IWER Organizational Culture

The Wisdom of Lotte Bailyn: Envisioning a New World of Work

For decades, MIT Sloan Professor Lotte Bailyn has been calling for changes in the way work is organized -- often in ways that have proven prescient.

Nov 20, 2023
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Press Diversity

Stereotypes of East Asians lacking in creativity impacts leadership advancement in USA

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Professor Jackson Lu has found that East Asians are stereotyped in the United States as lacking in creativity, which in turn may contribute to the “Bamboo Ceiling” in leadership attainment.

Nov 9, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

Thinkers50 awards recognize 13 from MIT Sloan

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Researchers studying good jobs, digital transformation, misinformation, and innovation were nominated for the 2023 Thinkers50 awards.

Nov 7, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

How Olive Garden and IHOP build relationships across income classes

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Research from MIT Sloan finds that casual chain restaurants like Applebee’s and Chili’s are the best places to meet and socialize with people from different income classes.

Nov 6, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

How generative AI can boost highly skilled workers’ productivity

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Generative AI can boost highly skilled worker productivity, if organizations establish a culture of accountability and encourage role reconfiguration.

Oct 19, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Labor

Why this Labor Day Is different

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This Hot Labor Summer, workers are demanding not just increased wages, but what labor expert Thomas Kochan calls “a new social contract.”

Sep 1, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

Study demonstrates the value of ‘long ties’

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Maintaining relationships with distant contacts takes work but results in a more diverse network and increased access to economic opportunities.

Aug 10, 2023
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IWER Economy

Stansbury Named One of 40 Best MBA Professors Under 40

MIT Sloan Assistant Professor Anna Stansbury has been named to the “40-Under-40 Best MBA Professors” list for 2023 by Poets & Quants, an online publication focused on graduate business education.

Jul 25, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Operations Management

The 4 essential choices in a good jobs system

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A good jobs system prioritizes customers and is designed to maximize employees’ productivity, motivation, and contributions.

Jun 6, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Gender

Altering gendered language in job postings doesn’t attract more women

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A new MIT Sloan study finds that tweaking the amount of masculine or feminine language in online job postings doesn’t increase gender diversity in the applicant pool.

May 30, 2023
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