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MIT Sloan Master of Finance program honors class of 2018
'Stay trustworthy, and treat others well,' graduates are reminded.
Jun 8, 2018
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Social Media
How do online bots shift opinions?
Work underway by an MIT professor puzzles how bots change minds — or swing an election.
Aug 1, 2018
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Finance
Barclays CEO lays out 3 top risks to business
As a former chief risk officer, C.S. “Venkat” keeps an eye out for the unexpected. Here are the three business risks that concern him the most.
Mar 30, 2022
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Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and innovation strategy books from MIT
Fundamentals and frameworks for first-time and serial entrepreneurs alike. Plus, a practical new guide to engaging with innovation ecosystems.
Mar 24, 2025
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Future of Work
Building a quantum workforce
The Quantum Index Report from MIT documents a growing demand for quantum skills and emerging efforts to train a quantum workforce.
Sep 15, 2025
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Cryptocurrency
How to move crypto regulation forward
Hester Peirce, Neha Narula, and other regulatory experts unpack some of cryptocurrency’s thorniest questions.
Mar 29, 2022
Teaching Resources Library
Strategy
CEMEX: Globalization "The CEMEX Way"
In June 2007, Mexico-based CEMEX became one of the world’s largest suppliers of building materials after attaining a majority stake in Australia’s Rinker Group. Just 24 months earlier, the company had acquired U.K.-based RMC. While CEMEX’s successful growth strategy could be attributed to its unique...
Nov 16, 2016
Alumni
Leadership
Alumnus Gives Back With MIT Sloan Veterans Fund
Frank Finelli, SM ’86, a veteran of the U.S. Army and the financial industry, has established a fund to support military veterans attending the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Nov 8, 2019
Action Learning
Analytics
Developing a strategy to reduce airport wait times
Computer vision and data analytics can generate real-time information about operations, creating a major opportunity to reduce wait times. In fall 2021, United Airlines asked a team of students in Enterprise Management Lab to develop a strategy for leveraging such technologies to reduce wait times i...
Nov 28, 2022
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Economy
MIT Sloan professor develops evolutionary model of risk aversion
Studying this issue against the backdrop of the apparent lack of risk aversion that led to the recent financial crisis, MIT Sloan Prof. Andrew Lo has developed an evolutionary model of behavior.
Dec 1, 2014