Annick Bourguignon

 Grégory Katz

 Gérard de Pouvourville

 Maud Tixier 

Management is primarily a social activity.

Based on research findings and pedagogical forms enhancing learners’ reflexivity, seminars and courses (hosted by departments such as MGT or CPT) explore the complexities of management situations with the use of various theories (psychological, sociological, philosophical, etc.).

In evidencing what is happening behind the scenes, this often critical investigation opens up alternative paths for management, away from fashions and simple/istic ideas – management that is respectful of intercultural and interpersonal differences and could therefore contribute to the satisfying development of both organisations and their participants.

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Certain courses that cross departmental lines, such as communication and ethics, are dispensed by seminars and specialized Chairs.

 ESSEC Chairs

Corporate communication today needs professionals and systems capable of understanding and handling global issues. Today, top executives in communication know that their role involves strategic considerations as well as daily involvement in their company’s activities. Courses of the Communication Management Chair are essential components of an ESSEC degree.

Courses in communication are provided by Professor  Maud Tixier 

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The Chair of Communication and Management was set up in 1989 with partners from the media, advertising agencies, and industry and service companies, such as Groupe Publicis, Reuters, Europe 1 Communication, and France Loisirs. Its role is to promote communication as a management tool and to optimize image management to ensure consistency and synergy in meeting corporate economic objectives.

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The Health care sector plays an essential role in our society, through its contributing to the wellbeing of the population. This sector has also an important economic weight, through employment in Health care service , pharmaceutical and medical device industry and Health care organizations and administration.

The ESSEC Health Economics Chair was created to meet the needs of this sector for training and research in economy and management.

The Chair has four missions : select and train ESSEC students willing to start a career in the sector, develop skills in economy and management for professionals, carry out research projects and offer a potential of expertise to the decision makers.

The ESSEC-Sanofi-Aventis Chair of Therapeutic Innovation aims to meet two objectives:

1/ train future players of the health industry in innovation management;

2/ develop strategic analysis to convert therapeutic progress into economic and social value.

To better meet the needs of this market, the ESSEC-Health Economics Chair has been created with the help of sponsors such as Ernst & Young Conseil, Glaxo Wellcome, Sodexho, and Zeneca Pharma.

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meets two objectives: to train future players in its sector in managing people and technology, and to develop ethical thinking on biological engineering to anticipate impact on man and society. Through comparative studies in Europe and Asia, the Chair seeks to create a discussion forum focused on the challenges faced by the life sciences.

The Chair welcomes each year international MBA and post-graduate students from a wide variety of backgrounds, wishing to direct their career towards the healthcare sector. Besides its teaching activities, the Chair conducts socio-economic studies and sets out to create a stimulating laboratory of ideas, a space for free and forward thinking on the managerial challenges of the drug industry.

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