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.
How artificial intelligence impacts the US labor market
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New research from MIT Sloan shows that companies can see substantial gains by putting AI to work — with that growth translating into jobs.
Download: Workforce development in the age of AI
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From MIT experts, strategies to transform skills, roles, and human potential across your organization.
The Effects of Worker Voice on Manufacturing Pay and Productivity
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What happens when manufacturing companies regularly incorporate worker feedback and ideas into their production processes? New research coauthored by MIT Sloan Professor Nathan Wilmers finds that productivity is generally higher—and so is production worker pay.
Which transportation workers will be most impacted by AI?
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New MIT research details the extent to which artificial intelligence will affect jobs, tasks, and costs in the transportation industry.
Why talent management strategies go wrong — and how to fix them
“The Meritocracy Paradox” offers frameworks to help organizations make people-management decisions based on data and evidence rather than intuition.
Building a quantum workforce
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The Quantum Index Report from MIT documents a growing demand for quantum skills and emerging efforts to train a quantum workforce.
Where Sloanies Learn the Real Meaning of Networking
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Sloanies Helping Sloanies is more than just an event. It’s an ethos about helping the next generation of MIT Sloan students.
Introducing a better way of working
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Dynamic work design can help you break through static dysfunction and calm organizational chaos. A new book provides direction.
The business benefits of a workplace health and well-being committee
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HaWCs can be a cost-effective way to reduce turnover among front-line employees and save your organization money.
Summer 2025 Issue of IWER Newsletter Now Available
The August 2025 newsletter of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research is now available online. The title of this issue of the IWER newsletter is "'The Meritocracy Paradox' and More: New Works from IWER Researchers."