PhD
Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management
The Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Management (TIES) group at MIT Sloan offers a comprehensive exploration of technology-based innovation and entrepreneurship. For over 40 years, MIT Sloan faculty, including renowned scholars like Pierre Azoulay, Michael A. Cusumano, Danielle Li, and Fiona E. Murray, have led pioneering research and developed a robust curriculum that addresses the management of research, development, and commercialization of innovations. The TIES group also oversees the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, which provides a multidisciplinary curriculum and extensive student activities, including the prestigious MIT $100K business plan competition.
Research from TIES Faculty
A free, AI-powered youth entrepreneurship platform, “Dear Dreamer,” launches, built by the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and made possible by the Frank & Eileen Foundation
The first-of-its-kind platform combines an evidence-based framework with cutting-edge AI technology to guide students through real-world entrepreneurship concepts.
Discovering a path to renewed growth
Indorama Ventures, headquartered in Bangkok, is one of the world's leading sustainable chemical companies, with operations across more than 30 countries. Among its diverse businesses is a premium wool division that manufactures high-quality worsted fine count yarns for leading apparel brands and cus...
Will AI derail global climate goals?
MIT Sloan School of Management researchers find that AI’s biggest climate threat isn’t the power draw of data centers — it’s the economic growth AI unleashes.
Can AI’s climate benefits outweigh its costs?
The rising energy demands of AI and data centers threaten corporate net zero commitments and worsen climate change. But can AI also help develop climate solutions? MIT Sloan researchers investigate.
Select TIES Faculty
Faculty
Pierre Azoulay
International Programs Professor of Management
Pierre Azoulay is the International Programs Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses on the impact of different funding regimes on the…
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Michael A. Cusumano
Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management
Michael A. Cusumano is the SMR Distinguished Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and currently the faculty director of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship and the CoDirector of the MIT System Design and…
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Danielle Li
David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology
Danielle Li is the David Sarnoff Professor of Management of Technology and a Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, as well as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research interests are in economics…
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Fiona E. Murray
William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship
Fiona Murray is the William Porter (1967) Professor of Entrepreneurship. She is the former Associate Dean of Innovation at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is an associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. She received her BA ’89…
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Lindsey Raymond (2024)
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Wesley Greenblatt (2023)
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Soomi Kim (2023)
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Jane Wu (2022)
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Caroline Viola Fry (2020)