AI & Machine Learning
Reality Check: Generative AI’s Impact on Work
Research finds that the adoption of generative AI tools across industries has been slower than many people anticipated.
Labor
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Talent Management
Meet Tomorrow’s Workforce: Today’s Student Labor Activists
Today’s student labor organizers will bring their employment expectations to future workplaces. Leaders should be ready.
Boards & Corporate Governance
Make Better Allies of Your Workforce
Leaders can avoid labor disputes by communicating with employees and seeking their input in corporate governance.
Global Strategy
A Reshoring Renaissance Is Underway
Geopolitics and supply chain resiliency are just two of the factors spurring some manufacturers to move back to the U.S.
Technology Implementation
Why the Power of Technology Rarely Goes to the People
In a Q&A, Power and Progress authors Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson discuss the social impact of technological change.
Platforms & Ecosystems
Intentionally Orchestrating Workforce Ecosystems
The 2023 MIT SMR-Deloitte Future of the Workforce global survey finds top workforce managers excel at eight activities.
Executing Strategy
Is Starbucks’s Wage Increase a Shortsighted Strategy? What Experts Say
Strategy experts weigh in on the long-term effects of Starbucks’s wage increase for nonunionized employees.
Data & Data Culture
The Collaboration Muscle: LinkedIn’s Ya Xu
LinkedIn’s Ya Xu discusses leading the high-traffic site’s team of data scientists and delivering value to consumers.
Technology Implementation
The Nursing Shortage Shows Why Industries Must Choose Tech Carefully
Technology can help ease nurses’ workloads, but leaders must first gauge its potential effect on their daily work lives.
Business Models
Getting Ahead of Rising Labor Costs
To remain competitive, companies must rethink their approach to front-line compensation, job design, and career paths.
Supply Chains & Logistics
Four Myths About Unauthorized Subcontracting
New research has identified the factors in supply chains that drive suppliers to divert orders to subcontractors.
Talent Management
The Best of This Week
Redefining work without jobs, optimizing emotional landscapes, and fitting in while standing out.
Talent Management
Davos 2020: The Upskilling Agenda
The Reskilling Revolution, a public-private global initiative, launched at the World Economic Forum.
Talent Management
Where Are the Robots?
Automation anxiety is a distraction. The bigger issue is blue-collar job growth amid labor scarcity.
Automation
The Future of Work in Developing Economies
AI and automation are changing labor markets worldwide, but developing nations will be hit hardest.
AI & Machine Learning
Learning From Automation Anxiety of the Past
History shows we should focus more on policy than technology challenges when confronting automation.
Leading Change
The Plight of the Graying Tech Worker
Tech CEOs claim few job losses when hiring from the H-1B visa pool. That’s not the whole story.
Security & Privacy
The Uncertain Status of Gig Work
The extent to which gig workers should be afforded the legal rights of employees has yet to be fully resolved in many jurisdictions.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Amazon Raised Its Minimum Wage — Will Its Rivals Do the Same?
The MIT SMR Strategy Forum examines whether Amazon’s new $15 per hour minimum wage for workers will force rivals to follow suit.
Supply Chains & Logistics
Will Restricted U.S. Immigration Drive Business Operations Abroad?
The MIT SMR Strategy Forum examines whether restrictions on skilled immigration in the United States will cause business to shift operations overseas.
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