MIT Sloan Management Review

MIT Sloan Management Review leads the discourse among academic researchers, business executives and other influential thought leaders about advances in management practice, particularly those shaped by technology,  that are transforming how people lead and innovate. MIT SMR disseminates new management research and innovative ideas so that thoughtful executives can capitalize on the opportunities generated by rapid organizational, technological and societal change.

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MIT Sloan Management Review

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A Three-Minute Protocol to Reduce AI Manipulation Risk

The Future of Work Is Grey: The Untapped Value of Age in the Workforce

Assessing Customer Reviews

AI Doesn’t Always Lighten the Load

How Nespresso Builds Sustainability Into Its Business Model

How AI Helps the Best and Hurts the Rest • Generative AI can boost performance for stronger business owners but harm those already struggling. The difference comes down to human judgment.

What Global Turmoil Means for Company Structure • Companies that rethink organizations, supply chains, and governance architectures to remain globally connected yet decentralized will be better able to compete in a geopolitically fractured world.

Rethink Responsibility in the Age of AI • As AI systems take on more decision-making, leaders need to build shared narratives instead of assigning blame.

The Trap That Skilled Negotiators Miss • A simple reminder can help you avoid anchoring to the first offer and set deals on your own terms.

Calibrate AI Use to the Decision at Hand • Some decisions are narrow and can be modeled; others are wide and require stakeholder alignment. Understand this distinction to use the type of AI that will be most helpful.

Scaling AI in the Enterprise

Create Generative AI Value at Scale • Companies expanding GenAI across the enterprise use new structures like an “AI spine” to coordinate efforts.

Scaling AI With Adaptive Governance • Maximize the value of AI investments and manage emerging risks by embedding flexible oversight processes.

Why AI Isn’t Transforming Finance Yet • Changing how finance offices think about their mandate, their approach, and the insight they offer can lead to more strategic use of AI.

Why Businesses Should Experiment With Quantum Computing Now • The economic value of enabling technologies like quantum computing emerges when early users explore and test potential applications.

Level Up Your Crisis Management Skills • Companies that do best at containing the effects of a crisis have developed superior capabilities across seven critical practice areas.

Data Transformation Is the ​ CEO’s Business • A massive, multiyear initiative to transform corporate data at Caterpillar demonstrates what top executives must do to unlock the power of their data assets.

What It Takes to Scale Value-Based Industrial Solutions • A study of industrial equipment manufacturers creating customized, value-based offerings identified the capabilities needed to scale the business.

Gain Consumer Insight With Generative AI • Large language models are compressing research timelines with synthetic consumers, AI-moderated interviews, and qualitative research at scale.

How Leaders Can Move Past Personal Obstacles • The introspective techniques of IFS psychotherapy can help executives lead with confidence.

Resolve the Conflict Between Efficiency and Resilience • Rethinking performance metrics and buffers can reduce disruption even in highly streamlined operations.

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