneurship and startups have taken an increasingly important place in the country’s economic landscape. As part of our next Corporate Summer Day (Université d’été), Professor Cyrine BEN-HAFAÏEDH will lead a round table (in French) on entrepreneurial teams – an important theme because entrepreneurship is Collective entrepreneurship and teams: 3 questions to Cyrine Ben-Hafaïedh

Research in brief: Does boardroom gender diversity drive CSR engagement?

Recent *research from a team of international researchers has shown that a higher representation of female directors on a company’s board leads to an improved engagement in its socially responsible activities. Many countries have introduced either legislation, governance codes or guidelines (outlining standards and practices) to encourage greater female representation in company boardrooms. Certain reforms Research in brief: Does boardroom gender diversity drive CSR engagement?

Surviving and adapting to disruptive change

In this video, Laurie Ann Underwood speaks about a recent case study she has published on the topic of managing change in disruptive times. She talks about the experience of a company called Izivat, which was set to launch a new app for Chinese travelers coming to France just as the Covid pandemic hit early Surviving and adapting to disruptive change

Smarter ways to ship goods without increasing costs: a greener logistics strategy

Supply chains are dominated by trucks, and this is bad news for the environment, as they account for nearly a quarter of all road transport carbon emissions. Yet the carbon footprint and efficiency of freight can be improved by integrating rail transport and implementing smarter inventory strategies, without impacting costs.

Quantitative finance: mathematical models serving the finance sector. Interview with Yann Braouezec

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IÉSEG has just launched a new research center dedicated to the topic of quantitative finance, a discipline that provides essential knowledge and techniques for the financial sector. The Director of this center (iℚuant), Yann BRAOUEZEC, explains the importance and key aspects of this discipline, the objectives and key activities of iℚuant.

Study explores why teams adopt AI or not…

Teams increasingly seek to leverage the potential of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the way they collaborate and perform. A new study highlights that teams’ attitudes to AI, and the autonomy they have in using such tools, can have vastly differing outcomes in terms of the way they are adopted.

Supply chain: the classic tale of putting all your eggs in the same basket

Supply chains are dominated by trucks, and this is bad news for the environment, as they account for nearly a quarter of all road transport carbon emissions. Yet the carbon footprint and efficiency of freight can be improved by integrating rail transport and implementing smarter inventory strategies, without impacting costs.

Delivering hybrid learning to enhance student learning and engagement

While business schools and higher education institutions have been using different types of online learning for many years, the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a massive uptake in the use of blended /hybrid learning. What have been the lessons for institutions in terms of integrating new learning methods?

How to manage conflict constructively

Valon MURTEZAJ, an expert in international negotiation and diplomacy at IESEG, was the guest on the Changemaker stories podcast. In this episode , he speaks about the different types of conflict that we can face or be impacted by at the individual, organizational levels and conflicts taking place in different international settings. He shares his How to manage conflict constructively