Management

MIT spinout Benefits Science Technologies developed software that predicts emerging health risks among employees to design optimal health care plans for companies.

Startup optimizes corporate health care plans

Software mines insurance claims data to determine best coverage for employees, within a budget.

February 18, 2016

“When the company is more stakeholder-focused, one very concrete consequence is that workers are being more protected,” Aleksandra Kacperczyk explains.

A stake in innovation

Laws allowing companies to prioritize stakeholders boost innovative activity.

February 17, 2016

“Today’s African Repats,” held on Feb. 4, 2016, was part of the Starr Forum series of events on global matters hosted by MIT’s Center for International Studies.

Into Africa

Entrepreneurs returning home to Africa find great promise, and many challenges.

February 5, 2016

Welcome the MIT Siebel Scholars for 2016

Graduate students from bioengineering, business, computer science, and energy science join a distinguished intellectual community.

February 4, 2016

“Suppose you want to promote entrepreneurship in a given area,” MIT’s Xavier Giroud says. “One policy could be to promote the availability of [more] direct flights between the area and VC hubs.”

Do venture capitalists matter?

Yes, finds a study — especially when direct flights help them visit their investments more often.

February 4, 2016

Governments usually provide subsidies based on overall adoption targets, such as the number of cars or solar panels they would like to see purchased over a period of time. But green technologies are often new products, and no one really knows how many consumers are waiting to buy them.

Sensible subsidies

Study: How should backing for clean technology be designed?

January 21, 2016

MIT spinout Cogito developed voice-analytics software for call centers that tracks and analyzes voice patterns of customers and agents — such as interruptions and rapid speech — and offers real-time feedback to make the conversations more productive.

Watch your tone

Voice-analytics software helps customer-service reps build better rapport with customers.

January 20, 2016

“If you’re the kind of person who bought something that really didn’t resonate with the market, say, coffee-flavored Coca-Cola, then that also means you’re more likely to buy a type of toothpaste or laundry detergent that fails to resonate with the market,” MIT professor Catherine Tucker says.

Are you a “harbinger of failure”?

Study: Some consumers have an unerring knack for buying unpopular products.

December 23, 2015

A new report estimates that, as of 2014, MIT alumni have launched 30,200 active companies, employing roughly 4.6 million people, and generating roughly $1.9 trillion in annual revenues.

New report outlines MIT’s global entrepreneurial impact

Alumni-founded companies have created 4.6 million jobs, generating nearly $2 trillion in annual revenues.

December 9, 2015

Scaling commercial energy efficiency

Automated energy analytics platform collects data on commercial buildings to improve energy efficiency.

November 16, 2015

Illustration of hands on a computer screen

More personalized online shopping

Startup’s platform analyzes data from multiple sources to better predict buying preferences.

September 15, 2015

Inside climate politics

Study: Pattern of winners and losers explains U.S. policy on fuel subsidies.

September 11, 2015

Training MIT’s “Innovation Diplomats”

Program provides students with resources and guidelines to explore global innovation ecosystems.

September 9, 2015

A two-floor house is divided into six sections. The four outer sections show blue-filled thermometers indicating cool temperatures while the two center sections have red-filled thermometers, which indicate warm temperatures. A baby in crib is in the top floor middle section, and two parents are in the bottom floor middle section.

Smart home heating and cooling

Alumnus uses radar expertise to design automated air-control system for homes.

August 27, 2015

Making the air fair

New study shows flight delays can be distributed more equitably among airlines.

August 25, 2015

MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Browse By

Topics

Departments

Centers, Labs, & Programs

Schools

Department