Workplace, Teams, & Culture
Organizational Behavior Design Your Work Environment to Manage Unintended Tech Consequences
Virtual, tech-mediated collaboration carries risks of isolation, exclusion, surveillance, and self-censorship.
Lebene Soga, Yemisi Bolade-Ogunfodun, and Ben Laker
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Social Intrapreneurship: Unleashing Social Innovation From Within
Debbie Haski-Leventhal and Ante Glavas
Collaboration
Easing the Invisible Burdens of Collaboration
Rob Cross, interviewed by Deborah Milstein
Navigating Remote Work
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Figuring Out Social Capital Is Critical for the Future of Hybrid Work
Jennifer J. Deal and Alec Levenson
Collaboration
Optimizing Return-to-Office Strategies With Organizational Network Analysis
Rob Cross and Peter Gray
Data & Data Culture
Experiments and Data for Post-COVID-19 Work Arrangements
Thomas H. Davenport and Thomas C. Redman
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IT in a Remote World: Surprises, Challenges, and Looking Ahead
Oksana Balytsky et al.
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Boards & Corporate Governance
Rethinking Diversity Measures in the Finance Industry
The financial industry’s use of ownership and board membership statistics to measure diversity is insufficient.
Roberto Rigobon
Work-Life Balance
What You’re Getting Wrong About Burnout
Leaders can create a healthier work environment for employees by addressing the root causes of stress.
Liz Fosslien
Remote Work
When Does It Make Sense to Have Mixed-Mode Meetings?
Five principles can help leaders decide when it’s best to hold meetings with both colocated and virtual participants.
Robert Hooijberg and Michael Watkins
AI & Machine Learning
Real Talk: Intersectionality and AI
In artificial intelligence, race and gender too often generate a bias double whammy.
Ayanna Howard
Executing Strategy
Strategy as a Way of Life
Conventional ways of making strategy are inadequate amid uncertainty and complexity. Today, it requires moral purpose.
Ikujiro Nonaka and Hirotaka Takeuchi
Culture
Why Every Executive Should Be Focusing on Culture Change Now
Businesses that don’t understand the connection between business transformation and culture change risk obsolescence.
Rose Hollister et al.
Talent Management
Melding Flexibility and Connectivity in the Workplace
Organizations are trying to bridge their need for connectivity with people’s hunger for flexibility.
Lynda Gratton
Work-Life Balance
The New Strategic Road Map for Attracting and Retaining Working Parents
New research exposes the conflicts working parents may face when weighing concerns about work and career geography.
Teri Leavens et al.
Organizational Behavior
The 10 Most Popular Articles in 2021 (So Far)
Top MIT SMR article topics include work and strategy redesign, and developing leadership skills for the hybrid future.
Ally MacDonald
Leading Change
Overcoming Obstacles to Successful Culture Change
Culture change starts with new actions, not with business leaders identifying or articulating a desired culture.