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EDHEC Vox newsletters 2025-2026

You will find here all the EDHEC Vox newsletters published since September 2025. To read them on LinkedIn and/or to subscribe directly : click here.

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(#19) Managers: what are you waiting for to ‘leave the cave’?

Managers: what are you waiting for to ‘leave the cave’?

 

The figure of the manager seems to be perceived alternately, or even simultaneously, by articles, discussions, and at the very heart of organisations, as a solution and/or a problem.

Autonomy, transparency, productivity, trust... and their negative equivalents play the role of ideals or repellents.

But is it reasonable to individualise expectations and tensions to such an extent? Are managers themselves not caught up in demands that are difficult to reconcile? Or, on the contrary, are they not doing enough and should they not seek more information and training, for the benefit of all?

In this new newsletter, our professors present their latest thoughts and suggestions for actions to be taken towards ‘enlightened management’. They are convinced that the status of manager requires the development of strategic, relational, organisational and emotional skills, to name but a few, at any age and in any organisation.

So, are you ready to 'leave the cave’?

 

(#20) Responsibility, authenticity, circularity... is the luxury sector navigating in the right direction?

Responsibility, authenticity, circularity... is the luxury sector navigating in the right direction?

 

The luxury sector – which encompasses activities as varied as fashion, jewellery, tableware, watchmaking and hotels – is subject to conflicting pressures and expectations.

With an economic weight of €350 billion, or the equivalent of 12% of French GDP, the stakes are far from negligible. From international giants to artisans around the world, the same fundamental questions arise: what is the right balance between tradition and innovation? What role should responsibility in all its forms play, particularly in environmental matters? What should be promoted – unique know-how, second-hand products, innovative sourcing? – and how will consumers react?

In this new issue, our Professors draw on an impressive body of their latest research to revisit key concepts, tackle head-on the main challenges facing the sector and open up new avenues for reflection.

 

(#21) Past, present, future: brands facing tough questions

Past, present, future: brands facing tough questions

 

Consumers, new markets, institutional heritage...: across all these dimensions and many others, brands are constantly facing questions and being called into question.

Their relationship with time is essential – Where do we come from? What are today's expectations? Who will we be tomorrow? – and requires significant analysis, choice and adaptation.

In this new issue, our professors present their research and case studies to shed new light on central topics such as the relationship with memory, the ability to evoke emotion, the role of culture and the notion of attachment.

As EDHEC prepares behind the scenes to unveil its brand-new brand platform at the end of November – a key issue in aligning our brand with our strategic ambitions – we hope you enjoy exploring these reflections as much as we did.

 

(#22) Trust: the one thing to stake everything on?

Trust: the one thing to stake everything on?

 

It is a phrase that has been repeated so often that it almost blinds us to its true roots and implications: ‘Trust cannot be decreed.’

For businesses, however, this concept sparks almost philosophical questions: What defines trustworthiness, and what paths lead to its development (or its erosion)? Can trust be cultivated, even through unexpected means? Might a company’s emergency response carry as much weight as the crisis itself? And in the face of today’s crisis of crises - the ecological emergency - could trust be an essential key?

This month, our professors have gathered their knowledge and latest research on this topic. They offer essential insights into macroeconomic instability and the apparent volatility of consumers, helping us to better understand the relationship between trust and ethics, emotions and accounting - among others.

 

(#23) Climate: new-generation tools developed by EDHEC

Climate: new-generation tools developed by EDHEC

 

We all feel this strange dissociation: climate change is so global that it seems beyond our control, and yet its effects, sometimes terrible, are already visible in our daily lives, in our immediate region.

Professionals, first as citizens but also as active players in their sectors, are no strangers to this same tension. While public authorities are doing their utmost to tackle the multidimensional nature of this issue, scientists and higher education & research actors in general are also playing their part.

For decades, EDHEC has positioned itself as an institution capable of training and empowering to transform, and of providing research and science-based solutions for public and private decision-makers.

ClimaTech, Clirmap, Excite... This month, we present the latest tools and analyses developed by our researchers to capture the granularity of climate risks and adaptation & transition strategies. In doing so, EDHEC supports decision-making grounded in a simple fact: there is not one climate change, but many climate realities shaping the global economy.

 

(#24) Who decides? Rethinking the architecture of power

Who decides? Rethinking the architecture of power

 

In the latest issue of our biannual magazine, entitled ‘Who Decides? Rethinking the Architecture of Power’ we take the time to develop several perspectives on decision-making.

As Anne Zuccarelli, Associate Dean, Chief Educational Experience and Operations Officer, explains in her editorial, reflecting on decision-making, particularly for our students “[...] is no longer just a question of who decides, but also how, on whose behalf, and with what consequences.”

Available in English and in French, this 17th issue draws on the entire school ecosystem to explore this topic: alumni, professors, programme directors, partners, experts, and more.

We hope that these pages will give you food for thought and encourage you to take action, drawing inspiration from an interview with our Director of Cabinet and Communications, Claire Bergery-Noël: “[our new tagline] ‘Unleash Tomorrow’ is about a shared movement, one that turns toward the future and opens up new possibilities […] It is this link between knowledge and action that defines us.”

 

(#25) Why is it so difficult to make data speak?

Why is it so difficult to make data speak?

 

A goldmine for some, a bottomless pit for others. Rich and illuminating material for some, cold and obscuring information for others… Can data be all of these things at once?

Undoubtedly, for as Michelle Sisto, professor and director of the EDHEC AI Centre, points out: “[…] the true ‘gold’ of data lies not in its quantity, but in its potential to help us make sense of the present and anticipate the future”.

As the ultimate hallmarks of a world that is constantly measuring itself, data and its corollaries - the models and algorithms required to process it - lie at the heart of the work of researchers in the social sciences and management. This applies both to their research and teaching, and to their engagement with businesses, public authorities and citizens.

This month, our professors explore how and to what extent it is possible to make data speak. They also highlight the importance of returning to the sources and critically examining processing methodologies.

 

(#26) Gender, sustainability, organised crime: what's at stake for culture?

Why is it so difficult to make data speak?

 

Culture can be seen as holding up a mirror to society. Whilst, in this sense, it undeniably plays a vital role in catalysing thoughts, behaviours and emotions, it is not without its tensions and challenges.

This month, in our latest newsletter, our professors, in turn, hold up a disturbing mirror to the sector: under-representation of women in museums, worrying links to organised crime, blockbuster exhibitions that send carbon emissions soaring, sexism in video games...

But fortunately, this image isn't static. Our researchers suggest numerous solutions and also look at examples – particularly in the fields of performance art, video games and VR – that could help us work better together & make the most of this cultural offering.

 

(#27) Why organisations can no longer afford AI naivety

Why is it so difficult to make data speak?

 

Being caught off guard is rarely pleasant.

Many organisations, institutions, and schools must be telling themselves this right now when it comes to artificial intelligence. Do we have the right approach? What are our staff, students, and researchers doing? What are they no longer doing? Are they unwittingly putting our long-term survival – and their own future – at risk?

Assessing and positioning oneself within the actual scope of the opportunities and the damage is no small task. Yet, if we take a closer look, the puzzle before us is far more complete than it appears.

The era of naivety is over, and all organisations should strive to master AI within their structures. From A to Z.

This is essentially what our professors advocate and elaborate on in articles based on their recent research and initiatives.