Studying the cultures of companies
PhD student and “organizational ethnographer” Summer Jackson investigates the complex social hierarchies that govern the way we work.
PhD student and “organizational ethnographer” Summer Jackson investigates the complex social hierarchies that govern the way we work.
Study shows cities have stopped providing middle-class work in recent decades — especially for Black and Latino workers.
Study also finds tax breaks for general business investment have slightly negative effect on innovation.
In light of Covid-19, an MIT study looks at tradeoffs between economic value and public health, across different types of retail.
Ranked at the top for the ninth straight year, the Institute also places first in 12 subject areas.
Massachusetts Emergency Response Team helps manufacturers produce personal protective equipment and other medical devices for health care workers.
Study: Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected in recent decades.
Startup makes meeting data searchable and shareable, and automates data entry into workplace apps.
MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future responds to rapid changes brought by the pandemic.
In the face of Covid-19, the MIT Water Club and the MIT Food and Agriculture Club take their signature innovation prizes online.
Job-replacing tech has directly driven the income gap since the late 1980s, economists report.
Study finds manufacturing companies that are quick to automate can thrive, but overall employment drops.
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu’s new research puts a number on the job costs of automation.
Report finds that higher education institutions can play a significant role in reforming workforce education.
“Operations in practice are very messy, but I think that’s what makes them exciting,” says graduate student Jean Pauphilet.