Business and management

Sloan PhD student walks the walk in sustainabilityParrot helped accelerate sustainability efforts at the Institute alongside academic work.

Hail to the geeksAt this year’s MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: cutting-edge basketball research and, yes, plenty of discussion about Jeremy Lin.

Fuel for thoughtEconomist Christopher Knittel uncovers surprising facts about the cars we drive — and about the price of gas.

Game onAs MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference kicks off, scholars and fans have produced a growing avalanche of quantitative research.

They’re mastering manufacturingA distinctive MIT program trains engineers and managers who want to build careers on the leading edge of industrial production.

Scientists: This man has your numberPierre Azoulay knows why scientists thrive, flounder and have bursts of creativity — and he has the numbers to back it up.

An EMBA student teaches self-defense for everyone

MIT team promotes prostate cancer prognosis toolGroup is a semifinalist in MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition

Katy O’Brien, SDM ’12: the power of engineering and management

MSMS student looks forward to a very bright future

Putting lab life under the lensEconomist Scott Stern advances the scientific study of, well, scientists.

How research goes viralWhat makes a new finding in biology circulate widely? An MIT economist knows: Make the original research materials accessible.

Sports categories, buzzer stymie MIT Sloan team in 'Jeopardy!' match against Harvard, IBM Watson computer

Exploring all optionsNew MBA student, a career chameleon, is drawn to Sloan’s real-world approach to business.

Workplace woesThe employment crisis isn’t just a lack of jobs — it’s a lack of good jobs, says an MIT professor.

When ‘consumer-innovators’ outspend firms on R&D

Non-compete agreements create ‘career detours’New study shows the agreements carry a high cost for many employees.

After dire diagnosis, yogurt CEO says organic farming offers realistic hope for U.S. food and nutritionStonyfield head talks about the industry at MIT Sloan.

Classes and academic research help launch companiesA variety of course offerings are devoted to spurring new ventures.

Outside the classroom, students create future businessesMembers of MIT’s ‘entrepreneurial ecosystem’ say it abounds in resources to help the would-be business founder.

American made?MIT forum examines the role of manufacturing in rebuilding the economy.

Andrew Lo joins CSAILEconomist hopes to merge the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence with research on financial markets and risk.

Don’t (always) talk to your neighborSloan research says companies should consider costs when investing in knowledge transfer between co-workers.

Tracking the flow of knowledgeStudy shows scientists’ location influences how widely their work is read and used for innovations.

Open for businessMIT Sloan School of Management officially dedicates new building, with an eye toward campus-wide collaboration and bringing innovations to society.

Waste-conversion startup Sanergy bowls over competitionWild-card entry takes top prize in $100K Business Plan Competition

MIT Sloan Professor Emeritus Eli Shapiro dies at 94The school’s first associate dean, he helped guide MIT Sloan in the years after its founding.