Ideas Made to Matter Behavioral Economics

Tallying the full cost of air pollution

A new, large-scale research review catalogs the enormity of the threat.

Feb 3, 2020
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Ideas Made to Matter Productivity

A better process for processes

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Visualization techniques natural to factory work can help knowledge workers transform their processes.

Nov 8, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Technology

The lure of 'so-so technology,' and how to avoid it

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Companies are investing in technology that replaces workers but brings little improvement to productivity. Here’s how to break the cycle.

Oct 31, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Leadership

Why ‘structured’ managers are better at hiring, firing

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Research shows managers who adopt consistent hiring and incentive practices have better HR outcomes.

Jul 31, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Operations Management

A little management attention can go a long way

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Attentive managers move workers when their environments get too toxic, new research finds.

Jul 11, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Organizational Culture

To fix your culture, listen to your workforce

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Being too isolated from your frontlines can lead to big business problems.

May 10, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter

Taking the high road to worker compensation

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How companies that value people as much as profits can still come out ahead.

Apr 23, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Closing the ‘voice gap’ in America’s workforce

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Newly vocal employees call for not just fair compensation, but a greater say in how their companies are run.

Apr 5, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Productivity

A calm before the AI productivity storm

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The productivity benefits of artificial intelligence are being masked by a ramp-up period.

Jan 2, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Strategy

MIT Sloan experts on 2019 business trends

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Brexit, tariffs, human capital, and cybersecurity. Here’s what some of MIT Sloan’s faculty will be following in the new year.

Dec 17, 2018
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