· MIT SMR
How Haier's self-managing micro-enterprises restarted production faster than rivals in early 2020.
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· MIT SMR
How Haier's self-managing micro-enterprises restarted production faster than rivals in early 2020.
· Dean Rick Locke
Official notice: final issue September 2026; MIT will retain and continue sharing the SMR catalogue — the archive remains a source.
· Marc Ethier
Report on the shutdown and restructuring around newsletters/podcasts.
· Nicolai Foss & Peter Klein
Balancing empowerment with coordination: which decisions to decentralise and how much discretion.
· MIT SMR
How Zhang 'blew up' Haier's administrative structure and re-emerged as a platform for employee-run micro-enterprises.
· MIT SMR authors
Study of 300 self-managing teams at a Fortune 500 plant: 79% of Fortune 1000 use such teams; what superior external leaders do (relate, scout, persuade, empower).
· Juliet Schor
Schor on trial evidence that a shorter week benefits employees and employers.
· Benjamin Laker & Chidiebere Ogbonnaya
Execution strategies for a lasting transition.
· Andrew Barnes
Q&A with the New Zealand pioneer from MIT SMR's Work/23 symposium.
· Benjamin Laker
Experiments show trimmed costs, better retention and well-being.
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