Future of Work
At MIT Sloan, we’re leading the future of work. Through research and classroom teaching, we explore the technologies, systems, and leadership styles that profoundly affect organizations and workers everywhere. The MIT Sloan Work and Organization Studies Group studies what workers will need to succeed in jobs of the future and what leaders need to know to manage complex organizations and diverse teams; the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research explores how work can be improved for both workers and organizations; and the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy examines how people and companies can adapt to new ways of doing business. Courses taught by our faculty and coaching offered by the MIT Leadership Center help students gain the fundamental knowledge of organizational structures and processes and develop the necessary skills to lead the workforce of the future.
These human capabilities complement AI’s shortcomings
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The work tasks that AI is least likely to replace are those that depend on uniquely human capacities, such as empathy, judgment, ethics, and hope.
America's Job-Quality Crisis
In an essay for the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly reflects on America's job-quality crisis and how to address it.
Spring 2025 IWER Newsletter Now Available
The Spring 2025 newsletter from the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) is now available online.
Workers need good jobs. The climate sector can help
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The U.S. is experiencing a crisis around job quality. Emerging climate jobs can give workers a living wage, health care, and safe working conditions.
How to build a winning team, on or off the court
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Here’s how to align talent, culture, and strategy to create lasting team success, according to private equity exec and WNBA franchise CEO Suzanne Abair.
The Trouble With Meritocracy
Meritocracy has become an increasingly popular term. But MIT Sloan Professor Emilio J. Castilla explains in The European Business Review that saying an organization is meritocratic can increase bias.
The Surprising Potential of Health and Well-Being Committees
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MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly, who is Co-Director of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER), found in a recent multiyear study in e-commerce warehouses that establishing Health and Well-Being Committees that allow employees to give input on workplace issues significantly reduc...
The most serious cases reported by organizational ombuds
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When employees contact an ombuds, what issues are raised — and which are most important to all stakeholders, including the organization?
5 issues to consider as AI reshapes work
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Experts say those making decisions about AI should engage proactively with policymakers and consider worker voice and well-being.
How to use generative AI to augment your workforce
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Artificial intelligence can be useful in the workplace, but humans have to first define what success looks like, according to MIT Sloan’s Danielle Li.