Mobile, connected and global: business people, travelers and tourists are forming an ever-increasing market of nomadic consumers. Prof. Ashok Som explores this unprecedented path to luxury and the questions of where to catch the luxury nomads, what to offer them and how to seduce them into buying.
Professor Sonja Prokopec looks at how high-end brands distance themselves from the Black Friday bargain bins.
The attributes of a manager in the luxury sector reflect the very uniqueness of the luxury industry paradox: the long-term versus the ephemeral, the creator versus profit, local heritage versus global reach. Prof. Ashok Som looks into the special alchemy required for managers in the luxury sector.
On the occasion of the Grand Opening of the YSL museums in Paris and Marrakech, ESSEC Knowledge LIVE spoke to Professor Delphine Dion about what this move means for the Saint Laurent Paris brand.
Professor Ashok Som, Professor of Strategy at ESSEC Business School and and Co-Director of the ESSEC-Bocconi EMiLUX program explains the inherent paradox between digitalization and luxury brands.
Ashok Som, Professor of Management and Strategy at ESSEC Business School and Co-Director of the ESSEC-Bocconi EMiLUX program outlines the 3 key differences between the European and American luxury markets, and how one iconic brand is navigating the divide.
How does creativity happen in organizations? New Research by Professor Marie-Leandre Gomez looks to understand the dynamics and complexities of the creative process through the prism of the haute cuisine industry.
Professor Ashok Som explains how the enigma surrounding the industry will help it prosper throughout time.
When consumer awareness of social responsibility of the cosmetic industry rose, Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) adjusted to the changing market requirements and focused more and more on corporate sustainability. How did they do it? A case study by Ashok Som, Professor of Strategy and Management, ESSEC Business School.
In the beauty industry especially, the trend has been towards sustainability and CSR policies triggered by consumers. A brief history by Ashok Som, Professor of Strategy and Management at ESSEC Business School and Co-Director of the ESSEC-Bocconi EMiLUX program.