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Sustainability
Solar subsidies and an imperfect market
In some cases, solar lessees pick up a subsidy and then some.
Oct 29, 2019
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Innovation
Does regulation hurt innovation? This study says yes
Firms are less likely to innovate if increasing their head count leads to additional regulation, a new study from MIT Sloan finds.
Jun 7, 2023
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Artificial Intelligence
Study: Industry now dominates AI research
Industry is now leading, and influencing, basic AI research that has traditionally been the domain of academia, according to a new paper.
May 18, 2023
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Design
Design insights from studying the Van Gogh Museum
Museum layout shapes visitor engagement, according to new research.
Feb 10, 2026
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Leadership
Turnaround and Transformation: Leadership and Risk at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art
In 1998, Jill Medvedow was hired as the director of Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art. Her mandate was to reinvent a museum that had no permanent collection, drew a mere 25,000 visitors a year, and had few members and almost no money. This case demonstrates how Medvedow was able to rebuild (lit...
Nov 9, 2010
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Technology
SunPower: Focused on the Future of Solar Power
In late 2006, SunPower designed, manufactured, and delivered the most efficient solar cells in the world. At a time when many experts believed solar technology would grow quickly, SunPower needed to decide whether to maintain market share through a strategy of differentiated technology or pricing.
Jul 25, 2007
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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
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Strategy
DeBeers's Diamond Dilemma
The synthetic diamond industry was on the radar of diamond giant DeBeers as a potential disruptive technology. In 2009, after years of concerted efforts to improve its tarnished reputation as the industry monopolist, DeBeers was wondering how it should respond to the threat.
Jan 7, 2008
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Future of Work
Study: Firms equipped for remote work fare better
Remote work practices help companies hedge against operational risk, and are tied to more IT investment in general.
Jul 26, 2022
Press
Behavioral Economics
Study helps to explain the decline of tipping norms in the gig economy
MIT Sloan PhD graduate Erik Duhaime published a paper, “Explaining the decline of tipping norms in the gig economy,” in the Journal of Managerial Psychology.
Aug 26, 2019