Michelman on the Launch of MIT SMR’s Frontiers Initiative

With the Fall 2016 issue, MIT Sloan Management Review launched a new content initiative: Frontiers. The initiative features a collection of essays penned by both scholars and tech leaders, all of whom addressed the same question: How is technology going to transform the practice of management over the next five years in a way we have not yet witnessed?

In a video interview, MIT SMR editor in chief Paul Michelman explains the impetus behind the launch of Frontiers and the value he hopes it will hold for readers. Michelman explains the genesis of the Frontiers idea, the nature of the essayists selected for the program, and why it’s important for MIT SMR to launch this initiative now. He also discusses the themes that emerged from the essays, including the changing nature of the man–machine collegial relationship, the ethical implications of management by algorithm, and the radical transparency that technology is forcing on organizations.

Michelman on the Launch of MIT SMR’s Frontiers Initiative