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IWER-Related Courses for MBA Students
A list of courses that faculty affiliated with the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) offer MBA students.
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Ideas Made to Matter
Innovation
Setting aside downtime for innovation
Being free of (some) responsibility means more time to develop new ideas.
Feb 7, 2019
Ideas Made to Matter
Labor
Internal hiring not always a ladder of opportunity
New research shows that people in lower wage jobs find more upward mobility when they switch employers rather than making an internal move.
Aug 8, 2022
Ideas Made to Matter
Strategy
How to use competitive insight
Competitive insight is about taking competitors seriously so you’re never caught off guard by their actions.
May 4, 2023
MIT Sloan Expert Insights
Economy
It is time to build a new economy. Digital data and artificial intelligence can help
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis have revealed many ways in which American society isn’t working.
Jul 13, 2020
MIT Sloan Expert Insights
Platform Strategy
The bigger some platforms get, the more money they lose
Why do companies with such high demand lose so much money?
Apr 21, 2020
Ideas Made to Matter
Research
Triumph of the underdog: How to beat the odds as a startup
Nike, Netflix, and Amazon are global powerhouses, but they all were once the new business on the block. Here’s how they beat the odds as startups.
Aug 31, 2022
MIT Sloan Expert Insights
Climate Change
Bringing a grassroots approach to climate change with science
Almost everyone wants to do something about climate change, but it is challenging to know what levers to pull to make real change. Simulations may be the key to finding the answer.
Dec 17, 2020
Ideas Made to Matter
Fintech
Kevin O’Leary on fintech, customer acquisition, andcryptocurrency
Highlights from the "Shark Tank" star’s MIT talk.
Mar 13, 2018
MIT GCFP
Public Policy
Bridging the knowledge gap on governments as financial institutions
Ask most finance experts about the “world’s largest financial institutions,” and you’ll hear names like Citigroup, ICBC (China’s largest bank) and HSBC. However, governments top the list of large financial institutions, with investment and insurance operations that dwarf those of any private enterpr...
Sep 10, 2014