The California electricity crisis in 2000 was one of the greatest financial disasters of the past century. Decades later, the question remained: Why did the newly created electricity markets fail? Credit: MadamLead-iStock
Examining the limitations of digital market design for public goods
August 28, 2024 09:02 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, MA, Aug. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The California electricity crisis in 2000 was one of the greatest financial disasters of the past century. Decades later, the question remained: Why...
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MIT Sloan launches new international office in Bangkok
August 27, 2024 07:05 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The MIT Sloan School of Management is launching the school’s second international office. Officially opening in October 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand,...
Old Workplace Problems Meet New Technology
Organizations need to integrate worker voices to maximize generative AI’s benefits
August 20, 2024 07:34 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, MA, Aug. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CAMBRIDGE, Mass., August 20, 2024 – From ChatGPT to advanced industrial design AI tools, companies in every industry are turning to generative AI to...
New MIT CISR researc
New MIT CISR research reports leading “real-time” businesses had 62% higher revenue and 97% higher profit margins
August 15, 2024 10:00 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, MA, Aug. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New MIT CISR research reports leading “real-time” businesses had 62% higher revenue and 97% higher profit margins Data shows excellence in four...
Russian oil cap
MIT Sloan researchers suggest four measures to fine-tune the Russian oil price cap
July 11, 2024 16:09 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, Mass., July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The G7 world leaders’ pledge to step up enforcement of the cap on Russian oil prices – and further punish violators — could help course-correct...
Importantly, the researchers found that the negative relationship between minority increase and movie ratings weakened following the start of the BLM movement in 2013.
How the BLM movement impacts attitude toward an increase in racial minority actors in movies
July 11, 2024 12:46 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, MA, July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Going to the movies is a widespread pastime with cultural significance. Policymakers, social critics, and researchers have been calling for more...
No shortcuts for Generative AI Upskilling
No shortcuts for Generative AI Upskilling
June 13, 2024 09:06 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, MA, June 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Junior professionals may be more able to engage in real-time experimentation with new technologies, but MIT Sloan School of Management professor Kate...
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Banks are making climate commitments, but are they actually making a difference?
June 11, 2024 07:05 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, Mass., June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Driven in part by pressure from customers and shareholders, more financial institutions have made voluntary climate commitments in recent years to...
Misleading COVID-19 headlines from mainstream sources did more harm on Facebook than fake news
Misleading COVID-19 headlines from mainstream sources did more harm on Facebook than fake news
May 30, 2024 15:01 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, MA, May 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, fake news on social media has been widely blamed for low vaccine uptake in the United States — but...
Penalties for noncompliance are low
Companies aren’t complying with minimum wage requirements — why do they take the risk?
May 23, 2024 09:06 ET | MIT Sloan School of Management
Cambridge, MA, May 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Labor laws are meant to protect workers’ health and livelihoods. However, according to an April report from the Education & The Workforce...