Research and Consulting in Strategic Management – 101 – Master's Year 2

DAUPHINE Strategy and Organization (DSO) is a program association created in 2011 for students in the Strategy and Organization program -- the leading French program in strategy and organization.

Originally intended to foster the alumni network, the association's remit has gradually expanded to include the formation of a think tank and the provision of opportunities for conversation between professionals, experts, academics and students in the strategy sector.

This very active association organizes a wide range of activities:

• 101 Meetings, where the association invites working professionals to talk about a number of issues.
  These are informal breakfast or lunch gatherings;
• 101 Happy Hours, where students and alumni meet up several times a year for conversation and network building;
• The annual conference, an open event for both Dauphine students and others;
• The annual trip, a combination of cultural visits, visits to companies, and conversations with researchers at universities abroad;

Contactez l’association pour en savoir plus sur le 101 et échanger avec les anciens et les étudiants actuels : Facebook

The Strategy and Organization program has around 1027 alumni.
The alumni directory is updated on an annual basis to help facilitate connections between former students.
Around 220 alumni are currently listed.

If you want to be listed, or if you need to update your contact information, please email:

The Strategy Award is a challenge co-sponsored by the Strategy and Organization program and McKinsey. Students in the Strategy and Organization program at Université Paris Dauphine-PSL work in teams in order to identify and analyze a strategic problem. The idea is to help students understand how much information is available online and to realize how much work can be done on the basis of publicly available information alone. 

Students present their projects in front of a jury of academics and industry professionals. The professional world is represented by the directors of strategy at the companies who proposed the research topics and by the McKinsey research department. 

Previous Topics

2017

• PSA Group: What place will there be for private vehicles in the cities of tomorrow?
• Sanofi Group: What impact will new  digital transformation technologies have on vaccination?
• Total Group: Are electric vehicle batteries an option for local smart grids?
• CDC Group: How might we digitize CDC savings fund loan activity?

2016

• Automated retail spaces (banks, sales points, rail stations, etc.): myth or reality?
• PSA Group: In the current context of “diesel-bashing,” despite the fact that a diesel engine emits about 15% less CO2 than a gas one and consumes 20-25% less fuel, what are the strategic choices available to a member of the traditional automobile industry?  What recommendations would you make to a manufacturer such as PSA?
• Total Group: To what extent do digital players represent a threat to an energy company such as Total? How might they call its business model into question and impact its strategy downstream (as an energy distributor and service provider) or upstream (as an energy producer)?
• Sanofi Group: What impact does the American presidential election have on policies pertaining to the health and pharmaceutical industries?

2015

• MAIF Group: What will the internal challenges be for MAIF once it takes a strategic position on the collaborative economy?  How should the Group respond to these challenges and implement change?
• PSA Group: Are carpooling and the development of new modes of vehicle use threats or opportunities for PSA? What should our strategy be?
• Sanofi Group: Open Data, Big Data, Sharing of Clinical Studies, Social Networks - Weak Signals: What are the challenges for the health industry?
• Sogeti Group: What are the challenges and possibilities of crowdsourcing for Sogeti?
• Total Group: Sunpower: three years later, what should the strategy and business model be?

• 2017-2018 : Pauline Rozet – An Investigation of the Value and Use of Health Data
• 2016-2017 : Emilie Kuhlman – Decision-Making Skills: Conceptualization, Comprehension, Clarification
• 2014-2015: Marie Joachim (101) - Thesis title: “Digital and Value Migration: The Customer, A New Resource”
• 2013-2014: Lise Vidal (101) - Thesis title: “The Data Deluge: Towards a Renewal of the Strategy Consulting Business Model?”
• 2012-2013: Lucile Courtois (101) - Thesis title: “Defining a Company’s Relevant Environment: Mapping, Influence, and Strategic Intelligence: The Case of Alstom Transport”
• 2011-2012: Kolab Ker (101) - Thesis title: “How Do Management Controllers Participate in the Strategic Thinking of a Company?”

Prize for the Best Theses in Ethics and Corporate Govenance