MIT Sloan Management Review

MIT Sloan Management Review leads the discourse among academic researchers, business executives and other influential thought leaders about advances in management practice, particularly those shaped by technology,  that are transforming how people lead and innovate. MIT SMR disseminates new management research and innovative ideas so that thoughtful executives can capitalize on the opportunities generated by rapid organizational, technological and societal change.

The Courage to Listen

MIT Sloan Management Review

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Deepfake Anxiety in the C-Suite

MIT SMR READS

INCENTIVIZING CEOs

The End of Attrition

Engaging Employees in Growth and Innovation

Does GenAI Impose a Creativity Tax? • LLMs can boost worker productivity, but outputs may reflect less human creativity and originality.

How to Build Diverse Leadership Teams by Enlisting Stakeholders • Make allies of people inside and outside your organization who are invested in strengthening talent pipelines.

Cutting Last-Mile Delivery Costs • New tactics can boost profitability and satisfaction with subscription services.

A Better Way to Avoid Project Delays • Many organizations estimate project timelines inaccurately. Working from past project examples, however, can improve on-time completion.

When Qualified Women Resist the Leader Label • Many women are less likely than men to see themselves as leaders despite their demonstrated abilities.

Leveraging Growth with Business Strategy Formula

A Good Strategy Should Optimize Limited Resources To Achieve Superior Performance

Innovating for Top Performance

Design Work to Prevent Burnout • A new model for improving work design supports change that increases employee engagement and reduces stress.

Craft Schedules That Work for Everyone • Business leaders can improve retention and business performance with schedules that make sense for workers’ lives.

Improve Workflows by Managing Bottlenecks • Understand whether process or resource constraints are stalling work.

A Practical Guide to Gaining Value From LLMs • Getting a return from generative AI investments requires a systematic approach to analyzing appropriate use cases.

The Myth of the Sustainable Consumer • Companies that understand the different kinds of consumers for sustainable products can market to them more effectively.

How Integrating DEI Into Strategy Lifts Performance • Incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion practices into core business planning can provide a competitive edge.

Know Your Data to Harness Federated Machine Learning • A collaborative approach to training AI models can yield better results, but it requires finding partners with data that complements your own.

Why Influence Is a Two-Way Street • Managers achieve better outcomes when they prioritize collaborative decision-making over powers of persuasion.

Make Character Count in Hiring and Promoting • Most managers focus on competencies when evaluating candidates — but it’s character that will transform the DNA of the organization. Here’s how to assess it.

Why do so few companies succeed with AI? • We’re on a mission to find out.

What You Still Can’t Say at Work • Most people know what can’t be said in their organization. But leaders can apply these techniques to break through the unwritten rules that make people self-censor.

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