IWER Human Resources

Journal Plans Special Issue Honoring Mary Rowe’s Contributions to Ombuds Field

The Journal of the International Ombuds Association (JIOA) has announced plans for a special issue focused on the scholarly contributions of MIT Sloan Adjunct Professor Mary P. Rowe and their impact on our understanding of the ombuds profession.

May 11, 2023
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IWER Human Resources

When Working From Home Benefits Employees—and When It Doesn’t

Is working from home good for employees? New research finds that the answer depends on the circumstances—and in particular, whether at-home work is replacing time in the office or adding to it.

Mar 31, 2023
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IWER Hiring

Gendered Language in Job Postings Has Little Effect on Applicant Behavior, New Research Finds

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In an effort to attract a diverse pool of talented candidates, many contemporary U.S. employers seek to craft gender-neutral job postings by editing language in the postings that may have masculine or feminine connotations. But how much difference do such practices make in reality? Not that much, su...

Mar 24, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

How to draft a letter to a workplace harasser

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A well-structured letter starts with facts, incorporates feelings, and concludes with a solution, according to MIT Sloan negotiation expert Mary Rowe.

Mar 8, 2023
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Press Education

Legacy preferences are materially beneficial, but counterproductive

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Why do colleges still prefer legacy applicants based on a theoretical framework of the three types of logics found in decision-making strategies: meritocratic, diversity, and material logic?

Mar 1, 2023
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IWER Human Resources

Explore Online Resources on Conflict Management Systems, Workplace Mistreatment, the Organizational Ombuds Profession, and More

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MIT Sloan Adjunct Professor Mary P. Rowe, a pioneer in the organizational ombuds profession, has made many of the articles she has written over her career freely available on her personal webpages at MIT Sloan.

Feb 2, 2023
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

Employees more likely to second-guess interpretable algorithms

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New research shows that people are more likely to trust complicated machine learning models over models that they’re able to understand and troubleshoot.

Jan 12, 2023
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Alumni Research

An Evening of Discovery at the MIT Museum

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Invited guests attended a special event at the new MIT Museum location in Kendall Square in early December.

Dec 21, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

MIT Sloan research on AI and machine learning

An AI productivity boom is coming. Here’s what managers need to know to roll out intelligent technology that’s ethical and worker-centric.

Oct 26, 2022
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Ideas Made to Matter Health Care

New study quantifies occupational distress among physicians

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A new study links physician well-being to the perception that bystanders will intervene when someone is being mistreated in a workplace.

Oct 24, 2022
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