Association
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;
Contact the association to learn more about the master and connect with alumni and current students: Facebook
Alumni Yearbook
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 to teaching assistant.
The Strategy Award
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.
Examples of past thesis topics:
Carbon storage: What market, what future in France, and for Banque des Territoires? (CDC, 2023–24)
How can artificial intelligence revolutionize eyewear? (EssilorLuxottica, 2023–24)
What role can large corporations like Pernod Ricard play in scaling up regenerative agriculture? (Pernod Ricard, 2023–24)
How can ecological transition and the digital transformation of local authorities be reconciled? (CDC, 2021)
Mobility in 2050: The role of rail transport (Thales, 2020)
How is Europe preparing to counter China in the electric vehicle market? (TotalEnergies, 2019)
The new packaging economy by 2030 (Danone, 2019)
The role of urban agriculture in a world of 9 billion people (Danone, 2018)
What business models for public-interest data at the local level? (CDC, 2018)
How will new technologies from the digital transformation impact the field of vaccination? (Sanofi, 2017)
Are electric vehicle batteries a viable option for local smart grids? (TotalEnergies, 2017)
Best Thesis Awards
- 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?