The December 2023 issue of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) newsletter includes a special focus on women and work.
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In this study, the authors reviewed the contemporary literature on working voice measures, conducted two different surveys of U.S. workers, and tested different voice measures to understand their associations with various job-related outcomes. The authors develop a framework that captures important ...
This case study presents an example of a systemic investing approach, charting the Fink family's and ReFED’s transformative journey in US food waste reduction.
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Takeda is a global biopharmaceutical corporation with an ambitious zero-waste-to-landfill goal. BioLife, a subsidiary of Takeda, sought to develop prioritized recycling strategies in support of Takeda’s sustainability pledge and goals. A team of three Sustainable Business Lab (S-Lab) students tackle...
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The Sustainability Initiative stands with the comprehensive actions MIT is taking on diversity, equity, and inclusion. We see our contributions in four phases, outlined in our action plan.
MIT delegates share observations and insights from the largest-ever UN climate conference.
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The executive director of the Good Companies, Good Jobs Initiative at the MIT Sloan School of Management cuts through the hype about the “future of work” — and explains recent research on the transformative effects of artificial intelligence and automation on jobs.
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The executive director of the Good Companies, Good Jobs Initiative at the MIT Sloan School of Management explains recent research on what’s gone wrong for U.S. workers — and what can be done about it.
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New research finds that measuring the extent to which workers have as much say on the job as they think they deserve is an important aspect of evaluating job quality. In a survey of workers, a larger "voice gap" for workers was statistically associated with their having lower levels of job satisfact...
Join us for a conversation with MIT Sloan Professor Zeynep Ton drawing on insights from her latest book, 'The Case for Good Jobs." The event will take place on Thurs. Feb. 29, 2024, at the MIT Sloan School.
