Topics: Business

Prof. Yossi Sheffi has written
Summer 2006

Disaster as Opportunity

Prof. Yossi Sheffi writes a new book for executives pondering how to reduce corporate risk.

Democracy and freedom are coming to business –– and it’s all because of technology, says Prof. Tom Malone of the Sloan School, who has written, The Future of Work, a new book that details how technology is changing the workplace –– including a time when employees will actually vote on who will be their boss. Photo: Ed Quinn
Fall 2004

Change at Work

Prof. Tom Malone says technology is changing the workplace – including a time when employees will actually vote on who will be their boss.

Alec Dingee, who has launched seven successful businesses, and who has been an entrepreneur for nearly five decades, recently launched the MIT Venture Mentoring Service, which matches prospective entrepreneurs with volunteer mentors who provide them with the know-how to start a successful start-up.
Spring 2001

Good Company

Alec Dingee, ’52, creates an MIT service to help entrepreneurs start a successful start-up.

William Isaacs, a leader in the study of dialogue, says:
Winter 2001

The Art of Dialogue

Dialogue expert William Isaacs says that problems between people often stem from an inability to conduct a successful dialogue.

Grad student Kim Wegbreit jokes with Ken Morse, who teaches networking skills as part of a class on high-tech entrepreneurship at the Sloan School of Management.
Winter 2001

Charming Company

Building a successful firm requires good communication skills, says Ken Morse, who is teaching networking skills at the Sloan School.

Twenty-five-year-old entrepreneur Niel Robertson, who recently gave MIT $431,000, says:
Winter 2001

Saying Thanks

Niel Robertson, a 25-year-old entrepreneur, recently gave MIT $431,000 in honor of his parents.

Winter 2001

Hanging Up The Tie

Experts at the Sloan School say business predictions for the 21st century include more casual dressing for men.

The success of online trading powerhouse, ETrade, has brought Bill Porter,'67, and his wife, Joan, tremendous personal wealth, part of which they have chosen to share with MIT. Photo: Ed Quinn
Winter 2000

‘A Significant Gift’

Joan and Bill Porter, ’67, founder of online trading powerhouse ETrade, donate $25 million to MIT’s Sloan School of Management.