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Finance
Why Stew Myers matters
Colleagues, former students, and friends detail a legacy built over 50 years at MIT Sloan.
Aug 2, 2016
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Career
Here are the perks that truly attract top-notch talent
Skip the arms race for quirky perks. How Akamai, HubSpot, and Optimus Ride settle on the perfect blend of benefits.
May 3, 2019
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Sustainability
Building global partnerships for climate advocacy
At Ceres, Chris Fox leads collaborative, goal-based work with investors to limit global warming.
Jun 8, 2020
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Sustainability
In Bloomberg’s ESG scores, ideas from across industries
Lenora Suki turns to impact-oriented, sustainable investors for inspiration, feedback, and collaboration.
Dec 7, 2020
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Artificial Intelligence
The hidden work created by artificial intelligence programs
Successful and ethical artificial intelligence programs take into account behind-the-scenes ‘repair work’ and ‘ghost workers.’
May 4, 2021
MIT Executive MBA
Leadership
The pie less travelled
Sergio Medina, EMBA ’20, is the founder and CEO of the social enterprise RISE in San Francisco, CA.
Sep 4, 2020
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Cybersecurity
These are the cyberthreats lurking in your supply chain
Five potential attack points, and how to defend them.
Feb 19, 2019
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Research
Study demonstrates the value of ‘long ties’
Maintaining relationships with distant contacts takes work but results in a more diverse network and increased access to economic opportunities.
Aug 10, 2023
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Labor
How Phyllis Wallace tackled workplace discrimination
Phyllis Wallace took part in a landmark 1970s AT&T discrimination case and researched the working lives of young Black women.
Sep 29, 2021
Alumni
Entrepreneurship
The Power of the Pivot
This past June, a new crop of 20 teams entered MIT delta v, the educational startup accelerator run by the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship. Each had a different problem in its sights, from the difficulties amputees face in controlling prosthetics to wasted space in airplane cargo holds....
Mar 18, 2022