Articles from MIT Sloan School of Management

A focus on technology and innovation will play a crucial role in achieving economic diversification and agency in the country and across the African continent.

The school’s expanded presence will broaden opportunities for growth and collaboration for individuals and organizations across the Southeast Asian region

New MIT Sloan Research Debunks Four ‘Impostor Syndrome’ Myths

Research scientists identify four stages of enterprise AI maturity and pinpoint capabilities an enterprise needs as it progresses through the stages

MIT Sloan research shows that a pay-as-bid auction model for governments managing carbon emissions could boost revenue and incentivize companies’ shifts to greener technology

Drawing parallels with the rise of the biotech industry, MIT faculty propose strategic initiatives and a practical roadmap to propel fusion energy towards commercialization

New MIT Sloan research has found human-AI combinations often perform worse in decision-making tasks than the best of humans or AI alone. But the partnerships showed much promise in creative tasks.

Experts share innovative ideas for using artificial intelligence to solve critical business problems and deliver on strategy

To generate financial returns, new MIT CISR research recommends best practices for two different types of implementation

New MIT Sloan research has found that politically conservative users tend to share misinformation at a greater volume than politically liberal users and this could explain why conservatives were suspended more frequently — thus an asymmetry in sanctions is not evidence of biased policies on the part of social media companies.

New framework holds promise of increased platform loyalty and fair competition compliance

New MIT Sloan research on patterns in interest rate cycles shows that the transition from hiking to cutting rates does not necessarily imply that interest rates will fall back to the low levels from before the pandemic.

New MIT Sloan research shows that conversations with large language models can successfully reduce belief in conspiracy theories.

New MIT Sloan research explores partisan differences in attitudes towards fact-checkers and shows that social media fact-checking warning labels are broadly effective across the political spectrum.

Innovations in regulation and payment models for individualized gene therapy and increased collaboration can improve the efficiency of developing individualized genetic medicines, reducing their per-patient cost and improving access for patients in need.

MIT Sloan professor’s new book explores the coordination challenges involved in planning markets, and the obstacles that can lead to failure — using the California electricity crisis of 2000 as a case study.

A new MIT Sloan report offers organizations a roadmap that focuses on a “bottom-up” approach to implementing AI in workplaces

Data shows excellence in four capabilities associated with high achievement

Two years after a decision by a coalition of countries to impose a Russian oil price cap, a new MIT Sloan paper shows that the cap has helped to keep global oil prices from spiking, but enforcement needs improvement.

New MIT Sloan research found that while movie viewers react negatively to increased racial representation in movie casting, the Black Lives Matter movement mitigated this bias against racial minority actors.

A new MIT Sloan study shows organizational leaders shouldn’t expect junior professionals to be a reliable source of expertise for teaching senior staff the tips, tricks, and tactics of generative artificial intelligence use.

New MIT Sloan research shows that unflagged but misleading content on Facebook was less persuasive, but much more widely seen, and thus generated more COVID-19 vaccine skepticism than flagged misinformation.

MIT Sloan research finds that European banks’ climate commitments have yet to lead to significant lending changes that support a shift to net-zero emissions.

New MIT Sloan research reveals how misaligned incentive structures in the U.S. and U.K. contribute to minimum wage noncompliance.

New research from Rice Business and MIT Sloan finds that American voters hold opposing politicians to strict standards of factuality but support their favorite politicians as long as their statements express a “deeper truth” they support.

In two new books, Bill Aulet and Paul Cheek offer an integrated, data-driven methodology to bring ideas from concept to market.

New MIT CISR research offers insights on how to invest in capabilities, involve work staff, and realize value from both predictive and generative AI

Cambridge, MA, March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28, 2024 –New research from MIT Sloan School of Management has found that AI-generated visuals of re-imagined United States cities with largely car-free downtowns helped persuade people to support the idea of investing more in public transportation and related green policies.

New MIT Sloan research, based on Clarity AI data, finds that companies that don't receive external assurance are not actually making carbon emissions reductions despite setting targets, and furthermore, even small companies should have third party audits.

New MIT Sloan research shows how rational inattention theory plays a role in investment decision making

Cambridge, MA, March 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program announced today that two new organizations — Northrop Grumman and Stanley Black & Decker — have become their newest members of its industry partnerships. These additions bring the partner company total to 24, 19 of which are either Fortune 500 or Fortune Global 500.  

As part of the new Climate Project at MIT, the center will create and strengthen connections between leading climate researchers and policymakers

New MIT Sloan research reveals flaws in common assumptions about how misinformation spreads and shows how news producers can manipulate consumer behavior.

New MIT Sloan research presents a framework for business leaders to analyze whether to use quantum or traditional computing to yield the best outcome

Cambridge, MA, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The computer analyst who quietly supports the group leader. The “geek” who serves as a punchline. The math genius relegated to the role of sidekick. What do these common depictions of East Asian characters in mainstream American movies and television shows have in common? They portray East Asians as hardworking and “book smart”—but not “street smart”—and lacking in creativity in a culture that places significant emphasis on creativity as a leadership quality.

Surprisingly, being neurotic buffers against performance decrements

In their new book, an MIT Sloan academic and co-authors found that on average 82% of data monetization returns come from improving work operations and customer experience versus 18% from selling information