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Venture Capital
3 steps to an effective 'ask'
The keys are a personal connection, a value proposition, and perseverance.
Feb 14, 2018
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Action Learning
Global Organizations Lab
The original MIT EMBA Action Learning lab, GO-Lab explores business challenges facing executive leaders of organizations which operate in multiple countries.
Institute for Work and Employment Research
Human Resources
Can an Employee Participation Initiative Improve Mental Health?
Can giving low-wage workers more of a voice on the job improve their mental health? A just-published paper in the American Journal of Public Health finds signs that the answer may be “yes.”
Feb 4, 2026
Alumni
Sustainability
Can mini solar grids bring electricity to more people?
A majority of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo lack access to electricity. At Nuru, Juliana Kerrest, MBA ‘18, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, is dedicated to enhancing connectivity. Nuru builds mini solar grids allowing those in remote areas to tap into a power source.
May 7, 2024
Alumni
Entrepreneurship
The Future of Work in the Pet Health Ecosystem
Vivian Graves, MBA ’19, founded Otis to alleviate the many medical and financial burdens on pets, pet owners, and veterinarians.
Sep 27, 2023
Alumni
Accomplishing the Mission Together
After serving aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for four years, Michael Phelan, EMBA ’12, took a very important lesson to heart: learning to trust—and be trusted by—his team members.
May 25, 2020
Institute for Work and Employment Research
Human Resources
When Working From Home Benefits Employees—and When It Doesn’t
Is working from home good for employees? New research finds that the answer depends on the circumstances—and in particular, whether at-home work is replacing time in the office or adding to it.
Mar 31, 2023
Ideas Made to Matter
Robots
How smaller firms can integrate collaborative robots
Integrating robots into a manufacturing system is often prohibitively expensive. A new approach could change that.
Aug 24, 2021
Ideas Made to Matter
Sustainability
IKEA CEO: 3 ways to gain competitive advantage with sustainability
IKEA chief Jesper Brodin says sustainability isn’t just good for the environment — it’s a smart business practice, too.
Oct 28, 2024
MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship
Inside Ghana’s SME Economy:
After establishing a strong foothold in Uganda and Zambia through the Shona Capital platform, Kuo Sharper Initiative (KSI), a U.S.-based impact investment fund, is now actively exploring entry into the Ghanaian market. In October 2025 I made an on-the-ground fact-finding mission that evaluated regul...
Jan 17, 2026