Business and management

“When the company is more stakeholder-focused, one very concrete consequence is that workers are being more protected,” Aleksandra Kacperczyk explains.

A stake in innovation

Laws allowing companies to prioritize stakeholders boost innovative activity.

February 17, 2016

“Today’s African Repats,” held on Feb. 4, 2016, was part of the Starr Forum series of events on global matters hosted by MIT’s Center for International Studies.

Into Africa

Entrepreneurs returning home to Africa find great promise, and many challenges.

February 5, 2016

A new book, “Politicized Enforcement in Argentina” (Cambridge University Press), by Matthew Amengual investigates worker safety and the global realities of labor-law enforcement. Here, a group of metal workers assist in steel production.

Reality check in the factory

MIT professor’s new book shows how labor laws actually get enforced, globally.

January 26, 2016

Professor Stephen Graves works with MIT Sloan undergraduates.

MIT Sloan launches three new undergraduate majors and minors

Course 15 will offer undergraduates three new majors — management, business analytics, and finance — starting this fall.

January 21, 2016

Learning and development heats up for winter

January 21, 2016

The DriveWell app runs in the background of a smartphone, collecting data on driving behavior. Drivers receive a score on a scale from 1 to 100, a route map, and tips for improvement. Scores can also be used for insurance discounts, or to compete with friends and other drivers worldwide.

Smarter driving, using your phone

App that rates drivers’ behavior yields promising safety results on the road.

January 5, 2016

“If you’re the kind of person who bought something that really didn’t resonate with the market, say, coffee-flavored Coca-Cola, then that also means you’re more likely to buy a type of toothpaste or laundry detergent that fails to resonate with the market,” MIT professor Catherine Tucker says.

Are you a “harbinger of failure”?

Study: Some consumers have an unerring knack for buying unpopular products.

December 23, 2015

MIT Professional Education students from South Africa use Lego bricks in a manufacturing game to assemble small cars.

MIT Professional Education trains South African managers from the manufacturing sector

December 14, 2015

Associate Provost Richard Lester, founder and faculty director of the Industrial Performance Center, listens to discussion and report analysis of "Growing Innovative Companies to Scale: How Does Massachusetts Measure Up?" held at MIT on Thursday, Dec. 10.

Growing innovative firms to scale

MIT study analyzes Massachusetts performance in growing tech-based companies to scale.

December 10, 2015

A new report estimates that, as of 2014, MIT alumni have launched 30,200 active companies, employing roughly 4.6 million people, and generating roughly $1.9 trillion in annual revenues.

New report outlines MIT’s global entrepreneurial impact

Alumni-founded companies have created 4.6 million jobs, generating nearly $2 trillion in annual revenues.

December 9, 2015

Manager's Medley: IAP workshops for managers

Sharpen managerial knowledge and skills by taking an MIT management workshop.

December 7, 2015

The "Clean Energy Technology Frontiers" panel at the C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium.

Clean energy connections and innovation

At C3E Symposium, industry-leading women share transformative research on policies, technologies, and diversity in energy sector.

December 4, 2015

Grace Overlander accepts her award from Lisa Frantzis, senior vice president of strategy and corporate development at Advanced Energy Economy, at the C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium.

Grace Overlander SM '08, MBA '08 recognized for leadership and mentoring in clean energy

Tesla Motors manager honored at Women in Clean Energy Symposium hosted by the MIT Energy Initiative and U.S. Department of Energy.

December 4, 2015

Illustration of buildings balancing on the Earth

Expecting the unexpected

In new book, MIT professor explains how companies can lessen the shocks of a volatile world.

October 21, 2015

A digital master class

George Westerman shares leadership lessons from corporations that successfully transform themselves through digital technology.

September 18, 2015

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