In 1984, a group of young boys living in poor neighborhoods in Montreal took part in a unique experiment. For two years, they received coaching in social skills like self-confidence and perseverance. A new assessment by HEC Professor of Economics Yann Algan, with Elizabeth Beasley, Sylvana Cote, Jungwee Park, Richard E. Tremblay and Frank Vitaro, now reveals the lifelong benefits of this work, not only in terms of life outcomes for the subjects themselves, but also for society at large.
By Yann Algan
In this video, Rodolphe Durand, Professor of Strategy at HEC Paris, Academic director of the MSc in Strategic Management, explains why he considers that pirates have always formed complex and sophisticated organizations that both challenge and change the course of capitalism.
By Rodolphe Durand
