From corporate-unicorn partnerships to the power of local trust, here how our Entrepreneur-In-Residence Andrea Kates outlines the real-world imperatives facing entrepreneurs, scaleups, and executives alike. The blog previews upcoming topics in the series, including AI in emerging economies, infrastr...
As evidenced by recent elections around the world, the need to build trust in government is clear. While public sector financial management (PFM) is typically [...]
The story of Africa has long been one of resilience, innovation, and adaptability: from the architectural marvels of the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the invention of mathematics in the Kingdom of Mali, the Continent has been characterized by significant achievements and contributions to global hist...
What happens when manufacturing companies regularly incorporate worker feedback and ideas into their production processes? New research coauthored by MIT Sloan Professor Nathan Wilmers finds that productivity is generally higher—and so is production worker pay.
Can Food Become Renewable Biofuel?
With employers filling 60 percent fewer management positions and otherwise guaranteed internship opportunities succumbing to budget cuts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students at MIT Sloan were scrambling ahead of the summer of 2020.
Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in access to homeownership have created the need to examine whether—and how—to change aspects of the complex and rapidly changing housing US finance system. This challenge, and the foundational questions it raises, will be [...]
To see the benefits of automation, companies need to understand challenges and create more flexible robotic tools.
Machine learning pioneer Andrew Ng argues that focusing on the quality of data fueling AI systems will help unlock its full power.
Benjamin Boutboul, MBA ’20, joins Christopher Reichert, MOT ’04, on this episode of "Sloanies Talking with Sloanies."
