MIT Sloan School of Management

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The MIT Sloan School of Management, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is where smart, independent leaders come together to solve problems, create new organizations, and improve the world. Learn more at mitsloan.mit.edu.

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The Four Principles of Dynamic Work DesignHow to guide human behavior as work moves through an organization

Tue, 05/15/2018 - 12:02

Traditional corporate hierarchies tend to rely on static design. There’s the CEO at the top, followed by directors and managers. Red tape and inefficient processes can bog down decisions. Dynamic work design is a more effective method of managing…

Innovating for Shared ProsperityMIT awards more than $1 million to organizations creating greater economic opportunity for workers

Wed, 11/01/2017 - 12:00

(MIT Sloan School of Management: Cambridge, MA) -- The MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy has awarded over $1 million in prize money in its second annual MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge (IIC) in recognition and celebration of for-profit and…

Time-Maximizing Strategies of Highly Successful People Think carefully about why you engage in any activity

Wed, 07/05/2017 - 12:03

There are few executives today who don’t wish they could be more productive. Even the most successful individuals are looking for new and better ways to get more accomplished while maintaining or increasing their quality of life. “Regardless of…

Research Shows Potential of Web-Based Contests to Address the World’s Most Complex ProblemsThis is a new way of harnessing the collective intelligence of thousands of people

Wed, 03/29/2017 - 12:00

(MIT Sloan School of Management: Cambridge, MA) -- At the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW) held in Portland, Oregon, MIT Sloan professor Thomas W. Malone presented a new research paper highlighting…

Corporate Boards Miss Out When They Don’t Include WomenResearch shows that women are more perceptive than men

Wed, 07/16/2014 - 09:35

Shirley Leung, business columnist for The Boston Globe, has written extensively—and frequently—about the dearth of women on corporate boards. In her piece, “Across Health Care Board Rooms, That’s Madam Chairman to You,” she discusses the growing…