Financial Management & Risk
How Transparency Changes Business
The Winter 2016 issue of MIT SMR explores how transparency effects the power structure.
Volume 57, Issue #2
Winter 2016 Issue
This issue explores how increased transparency — and the ready flow of information in a digital world — is changing the environment in which corporations operate.
Global Strategy
Fighting the “Headquarters Knows Best” Syndrome
The problem of the domineering corporate headquarters resonates with executives of multinationals.
Business Models
Lessons From Hollywood: A New Approach To Funding R&D
Project-centered governance may be an efficient way to organize innovation in fields such as biotech.
Digital Marketing
How CEOs Can Leverage Twitter
By tweeting, CEOs have an opportunity to initiate and influence online conversations.
Developing Strategy
Leading in the Age of Super-Transparency
How can companies adapt themselves to the demands of super-transparency?
Climate Change
What’s Your Strategy for Supply Chain Disclosure?
Today’s supply chains are required to be lean, agile, sustainable, and — increasingly — transparent.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
A New Vision for Personal Transportation
Smart data and mass customization have the potential to radically change the way trips are planned.
Collaboration
When Customers Become Fans
Smartphone maker Xiaomi cultivates user pride through user-centered and open innovation.
Digital Marketing
Using Social Media in Business Disputes
“Lawsourcing” campaigns are helping smaller organizations advance legal and public relations goals.
Organizational Behavior
Getting Workplace Safety Right
Companies aiming to be competitive in the long term do not see safety and productivity as trade-offs.
Analytics & Business Intelligence
What Email Reveals About Your Organization
Email archive data presents patterns that managers can use to improve organizational performance.
Executing Strategy
The Long-Tail Strategy for IT Outsourcing
IT outsourcing has emerged as an important strategic tool for acquiring cutting-edge innovation.
Talent Management
How Workplace Fairness Affects Employee Commitment
Managers have an opportunity to interrupt a sometimes vicious cycle between trust and commitment.
Collaboration
Has Your Office Become a Lonely Place?
When many employees work offsite, a corporate office can become a lonelier and less productive place.
Developing Strategy
Mastering Strategy
How can executives develop their skills as strategists? One way is to learn from the masters.