Diversity & Inclusion

Work assignments can be powerful tools to propel employees’ growth when assessed and used deliberately.

MIT SMR’s expert contributors weigh in on the skills and strategies managers should embrace in the year ahead.

Day Two of MIT SMR’s Work/22 symposium included discussions of workplace culture, good jobs, and employee development.

Day One of MIT SMR’s Work/22 symposium included discussions of employee activism, DEI best practices, and collaboration.

Business-led coalitions for local prosperity are a growing phenomenon capturing the attention of CEOs.

Organizational network analysis reveals more effective ways to be more inclusive of employees from marginalized groups.

Coworking benefits for remote teams, sharing value for ecosystem success, and becoming a better workplace ally.

People can take meaningful steps to become more effective allies for members of marginalized groups at work.

Kartik Hosanagar’s AI-powered startup aims to help new voices find their way into film and TV.

The financial industry’s use of ownership and board membership statistics to measure diversity is insufficient.

In artificial intelligence, race and gender too often generate a bias double whammy.

The data science management process, job moves for pay equity, and political concerns in M&As.

Female executives can command bigger pay increases than men by switching jobs.

Digital inclusion to help solve grand challenges, meaningful support for Pride Month, and reimagined workspaces.

To meaningfully support Pride, companies need to focus on employees, customers, and the community.

Research points to ways companies can help employees of all ages thrive in today’s multigenerational workplace.

A global study of online hackathons offers best practices for designing virtual ideation sessions.

Nudges for less-biased hiring, networking to drive inclusion, and defusing opposition to racial equity initiatives.

The Special Report in MIT SMR‘s Summer 2021 issue looks at how businesses can support a more inclusive workplace culture. Also in this issue: ways to communicate — and disagree — using candor and logic, business’s role in national emergencies, how volunteering helps workers’ skills, and changing the rules to suit turbulent times.

Evaluators can be nudged to make less biased decisions in hiring and other contexts.