Enterprise Management Lab

EM-Lab at a glance

  • Term

    Fall + IAP

  • Units

    9

  • Eligible students

    All MIT Sloan and MIT graduate students in Enterprise Management

  • Corequisites

    15.814, 15.761, 15.900, or other equivalent MIT course

  • Bid/Application

    Bid

  • Host organization profile

    Leading multinationals and innovators in emergent space in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors

  • Sample sectors

    Automobiles, consumer goods, design, finance, healthcare, retail, sporting goods, technology, telecom

  • Sample host organizations

    Apple, BMW, Citi, Google, IDEO, iSlide, Nasdaq, P&G, Rave Mobile, SAP, Wayfair

The class

Enterprise Management Lab (EM-Lab) develops students’ abilities to take an integrated approach to solving the most pressing challenges facing today’s businesses. EM-Lab combines classroom lectures and faculty mentorship with challenging project work for real companies. The companies represent leaders and innovators in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. EM-Lab students work in small teams on tightly scoped projects focused on marketing, operations, and/or strategy for host companies. Though projects may take place in one of these functional areas, students are encouraged to stretch their thinking beyond their projects’ primary functional domain to develop holistic solutions. The projects culminate with the student teams giving formal presentations to their host companies that feature the teams’ findings and recommendations. 

Requirements

EM-Lab is only available to students studying in the Enterprise Management Certificate of the MIT Sloan MBA program, and must be taken during their first fall semester. 

Ayaka Fujisaki | MBA '23
This experience boosted my confidence. This project was a great opportunity for our team to test our professional experience and new learnings in the real business world.