Security & Privacy
An Action Plan for Cyber Resilience
Organizations can apply biology-inspired adaptive design principles to become more resilient against cyberattacks.
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Customers
Does AI Help Reduce Wasteful Holiday Gifting?
Strategy experts weigh in on the macroeconomics of using AI technology to match people to presents.
MIT SMR Strategy Forum
Leadership Skills
The Top MIT SMR Articles of 2022
MIT SMR’s top articles of 2022 focused on employee engagement, toxic culture, and transformative leadership.
Ally MacDonald
Executing Strategy
Preparing Your Company for the Next Recession
Leaders should build resilience, local agility, and portfolio agility to prepare for economic uncertainty.
Donald Sull and Charles Sull
Social Media
What Do Strategy Experts Think of Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue Policy?
Experts consider whether charging for user verification will lead to increased user engagement and trust on Twitter.
MIT SMR Strategy Forum
Organizational Structure
How to Make Your Matrix Organization Really Work
Advice for leaders on successfully designing and implementing a matrix reporting structure in their organizations.
Vishal Bhalla, Daniel Gandarilla, and Michael Watkins
Technology Implementation
The Business Case for Blockchain in the Enterprise
Companies stand to benefit from blockchain if they first create a strategic road map and learn from others’ successes.
Ravi Sarathy and Abbie Lundberg
Developing Strategy
Every Company Needs a Political Strategy Today
Companies must be prepared to respond strategically to state and federal policies that conflict with stakeholder values.
Blair Levin and Larry Downes
Managing Your Career
Achieving Individual — and Organizational — Value With AI
The 2022 MIT SMR-BCG AI and Business Strategy report finds organizations get more value from AI when workers benefit too.
Sam Ransbotham, David Kiron, François Candelon, Shervin Khodabandeh, and Michael Chu
Diversity & Inclusion
Should DEI Efforts Be Expected to Have a Financial Return?
Strategy experts weigh whether companies should expect monetary returns from diversity, equity, and inclusion investments.
MIT SMR Strategy Forum
Financial Management & Risk
The New Math of Multistakeholderism
Success means that when investors and customers do well, workers, partners, and communities do too.
Jonathan Knowles and B. Tom Hunsaker
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Importance of Corporate Political Responsibility
Engaging on political policy requires courage when it goes against industry dogma.
Andrew Winston, Elizabeth Doty, and Thomas Lyon
AI & Machine Learning
How to Succeed With AI Augmentation
To succeed with AI, design applications and workflows that tap the best of what people and machines have to offer.
Thomas H. Davenport, Steven M. Miller, and Abbie Lundberg
Leadership Skills
Did Jack Welch Blow Up the Business World?
A new book about former GE CEO Jack Welch blames him for shareholder capitalism, but there were other factors at play.
Theodore Kinni
Corporate Social Responsibility
Rethinking How We Measure Companies on Social and Environmental Impact
The authors present a new framework for assessing the effects of a company’s social and environmental practices.
Nicholas Andreou and Marya Besharov
Supply Chains & Logistics
Supply Chain Leaders, Prioritize These Three Talent Strategy Essentials
To strengthen resiliency, companies need to build flexibility into the supply chain talent base.
Inge Oosterhuis and Kristine Renker
New Product Development
Is Tesla’s Era of Dominance Coming to an End? What Experts Say
A panel of experts considers whether Tesla has what it takes to remain the top producer of electric vehicles in the U.S.
MIT SMR Strategy Forum
Business Models
Bringing Customers Along on the Digital Journey
The data streams generated by customers using smart, connected products can lead to new products and services.
Mohan Subramaniam and Elizabeth Heichler
Technology Innovation Strategy
Investing in a Tech Platform to Enable Better Banking
The CEO and COO of DirectBooks discuss the innovation approach behind the financial communications platform.
Yvonne Wang and Rich Kerschner, interviewed by Chris Clearfield
IT Governance & Leadership
To Be a Responsible AI Leader, Focus on Being Responsible
The 2022 MIT SMR-BCG responsible AI report finds that leaders view RAI as important but few prioritize it in practice.