Business
MIT Sloan Management Review
Can Design Thinking Succeed in Your Organization?
Many leaders become discouraged when design thinking doesn't get the results they expect. They can improve the odds of success by assessing the readiness of their organizations and preparing their teams for a different problem-solving process.
10+ min |
Fall 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Meet the New Board — Same as the Old Board
Many companies are just going through the motions of recruiting more diverse board members. It’s time to get serious about board refreshment.
9 min |
Fall 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Closing the Governance Gap in Joint Ventures
Businesses are increasingly partnering to meet their strategic objectives but neglecting governance puts JVs and their shareholders at risk.
10+ min |
Fall 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Cognitive Shortcut That Clouds Decision-Making
Merely repeating false claims increases their believability, leaving business leaders vulnerable to basing decisions on misinformation. Here are four strategies to prevent this.
10 min |
Fall 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Strategically Engaging With Innovation Ecosystems
Where startups, researchers, and investors cluster, opportunities to accelerate corporate innovation abound.
10+ min |
Fall 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
How Smart Products Create Connected Customers
The data streams generated by customers using smart, connected products can lead to new products and services.
9 min |
Fall 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Why Innovators in China Stay Close to the Market
Businesses in China increasingly source their innovations from customers, competitors, and front-line employees, bucking trends seen elsewhere in the world.
9 min |
Fall 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Manage Your Customer Portfolıo for Maximum Lifetime Value
How converting customers to closer relationships, leveraging them, and defending them can drive future revenue and lower costs.
10+ min |
Fall 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
AI on the Front Lines
AI progress can stall when end users resist adoption. Developers must think beyond a project's business benefits and ensure that end users' workflow concerns are addressed.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Why Some CFOs Make Better M&A Deals
When chief financial officers have greater influence in the C-suite, companies are far less likely to destroy value by overpaying for acquisitions.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Working Values: How Purpose, Morals, and Meaning Build Stronger Organizations
VISIONARY LEADERS ARE DEMONSTRATING that a foundation of positive core beliefs, a unifying higher purpose, and a strong ethical code create fertile ground for employee engagement, customer loyalty, and organizational growth.
1 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Unlock the Power of Purpose
A new framework helps companies derive business value from a clear, consistent corporate purpose that drives collaboration, innovation, and growth.
10 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Manage the Risks of Software Reuse
Whether or not your organization develops software, it's likely exposed to the risks of vulnerabilities buried deep within code.
6 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
IPO Disclosures Are Ripe for Reform
Current financial disclosure rules let would-be public companies shape a rosy narrative about their prospects and obscure information that investors should know.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
CYBERATTACKS - The Ransomware Dilemma
The decision on whether to pay up when cybercriminals hold data hostage is shaped by choices leaders made long before an attack.
8 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Loneliness of the Hybrid Worker
Having supportive colleagues in the workplace is key to feeling less isolated when working from home.
8 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Improve Creative Brainstorming With Constructive Criticism [CREATIVITY]
Does criticism help or hinder creativity in brainstorming? It depends on the context.
4 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Set Up to Fail
Poor design of C-suite jobs can block executives from succeeding in their roles.
9 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Break the Link Between Pay and Motivation
An experiment in eliminating a pay-for-performance model bolstered sales force results, retention, and engagement at Hilti Group.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Why We Don’t Talk About Meaning at Work
Meaningful work will remain elusive if managers don’t learn to overcome four barriers to healthy conversations about what gives individuals their sense of purpose.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Neuroscience of Customer Experience
When neurological insights inform design thinking, companies can innovate with greater precision.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
How a Values-Based Approach Advances DEI
A new model for developing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the organization can increase employee satisfaction.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Making Sense of the Post-Pandemic Future
MORE THAN TWO YEARS into the pandemic, we’re in a moment when both leaders and employees are trying to make sense of how the experience has changed them and imagining what comes next.
4 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
[DATA PRIVACY] - Preserving Privacy While Sharing Data
Differential privacy can safeguard personal information when data is being shared, but it requires a high level of expertise.
8 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Fostering Ethical Conduct Through Psychological Safety
Line managers are key to creating safe spaces for employees to discuss concerns.
10 min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
Mastering Innovation’s Toughest Trade-Offs
Leaders must answer eight key questions to address the hidden tensions underlying innovation strategies.
10+ min |
Summer 2022
MIT Sloan Management Review
When Employees Don't ‘Like' Their Employers on Social Media
Many managers would like their employees to be active in representing the company on social media, but employees are often less engaged than expected. How can organizations encourage employees to become brand ambassadors?
10+ min |
Winter 2017
MIT Sloan Management Review
Which Features Increase Customer Retention?
Most companies aspire to design goods and services that encourage repeat business. Yet businesses often invest in expensive features without adequately understanding how the features that attract new customers may differ from those that will retain existing ones.
10+ min |
Winter 2017
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Fundamental Flaw In AI Implementation
Many executives are enthusiastic about the business potential of machine learning applications. But business leaders often overlook a key issue: To fully unlock the benefits of artificial intelligence, you’ll need to upgrade your people’s skills — and build an empowered, AI-savvy workforce.
5 min |
Winter 2018
MIT Sloan Management Review
What Sets Breakthrough Strategies Apart
Innovative strategies depend more on novel, well-reasoned theories than on well-crunched numbers.
8 min |