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MIT Sloan’s Marketing group equips students with a deep understanding of behavioral and management science theories and methods, drawing from disciplines such as behavioral science, economics, operations research, and statistics. The group benefits from the pioneering work of faculty members like Duncan Simester, who explores consumer behavior and pricing strategies; Juanjuan Zhang, known for her research on social interactions and marketing; and Catherine Tucker, who investigates digital marketing and privacy issues. This collaborative environment fosters innovative research that addresses key challenges in marketing, including customer satisfaction and the psychological aspects of consumer behavior. 

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From Scarcity to Scale Blog by Layla Abushakra

"Africa doesn’t want our pity; it needs unity. It needs a reminder of its centuries of history and rich ancestry. It needs voice, not silence. It needs investment not just in Africa, but with it."

Jun 30, 2025
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From Malaysia to Brazil: Action Learning team reunites to make an impact

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Sometimes, an MIT Sloan Action Learning team is so successful that it calls for an encore. That’s what happened for MBA ’25 students Shawn George, Neha Golakia, Trung Nguyen, and Nisha Patel when they teamed up again for a Global Entrepreneurship Lab (G-Lab) project in Brazil after a successful ASEA...

Jun 25, 2025
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Sinan Aral

Sinan Aral

David Austin Professor of Management

Sinan Aral is a global authority on business analytics; award-winning researcher; entrepreneur, and venture capitalist who is ranked among the top 50 management scholars in the world and was rated the World’s “Top Digital Thinker” in 2021. He is the…

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Rahul Bhui

Rahul Bhui

Class of 1958 Career Development Assistant Professor

Rahul Bhui is an Assistant Professor of Marketing and the Class of 1958 Career Development Assistant Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and affiliate faculty of the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. His research combines…

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Sharmila C. Chatterjee

Sharmila C. Chatterjee

Senior Lecturer, Marketing

Sharmila C. Chatterjee is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing and is the Academic Head for the MBA Track in Enterprise Management (EM) launched at MIT Sloan in Fall 2012. Chatterjee teaches the graduate course in B2B Marketing and is deeply engaged in…

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