Rethinking what makes a good job
Professor of the practice Zeynep Ton presented the business case for investing in good jobs and shared ways to implement a good jobs approach.
Professor of the practice Zeynep Ton presented the business case for investing in good jobs and shared ways to implement a good jobs approach.
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Professor Stuart Madnick, co-founder of Cybersecurity at MIT Sloan (CAMS) is studying more than 170 new cybersecurity regulations that affect IT.