‘Disposable Workers: The Transformation of Employment’
MIT Sloan’s Paul Osterman argues that the rise in gig workers, freelancers, contractors, adjuncts, and other contingent workers carries long-term implications for the future of work.
MIT Sloan’s Paul Osterman argues that the rise in gig workers, freelancers, contractors, adjuncts, and other contingent workers carries long-term implications for the future of work.
The age of agentic AI — systems that are semi- or fully autonomous and can act on their own — has arrived. Here’s what you need to know, according to MIT experts.
MIT Sloan’s Andrew McAfee said the future of tech-driven companies is young firms on the West Coast — and that Europe will continue to fall behind.
Nanyang Technological University Professor Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Work and Organization Studies
Erwin H. Schell Professor of Management Emeritus, Professor Emeritus, Organization Studies
MIT Sloan’s Thomas Kochan shares insights and actions to help executives better understand the employee organization landscape.
MIT economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson say good jobs and the equitable deployment of technology can help restore people’s faith in democratic institutions.
IWER hosts a weekly seminar on Tuesdays during the academic year. One of the longest-running seminar series at MIT, it features presentations by work and employment researchers from around the world.
The OpenAI CEO talks artificial intelligence and regulation, AI and bias, AI and daily life, and more. For many reasons, he’s optimistic.
George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management, Emeritus, Professor of Human Resources and Management, Emeritus