New from the MIT Sloan School of Management

Global study reveals major disconnect between corporate leaders' concern about the impact of sustainability on their business and the actions they are taking

More than 70 Percent of executives say their company has not developed a clear business case for addressing sustainability, according to a study by MIT Sloan Management Review, in collaboration with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

New book by MIT Sloan researchers helps managers boost margins with technology

As IT spending increases and virtually every business interaction becomes increasingly digitized, new levels of IT savvy will be required for all managers -- both IT and non-IT -- to transform firms' technology into a strategic asset that boosts margins, according to MIT Sloan researchers.

New MBA grads looking at alternative careers

As anyone from the MIT Sloan School of Management Class of 2009 will tell you, looking for work this spring has been no picnic.

MIT Announces Leaders for Global Operations Program

The MIT Leaders for Manufacturing (LFM) program announces its new name: Leaders for Global Operations (LGO).

Going Beyond the Fun in Games: The MIT Sloan Business in Gaming Conference

MIT Sloan held its inaugural Business in Gaming Conference (BIG) on May 8, 2009. Highlighting current transformations and trends in the gaming industry, the conference featured panels covering topics like serious games, in-game advertising, digital distribution, and massively multiplayer online (MMO) business models.

All Together Now (or, Can Collective Intelligence Save the Planet?)

Prof. Thomas Malone addresses the mental models that impede management progress, the role of collective intelligence in solving climate problems, and his view of how wrong people are about what business is for. An MIT Sustainability Interview by Michael S. Hopkins.

MIT Sloan to host its first ever Business in Gaming Conference on May 8, 2009

Digital distribution, marketing, and in-game advertising are the themes of MIT Sloan School of Management's inaugural Business in Gaming Conference being held on Friday, May 8, 2009 on the business school's campus.

Access to Capital: Inaugural Trip to Southeast Asia Exposes Students to Finance in Action

For many students, Spring Break means a chance to take time away from studies and focus on their tans. For a group of 14 MIT Sloan students, Spring Break was an opportunity to embark on an ambitious two-week, three-country study trip to the Southeast Asian countries of Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore on the inaugural MIT Sloan Access to Capital tour.

Jeffrey Ng on bank bailouts and investor confidence

Even as governments keep pumping capital into their struggling financial sectors, confidence in banks will remain low until investors begin to believe what managers say about the value of assets in even strong institutions, according to an MIT Sloan School expert on capital markets.

Kauffman Foundation Study Finds MIT Alumni Companies Generate Billions for Regional Economies

Kauffman Foundation Study Finds MIT Alumni Companies Generate Billions for Regional Economies.

MIT Sloan to partner with Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO

In a partnership between one of the world's most respected business schools and one of its newest, the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO are launching a series of joint programs aimed at strengthening the Russian school's capacity in business education at the international level while exposing MIT Sloan faculty and students to a new range of global developments and challenges.

MIT Sloan School Launches Website to Share Innovative Teaching Resources and Knowledge

MIT's Sloan School of Management announced the global launch of a new website, MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources (MSTIR), offering a collection of creative teaching materials developed by MIT faculty and students. The website provides free case studies, teaching videos, and other innovative instructional resources, sharing the School's knowledge with the world.

MIT Sloan MBAs to find out during annual Tech Treks to Seattle, Silicon Valley, and Boston-Cambridge

Directly testing the chill economic waters, more than 150 MIT School of Management MBA students embark on their annual Tech Treks this week, heading for Silicon Valley, Seattle and Boston in search of jobs, contacts, and new doors to open.

MarketLab Delivers

On Dec. 5 MIT Sloan students debuted their final projects for MarketLab, a program which gives hands-on marketing experience to students interested in further developing skills in that area. With a diverse list of companies represented the students showcased their projects in a short one-minute elevator pitch and presented deeper findings to the group present in a poster show.

Alumni Career Outreach in New York City

On December 8 and 9, 2008 the School hosted a special two-day alumni career program for MIT Sloan graduates in the New York tri-state area.

The Dean's World Tour Continues: Summer and Fall 2008

Expanding the global visibility of MIT Sloan has been a keystone of Dean Schmittlein's administration. As part of his ongoing efforts on this front, the Dean has continued crossing the globe to visit with alumni, business and government leaders, and partner institutions.

Addressing the financial crisis

MIT Sloan's renowned finance experts are providing valuable insights and direction in this time of economic turmoil.

A Special Note to Our Alumni Community from Dean David Schmittlein

The recent events on Wall Street and in financial markets worldwide have caused concern for us all, especially as we consider the members of our alumni and student communities who may be affected by Lehman's bankruptcy announcement, and by the evolution of other firms in the months ahead.

Fall election may improve economic outlook, say new MIT Sloan students

The fall presidential election will mean not only a new president, but fresh career opportunities for management school graduates, according to some MIT Sloan School of Management students beginning their MBA studies this month.

Experiencing the Global Reach of MIT Sloan: The Dean's World Tour

MIT Sloan's John C Head III Dean, David Schmittlein has undertaken a journey, visiting six countries over eight months in his quest to get acquainted with alumni and acquaint them with what's going on with the School. But leaving the statistics aside, it's what lay behind his journey that matters most to our new dean.