Inventing “civilization 2.0”
Conference explores how wearables and other technologies are changing how we connect and conduct business.
Novel method projects growth potential of new firms
Detailed study by MIT economists shows which tech businesses tend to thrive.
Study: Industrial clusters fuel economies
New study shows clusters, across fields, help growth, jobs, and innovation.
MIT Forum for Supply Chain releases annual report on U.S. manufacturing
Survey indicates 13.5 percent of manufacturers intend to move some manufacturing activities back to the U.S.
“Moneyball for business”
Startup’s behavioral analytics on employees uncover ways to increase workplace productivity, satisfaction.
Social networking
Sinan Aral studies peer effects and influence, with an eye toward tackling pressing social problems.
Fast, cheap, and under control
New book argues that inexpensive, employee-driven business experiments can help drive innovation.
Paradigm shifter
Maxime Cohen’s research — and tireless work ethic — change business practices for the better.
MIT ranked as nation’s No. 7 university by U.S. News
Undergraduate engineering program is again No. 1; undergraduate business program is No. 2.
Why let your sales force influence product prices?
Professors offer a new hypothesis on why businesses allow salespeople to lobby for lower prices.
Coolhunting the secrets of success
Peter Gloor studies communications networks to find the patterns that characterize successful organizations and spot emerging trends.
A new approach to negotiations
Book emphasizes importance of long-term, strategic thinking in negotiations
How a new approach to funding Alzheimer’s research could pay off
Model indicates that diverse research approaches to the disease would be a rewarding investment.
IDEAS winners aim to improve the world’s “quality of life”
Contest awards thousands of dollars to 13 teams tackling environmental and health challenges in developing countries.
D-Lab Scale-Ups Fellowship applications open
Applications due April 9 for a 12-month program that provides $20,000 to develop sustainable social ventures