Prof. Emeritus and former MIT Sloan Dean Richard Schmalensee discusses energy policy on "Where We Live" from Connecticut Public Radio. (38:30)
Dean Schmittlein announced the MIT Sloan Endowment for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with the commitment of $5 million in new endowed funds.
"We're beyond just symbolic actions of hiring someone and creating a department of diversity...and thinking that will change the organization."
"...even in low-cost service settings, paying higher wages and treating workers with respect and dignity can be profit-maximizing."
Tom Malone refused to believe that water-cooler conversations were dead, so he developed Minglr, an open source meeting software.
Peter Hirst launched a pilot program that mixed employees in two locations with others working from home during Sloan construction 4 years ago.
Keman Huang and Stuart Madnick write: "Importantly, a cyberattack is a crisis, but it can also be an opportunity."
Facebook rolled out something close to what David Rand suggested to limit the spread of Covid-related misinformation.
“We are, as an industry, forced to redefine what it means to attend a sporting event.”
"...we can create work cultures where the work gets done, and done well, while employees and firms thrive."
