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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.
‘No One Works Here’ urges firms to tackle human bottlenecks with AI
In his new book, MIT Sloan School of Management’s Paul Cheek argues that companies lose competitive ground when they keep humans in the loop on decisions that AI can make more efficiently.
The Rise of the “Disposable” American Worker
The transformation of employment has left roughly one-third of the U.S. workforce without job security, according to a new book by MIT Sloan School of Management professor Paul Osterman.
‘Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment’
MIT Sloan’s Paul Osterman argues that the rise in gig workers, freelancers, contractors, adjuncts, and other contingent workers carries long-term implications for the future of work.
How will AI automation hit — like a crashing wave or a rising tide?
AI performance is improving across many workplace tasks broadly, not in sudden shocks, new MIT research finds. That cadence gives companies and workers time to prepare for task-level displacements.
Why AI-driven enterprises are the future of entrepreneurship
AIDEs have lower overhead, are extremely efficient at product development, require a smaller footprint, and provide increased ownership for founders, according to MIT Sloan’s Paul Cheek.
Who benefits from negotiating? Social class makes a difference
New research from MIT Sloan School of Management finds that individuals from lower social class backgrounds are less likely to negotiate and face greater backlash when they do.
How organizations can capture value from digital colleagues
As AI systems become more capable, companies will need to think beyond individual tools and begin managing AI as a digital colleague — part of how teams, workflows, and business processes operate.
Remembering Robert McKersie, who reshaped how we understand negotiation
McKersie’s 1965 framework for labor bargaining became one of negotiation theory’s most enduring ideas — and helped guide a life of activism, mentorship, and academic leadership.
An Inside Look at the AI Work Revolution
MIT Sloan School of Management experts weighed in on the state of business and the growing importance of artificial intelligence at MIT Sloan Reunion 2026.
5 ways to make agentic AI a competitive advantage
Enterprises looking to make the most of agentic AI will have to rethink how work gets done and how teams are organized, without forgetting the human workers who set their companies apart.