MIT Sloan Management Review

MIT Sloan Management Review leads the discourse among academic researchers, business executives and other influential thought leaders about advances in management practice, particularly those shaped by technology,  that are transforming how people lead and innovate. MIT SMR disseminates new management research and innovative ideas so that thoughtful executives can capitalize on the opportunities generated by rapid organizational, technological and societal change.

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Consumers Are Gaining the Right to Repair — Are You Ready? • Manufacturers must begin to design for repairability and prepare for a more competitive services aftermarket.

Break Down Silos for Visibility Into Enterprise Risk • Risk management in many organizations is hampered by disparate teams that don’t collaborate or share technology.

The New Challenges of Brand Management • In the digital age, brand is signaled by marketers, but meaning is cocreated with consumers.

The Case for Lean Cybersecurity Leadership • More complex hierarchies can lead to overconfidence that exacerbates risk.

How Chinese Companies Expand Globally Despite Headwinds • Understanding Chinese companies’ place-based strategies for growth can be valuable to companies everywhere.

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How to Find, Grow, and Protect Breakthrough Thinking

Lessons Learned From Outside Innovators • Outsiders can spark new thinking by challenging norms and spotting overlooked opportunities.

How Remote Work Changes DesignThinking • Replacing onsite design-thinking sessions with virtual ones fundamentally changes the innovation process and outcomes.

The Hidden Battle for IP Protection in Alliances • Predatory partners can extract valuable intellectual property and learn the practices companies use to protect it. Here’s why companies need a multilayered defense.

What Leaders Get Wrong About Employee Motivation • Flawed assumptions about what motivates people to work can lead to counterproductive management tactics. Research points to a better way.

Who’s Making Your Talent Decisions? • Talent management software promises efficiency and objectivity, but in practice it can limit company-specific talent strategies.

The Way to Net Zero: Reducing Emissions Takes Teamwork • As chemical sector giants BASF and Henkel pursued transformations to make good on net-zero pledges, they unlocked new strategies by collaborating.

How to Embed Purpose at Every Level • Leaders must find ways to execute on sustainability aspirations throughout the organization, including prioritizing investments and optimizing operating plans.

A New Machine Learning Approach Answers What-If Questions • Causal ML enables managers to explore different options to improve decision-making.

Building One KPI to Rule Them All • Here’s how an online travel company set out to develop a complex metric to keep decisions made by the business development team aligned with strategy.

Leaders’ Critical Role in Building a Learning Culture • By taking a deliberate, thoughtful role in facilitating learning, leaders can propel change and build employees’ problem-solving skills.

Four Leadership Loads That Keep Getting Heavier • You dreamed of being an inspiring leader, but you’re fighting fires every day instead. Here are no-nonsense tips for managing the stress of leading in “interesting” times.

Executive Briefings • SPRING 2025 | VOLUME 66, NO. 3

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