MIT Sloan Management Review - Spring 2025

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RESEARCH SNAPSHOT: The Link Between Worker Ownership and Workplace Safety

WHAT DOES EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP IN A COMPANY HAVE TO DO WITH workplace safety? A lot, according to a new study published in the journal Management Science.

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THREE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT: M&As AND TECHNOLOGY

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ARE A KEY growth strategy for companies - and we may see an uptick in such activity, given expectations of less-stringent antitrust regulation from the new U.S. administration.

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MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE: Taking Open Source Into the AI Era

Mark Surman is president of Mozilla, where he oversees a portfolio of organizations working to keep the internet open and accessible to all. After joining the organization in 2008, he spent over a decade building out its philanthropic arm. Since 2021, he has led the nonprofit's transformation for the AI era, while maintaining its values of privacy and user empowerment. MIT Sloan Management Review> spoke with Surman about managing a mission-driven technology organization through major transitions. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Consumers Are Gaining the Right to Repair Are You Ready?

Manufacturers must begin to design for repairability and prepare for a more competitive services aftermarket.

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Break Down Silos for Visibility Into Enterprise Risk

Companies today must manage an increasingly complex array of risks, including cybersecurity threats, the impact of geopolitical tensions and major weather events on supply chains, and economic volatility — among others. Many businesses are challenged to marshal sufficient resources, personnel, and advanced technology to fully understand potential threats. But few recognize that their efforts are also hindered by the silos within their risk management functions that leave their teams with visibility into only select pieces of the overall threat matrix.

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The New Challenges of Brand Management

In the digital age, brand is signaled by marketers, but meaning is cocreated with consumers.

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The Case for Lean Cybersecurity Leadership

More complex hierarchies can lead to overconfidence that exacerbates risk.

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How Chinese Companies Expand Globally Despite Headwinds

Understanding Chinese companies' place-based strategies for growth can be valuable to companies everywhere.

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Lessons Learned From Outside Innovators

Outsiders can spark new thinking by challenging norms and spotting overlooked opportunities.

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How Remote Work Changes Design Thinking

Replacing onsite design-thinking sessions with virtual ones fundamentally changes the innovation process and outcomes.

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The Hidden Battle for IP Protection in Alliances

Predatory partners can extract valuable intellectual property and learn the practices companies use to protect it. Here's why companies need a multilayered defense.

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What Leaders Get Wrong About Employee Motivation

Flawed assumptions about what motivates people to work can lead to counterproductive management tactics. Research points to a better way.

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Who's Making Your Talent Decisions?

Talent management software promises efficiency and objectivity, but in practice it can limit company-specific talent strategies.

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The Way to Net Zero: Reducing Emissions Takes Teamwork

As chemical sector giants BASF and Henkel pursued transformations to make good on net-zero pledges, they unlocked new strategies by collaborating.

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How to Embed Purpose at Every Level

Leaders must find ways to execute on sustainability aspirations throughout the organization, including prioritizing investments and optimizing operating plans.

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A New Machine Learning Approach Answers What-If Questions

Causal ML enables managers to explore different options to improve decision-making.

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Building One KPI to Rule Them All

Here's how an online travel company set out to develop a complex metric to keep decisions made by the business development team aligned with strategy.

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Leaders' Critical Role in Building a Learning Culture

By taking a deliberate, thoughtful role in facilitating learning, leaders can propel change and build employees' problem-solving skills.

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Four Leadership Loads That Keep Getting Heavier

You dreamed of being an inspiring leader, but you're fighting fires every day instead. Here are no-nonsense tips for managing the stress of leading in “interesting” times.

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Ask Sanyin: How Can We Shift the Return-to-Office Conversation?

It’s been five years since the start of the pandemic, and we’re still debating a return to the office. I know that being together physically is important for communication and connection. How can I bring employees back to the office in a way that responds to their needs rather than being seen as “command and control”?

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