HEC Lausanne

01/06/2026

HEC Lausanne has got talent - May edition 🌟

This month, we are proud to celebrate members of the HEC Lausanne community who have recently been recognised for their achievements.

👏 Congratulations to Paul Morellec, Sophie Niwinski, Eugenio Fiorindo and Sam Sin, whose team won 3rd place in the 2026 UBS Inter-University Case Competition.

👏 Congratulations to the 2026 Strategis Prize finalists: Irmos Technologies, winner of this edition, Isospec Analytics and Neology.

👏 Well done also to our professors featured in the Research.com rankings in economics, finance and psychology.

Learn more on https://f.mtr.cool/skwrovjvxn

27/05/2026

Identifying actionable levers: a key ability for effective leadership 👤

In this new article from the Leadership and Decision-Making series, Prof. Joerg Dietz shows why understanding performance and engagement issues is not enough, and why leaders should focus on identifying concrete and measurable levers for action.

👉 Read the full article on hecoutreach.ch (link in bio)

21/05/2026

How does digital commerce really work in China today? 🇨🇳

In this second part of our conversation led by our ambassador Nathanaël Dürst at Swissnex China with Fabian Sinn, Managing Partner at Genuine, we explore how livestreaming, influencer ecosystems and platform integration are reshaping retail, and why global brands need to rethink their strategies to compete.

➡️ Read the full interview: https://f.mtr.cool/adiwffxlcd

18/05/2026

The shutdown of USAID has had severe consequences in Africa 💥

A new study by Dominic Rohner, Professor at HEC Lausanne and Geneva Graduate Institute, and his co-authors, published in Science, reveals that African regions previously receiving high levels of US aid experienced a significant surge in violence following the USAID shutdown last year - compared to regions that did not receive aid.

“We found that the effects of the aid withdrawal were substantially mitigated in countries with stronger, more open political systems. This highlights the vulnerability of regions with weak governance to humanitarian and economic shocks. Our findings stress the need to carefully design and time changes to international aid,” explains Professor Rohner.

👉 Read more about the study: https://f.mtr.cool/fhwueiybuw

Université de Lausanne

05/05/2026

What if e-commerce didn’t start with a search?
In China, it often starts with content.

In this conversationIn this conversation with Fabian Sinn, Managing Partner at GENUINE, made by our ambassador Nathanaël Dürst at Swissnex China, we explore how platforms like Alibaba, Douyin, and Taobao merge content, community, and commerce into one ecosystem.

This shift reflects a broader transformation: discovery now drives purchase.

Read the full conversation: https://f.mtr.cool/mlnwqyegxm

30/04/2026

In our daily lives, we like to think we make rational decisions.

But what if emotions play a much bigger role, not only in what we choose, but in how inequalities are shaped and reinforced?

In this new article from our Leadership and decision-making series, Francine Petersen explores how emotions influence consumer behaviour, wellbeing, and social dynamics.

🔗 Read the full article on https://bit.ly/425oQ7g

29/04/2026

29/04/2026

HEC Lausanne a appris avec une profonde tristesse le décès du Professeur Olivier Blanc, ancien doyen de la Faculté et figure marquante de son développement.

Par son engagement dans l’enseignement, la recherche et la gouvernance académique pendant plus de deux décennies, il a durablement marqué l’histoire et le rayonnement de notre institution.

Nos sincères condoléances vont à sa famille et à ses proches.

Lire l’hommage complet :

HEC Lausanne (Unil) rend hommage au Professeur Olivier Blanc, ancien doyen et figure marquante de son développement, dont l’engagement académique et institutionnel a durablement contribué au rayonnement de notre faculté.

28/04/2026

Dans cette édition de Key Research Moments, nous mettons en lumière Dominic Rohner et la parution en français de son ouvrage "La formule de la paix" 📘

À travers des pistes concrètes, il montre comment les outils économiques peuvent contribuer à construire une paix durable et soutenir la reconstruction post-conflit dans un contexte international instable.

👉En savoir plus: https://bit.ly/4mVbq76

27/04/2026

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