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- The Key to Success With AI Is Human-Machine Collaborationby Allison Ryder. <p>Allison Ryder (<a href="https://twitter.com/allisonryder">@allisonryder</a>) is the senior project editor of <cite>MIT Sloan Management Review</cite>.</p> on January 13, 2021 at 12:00 pm
MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group’s 2020 global executive survey and research report on artificial intelligence and business strategy finds that companies that leverage human-machine collaboration are best positioned for success. To share more specifics about this finding, study coauthors David Kiron and François Candelon recently spoke about the research on a Web
- The Unconventional Innovator Who Created Wikipediaby Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade. <p>Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux, and Michael Wade are professors at IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland, and coauthors of <cite>ALIEN Thinking: The Unconventional Path to Breakthrough Ideas</cite>, slated for publication in March 2021.</p> on January 12, 2021 at 12:00 pm
iStock.com/zmeel Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of homebound schoolchildren and university students have benefited from a valuable resource that most take for granted. Today, anyone with a desktop or mobile device can instantly utilize — for free — an easily searchable database that grants them “access to the sum of human knowledge” in over 300
- How Machine Discovery Can Accelerate Solutions to Society’s Big Problemsby Mark Purdy and Max Klymenko. <p>Mark Purdy (<a href="https://twitter.com/mjpurdyecon">@mjpurdyecon</a>) is an independent economics and technology adviser. Max Klymenko (<a href="https://twitter.com/maxoklymenko">@maxoklymenko</a>) is a technology and economics researcher.</p> on January 11, 2021 at 12:00 pm
According to all the available evidence, new ideas are getting harder to find. Since the 1990s, the growth in novel patents — those that mention a new technology — has been negative in the United States. According to one widely cited study, U.S. research productivity declines 50% every 13 years, largely because new ideas are
- The Best of This Weekby The MIT SMR Editors. on January 8, 2021 at 12:00 pm
A New Operating System for Organizational Agility Organizations are held back by an outdated work operating system, with work defined as “jobs” and workers defined as “job-holding employees.” Leaders must adopt and implement a new approach to organizing work that deconstructs jobs into tasks and deploys workers based on their skills. Being Your Authentic Self
- Advocating With Authenticity — Brands Getting It Rightby Latia Curry and Elizabeth Heichler . <p>Latia Curry (<a href="https://twitter.com/latiacurry">@latiacurry</a>) is a principal at Rally, an issues-driven communications firm. Elizabeth Heichler (<a href="https://twitter.com/eheichler">@eheichler</a>) is the executive editor at <cite>MIT Sloan Management Review</cite>. She moderated the session.</p> on January 8, 2021 at 10:48 am
Today’s consumers expect more from brands. With more companies taking stances on political and social issues, it appears that sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option. But how can brands navigate the waters of brand advocacy in authentic ways that resonate with their customers? Related Reading L. Servodio and L. Curry, “Three Elements
- What the West Can Learn From China’s Live Commerce Successby Michael Wade and Jialu Shan. <p>Michael Wade is a professor of innovation and strategy at IMD Business School in Switzerland, where he holds the Cisco Chair in Digital Business Transformation. His most recent books are <cite>Orchestrating Transformation</cite> (DBT Center Press, 2019) and <cite>Digital Vortex</cite> (DBT Center Press, 2016). Jialu Shan is a research fellow at the Global Center for Digital Business Transformation, a joint initiative of IMD and Cisco.</p> on January 7, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Ask someone in the West about livestreaming, and they may look back at you blankly — that is, unless they are under 25, in which case they may likely mention gaming or TikTok. Ask someone in China, and you’re more likely to hear about e-commerce. Livestreaming simply refers to online media broadcast in real time,
- Standing Out While Fitting Inby Kathleen M. O’Connor and Randall S. Peterson. <p>Kathleen M. O’Connor (<a href="https://twitter.com/ProfKathOConnor">@profkathoconnor</a>) is a clinical professor of organizational behavior at London Business School. Randall S. Peterson (<a href="https://twitter.com/DrRSPeterson">@drrspeterson</a>) is a professor of organizational behavior and academic director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School.</p> on January 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm
What should you do when you join your ideal employer only to discover that it’s not ideal after all? Even at a dream job, the fit between the person and the organization may need to be fostered. Take a former student of ours, Roberto, who received two highly coveted job offers as a second-year MBA.
- Work Without Jobsby Ravin Jesuthasan and John Boudreau. <p>Ravin Jesuthasan (<a href="https://twitter.com/ravinjesuthasan">@ravinjesuthasan</a>) is a globally recognized futurist, consultant, and author on the future of work and human capital. John Boudreau (<a href="https://twitter.com/johnwboudreau">@johnwboudreau</a>) is professor emeritus at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and a senior research scientist at its Center for Effective Organizations. The authors’ upcoming book, <cite>Work Without Jobs</cite>, will be published by MIT Press in early 2021. </p> on January 5, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Image courtesy of Gary Waters/theispot.com Leaders need a new operating system for work — one that better supports the high degree of organizational agility required to thrive amid increasingly rapid change and disruption, and that better reflects the fluidity of modern work and working arrangements. In our last two books, we’ve argued that this new
- How Leaders Can Optimize Teams’ Emotional Landscapesby Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Christina Bradley, and Lindred Greer. <p>Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks is the William Russell Kelly Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Christina Bradley is a doctoral student in the Management & Organizations department at the Ross School of Business. Lindred Greer (<a href="https://twitter.com/lindredg">@lindredg</a>) is an associate professor of management and organizations at the Ross School of Business.</p> on January 4, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Emotions are running high. The disruptive events characterizing 2020 — a global pandemic, climate-related disasters, economic uncertainty, and social discontent — are leading employees to bring a higher level of emotionality to work than ever before. This is clashing with the culturally ingrained norm that an appropriate “professional” demeanor minimizes emotional expression. At the same
- The Best of This Weekby The MIT SMR Editors. on December 30, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Nine Leadership Lessons From 2020 We reached out to MIT Sloan Management Review contributors who study leadership up close with the following question: What lessons can managers take from 2020 and put into practice in the coming year? Five Ways to Develop an Effective CSR Response “Giving back” through siloed corporate social responsibility departments is
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