What role does trust play in the relationship between the French and their banks? Jérémie Bertrand, professor of finance at IÉSEG, takes stock of the situation. Why is trust important in the banking system? Confidence is essential because we are dealing with their core business: asset transformation. A bank will transform short term deposits, which … The banking system and the role of trust
Hierarchies that are too rigid, supervision that is too strict, top down approaches… For employees, working with confidence is not always a matter of course – hence the idea of liberating companies in order to encourage initiative-taking. “A liberated company manages to challenge traditional hierarchical practices,” explains Catherine Archambault, teacher and researcher at IÉSEG. Read … Liberated companies: the challenge of a climate of trust
In this video, Professor Juan Munoz-Morales speaks about his research* which looks at the evaluation of learning in developing countries (educational interventions), and the importance of addressing the diversity of students to better design policies that promote their well-being and ability to learn. Over the last decades, the number of children enrolled in schools in … Educational interventions in developing countries and the children left behind
The impact of the ongoing energy crisis, climate change, the Covid 19 pandemic, or the war in Ukraine: these are just some examples of current societal challenges which create extreme levels of uncertainty for individuals, organisations, companies and policymakers worldwide. Despite the risks involved, all of these groups need to look to make effective decisions in … Making decisions in an uncertain world: bridging theory & practice
Over the last years, a profusion of business models and structures have emerged as a response to different social and environmental challenges. New types of corporate (for-profit) entities with a social mission, such as the benefit corporations in the US, enterprises à mission in France, or community interest companies in the UK, have developed rapidly … Identifying the keys to developing for-profit social enterprises
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has upended the European order as we know it, and that was even before the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline was cut off this week. While the bloc gets down to grappling with the unfolding energy crisis, the question of consolidating its flanks by speeding up the enlargement process … War in Ukraine: has the time for EU enlargement arrived?
In this video, Professor Paulami Mitra gives insights into her work on sustainable entrepreneurs and crowdfunding. She speaks about her recent research, co-authored with two other IÉSEG Professors, namely Ghassan Yacoub & Tiago Rathinho, and Faustine Fatalot. Different types of crowdfunding Their study focuses on what drives these entrepreneurs to pursue different types of crowdfunding … The use of crowdfunding by sustainable entrepreneurs
Hybrid businesses are organizations that typically pursue two or more conflicting objectives: for example commercial (profit-making) and social or environmental objectives. Different types of hybrid business models have developed rapidly in recent years as a response to societal and environmental challenges. In France for example, the number of ‘entreprises à mission’ (corporate entities with a stated … Hybrid organizations: how can management controls prevent mission drift? Interview with Lies Bouten
Based on an interview with Bart Claus on his paper “The Car Cushion Hypothesis: Bigger Cars Lead to More Risk Taking—Evidence from Behavioral Data,” co-written with Professor Luk Warlop, published in Journal of Consumer Policy, February 5, 2022. Car driving is integral to modern society, but comes at a high cost in terms of public … Why driving a bigger car increases risk taking – and what to do about it
With teleworking and the pandemic, the question of trust has never been more important than in recent months, with managers often finding themselves at a distance from their teams. But how do you build a relationship that cannot be regulated? The view of Felipe Guzman, research professor in organisational behaviour at IÉSEG. Control and trust … Change – « Trust and Management: a matter of balance »