Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

How multicultural experience makes effective leaders

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Their ‘communication competence’ helps them influence and guide others toward shared goals. They also get better marks from the people they lead.

Jul 26, 2021
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MIT Sloan launches collaboration with Parthenope University of Naples

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The five-year agreement with Parthenope University of Naples for a strategic collaboration supports Parthenope’s new Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (MEIM).

Jul 22, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Research

4 researchers join MIT Sloan faculty

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Research topics include analyzing firm behavior, data-driven sequential decision-making, inequality and worker power, and renewable energy integration.

Jul 7, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

14 quotes and stats for digital leaders

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Insights from experts about how today’s leaders can manage employee needs, organizational culture, technology, and innovation.

Jun 8, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Organizational Culture

How training for new tech threatens worker hierarchies

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New technologies are upsetting status structures in the workplace. How can managers introduce them without driving a wedge between coworkers?

Jun 1, 2021
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Press Leadership

How the National Women’s Soccer League thrived in the pandemic

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The NWSL was the first professional sports league to return to action during the pandemic and the first to crown a champion. It succeeded in reaching larger audiences and expanding to new markets.

May 24, 2021
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Cultural psychology explains striking regional differences in COVID-19 mask use

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Why, despite the well-documented dangers of COVID-19, do there continue to be those who refuse to wear masks?

May 20, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Science

The cultural psychology behind mask-wearing

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New research from MIT Sloan assistant professor Jackson Lu shows a link between collectivistic cultures and higher rates of mask usage.

May 20, 2021
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

What’s keeping East Asians from leadership in US firms?

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American focus on assertiveness may hold East Asians back from corporate leadership.

May 3, 2021
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MIT Sloan Experts Labor

How Massachusetts can address critical ongoing staffing shortages in long-term care

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The state must amend state law to provide competitive wages and a path to CNA certification for frontline workers who stepped up to serve as nurse aides during the pandemic.

May 3, 2021
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