August IWER Newsletter: Worker Voice and Empowerment
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The August 2024 issue of the newsletter of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research is now available online.
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The August 2024 issue of the newsletter of the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research is now available online.
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Matt Beane, SM ’14, PhD ’17, argues those using artificial intelligence will become incrementally de-skilled unless they are consciously upskilling at the same time.
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To combat the negative effects of climate change, making a transition to green energy is vital. But what will happen to people whose jobs are significantly linked to fossil fuel use? And what policy options are available to mitigate the employment effects of such a transition? That was a question ex...
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New research by MIT Sloan Professor Nathan Wilmers and two coauthors finds that having certain kinds of tasks in a job description allows new employees, including frontline workers, to earn more.
Papers for Sessions I, II and III on 10/25/24.
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During September's iLead Speaker Series event, Analysis Group’s Martha Samuelson, SF ’86, and Rebecca Kirk Fair, MBA ’02, discussed their professional journeys, as well as the culture and leadership of their firm.
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Do policies that it easier for employees to juggle work and family needs increase the ability of women to advance in organizations? New research from Eunmi Mun, Shawna Vican, and MIT Sloan Professor Erin L. Kelly suggests that was indeed the case with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in the U...
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For 10 years, the MIT Sloan Alumni Board has worked to create a strong, supportive, and visible global community that benefits alumni, students, and the school.
Another New York Climate Week has come to a close, and we returned to MIT campus feeling inspired and energized as we press on with our commitment to taking climate action now.
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MIT Sloan Professor Emeritus Thomas Kochan has published an op-ed in a November 2024 ballot question in Massachusetts