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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Ideas Made to Matter Sustainability

ESG ratings: Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water

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ESG ratings may be flawed, but they remain the most effective way to measure the ethical behavior of companies, MIT researchers contend.

Feb 23, 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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