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Does 'Food as Medicine' Make a Big Dent in Diabetes?
Study of rigorous trial, co-authored by Erwin H. Schell Professor Joseph Doyle, shows mixed results and suggests need to keep examining how nutrition can combat a pervasive disease.
Former Aetna CEO on Reframing Identity and Possibility in Leadership
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As Ron Williams, SF ’84, explained to MIT Sloan students at the iLead Speaker Series in April, Aetna's successful turnaround was the result of a tremendous team effort.
Fall Edition of IWER's Newsletter Available Online
The Fall 2022 edition of the newsletter of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) is now available online.
U.S. Earnings Inequality Plateaued in the Past Decade, New Study Finds
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In a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Clem Aeppli and MIT Sloan Associate Professor Nathan Wilmers find that a plateau in U.S. earnings inequality that started around 2012 was primarily due to rapid wage gains by workers at the low end of the labor market,
“People and Profits” Class Highlighted by Bloomberg
A new Bloomberg article features MIT Sloan’s “People and Profits” class, an innovative course both developed and currently taught by IWER faculty members.
Mud Bay's Good Jobs Journey
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This 2019 MIT Sloan case by Zeynep Ton and Katie Bach describes how the executive team at Mud Bay, a privately held pet store chain based in Olympia, Washington, implemented a good jobs strategy by offering better wages and benefits and seeking to recoup the costs by increasing sales growth and lowe...
Ideas for Hesitant Bystanders to Consider
Bystanders play an important role in addressing unacceptable behavior in organizations & communities—but may understandably hesitate to intervene. In a new article, longtime MIT ombuds Mary Rowe offers ideas and options for hesitant bystanders and those who counsel them.
Upcoming Exec Ed Course on "Leading the Future of Work"
MIT Sloan Professor Emeritus Thomas A. Kochan of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) co-leads this executive education Course with MIT Professors David Autor and Sandy Pentland.
Feeding Babies Isn't Easy, but Help Is on the Way
Andrea Ippolito, SDM ’12, understood the health care industry inside and out, but that didn’t matter as an exhausted new mom weighing feeding options for her daughter.