Sustainability
Crowdfunding as reciprocal giving
New research by ESSEC Business School’s Kevin André and Arthur Gautier looks at how reward-based crowdfunding platforms are shaking-up the self-Interest vs. altruism dichotomy.
Innovation
Are the Robots Taking Over?
As Artificially Intelligent innovations progresses by leaps and bounds, Professor Nicolas Glady, Marketing Professor and Chief Digital Officer at ESSEC Business School, gives us three reasons to stop worrying and learn to love AI.
Innovation
The Future of Insurance with the Advent of Artificial Intelligence
Marie Kratz, Professor at ESSEC Business School and Director of ESSEC CREAR (Center of Research in Econo-finance and Actuarial sciences on Risk), shares her thoughts about how artificial intelligence will re-shape the actuarial profession.
Economy & Finance
Why Fintech “made in China” does not have to be disruptive to conquer
Dr. Patrick Lecomte, Deputy-Director Centers of Excellence ESSEC Asia-Pacific, explores the exponential rise of the Chinese Fintechs and their ambition to rival with the West’s tech giants.
Strategy
Programmed obsolescence: A necessary unwanted Christmas gift?
In the run up to the festive period, Emmanuelle Le Nagard, Professor of Marketing and Associate Dean of Pedagogy at ESSEC Business School, takes a look at the phenomenon of programmed obsolescence from both consumer and manufacturer perspectives and offers us some insightful food for thought before Christmas.
Innovation
New EU regulations assume that digital businesses are like any other business – but are they?
Last week, the European Commission issued a new proposal for regulating digital platforms. But are they really appropriate for or relevant to today’s digital economy?
Innovation
How is ‘crowdfunding’ the new venture capitalism, or even way better?
Crowdfunding is an industrial revolution in that it flips the Venture Capitalist fundraising model
Leadership
Rescue your productivity from email overload!
A recipe for breaking free from the social trapping of electronic messaging
Innovation
VIDEO: The Factors that Will Make or Break Apple Pay
Why do so many mobile payment platforms stall at take-off – and will Apple Pay be different?
Innovation
ESSEC Knowledge Hangout: What Drives Organizational Innovation?
If innovation is a key to success, where does it come from?