Ideas Made to Matter Research

The top 10 MIT Sloan news stories of 2019

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Fixing a toxic work culture, the value of coaches, and other stories that caught readers’ attention this year.

Dec 3, 2019
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MIT Sloan faculty insights: 6 books from 2019

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From the history of liberty to the future of R&D, here are some of the books from MIT Sloan faculty that arrived in 2019.

Nov 25, 2019
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5 from MIT Sloan honored at Thinkers50 awards

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Thinkers50 recognizes business thought leaders from around the world. Here are the MIT Sloan researchers honored this year.

Nov 20, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Innovation

Forget ‘fail fast.’ Here’s how to truly master digital innovation

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Failure rarely offers useful lessons, research shows. Asking questions and admitting what you don’t know leads to successful digital innovation.

Oct 9, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Public Policy

A customized approach to high-opportunity housing

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A customized search program helped low-income families find and move to good neighborhoods to raise their children.

Sep 3, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Supply Chain

Supply chain visibility boosts consumer trust

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Companies that make the effort to learn more about their supply chain can see higher sales among some consumers.

Aug 20, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Entrepreneurship

State-level R&D tax credits create startups, but not success

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Tax breaks for research and development mean more innovation and entrepreneurship, but not necessarily better — or faster — innovation and entrepreneurship.

Aug 14, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Venture Capital

2 strong predictors of startup success

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Successful companies tend to set up shop in Delaware and protect their ideas.

Aug 5, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Digital Economy

6 insights from MIT Sloan Management Review

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An interactive corporate dataset, an AI ethicist, marketing strategies, and more.

Jun 26, 2019
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The risks and unintended consequences of blockchain

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A cybersecurity expert warns that the same features that give blockchain its advantages are also causing problems.

Jun 18, 2019
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