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March 31, 2005 | |
 Entrepreneurship Program Ranked in Top Tier Study Challenges Claim that Internet Promotes Price Competition Cullman Fellowships Awarded La Londe to Speak in Thought Leader Series Women's Leadership Summit Scheduled FisherServes Hosts Second Annual Fisher 5K You Can Go Global! Event |
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Program Ranked in Top Tier In its April 2005 issue, Entrepreneur magazine ranked Fisher College of Business’ entrepreneurship program among the top 13 entrepreneurship programs in the nation for the second consecutive year. "I am pleased that our growing entrepreneurship program continues to be ranked strongly," said Joseph Alutto, dean, Fisher College of Business. "Our dedicated faculty and staff have successfully moved the education and outreach initiatives of the Center for Entrepreneurship from concept to implementation and will continue to build upon its success." More> Back to Top
Study Challenges Claim that Internet Promotes Price Competition 
Researchers have developed an analytical model that explains why the
internet may actually be bad for consumers in some cases. Many experts
had argued that the Internet will be a boon to consumers, forcing
businesses to compete more aggressively on prices as customers effortlessly
compare prices on the web. There’s just one problem: actual empirical
studies have shown mixed results, with prices on the web sometimes
no better than brick-and-mortar competitors.Waleed Muhanna, associate professor of management information systems, conducted the study with Colin Campbell of Rutgers University and Gautam Ray of the University of Texas at Austin. Their results appear in the March 2005 issue of the journal Management Science. More> Back to Top
Cullman Fellowships Awarded
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La Londe to Speak in Thought Leader Series  Bud
La Londe, professor emeritus of marketing and logistics, will
speak as part of the Fisher Thought Leader Speaker Series at 8:30
a.m. on Friday, April 1 in 305 Gerlach Hall. The topic of La
Londe's speech is “Some Thoughts on Extended Enterprise,"
which discusses trends in outsourcing, off-shore partnering and implications
for management. La Londe is also co-director of the Supply Chain Management
Research Group and founding editor of the Journal of Business Logistics.
He is a frequent contributor to professional journals and
trade press on the subjects of logistics, customer service and supply
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Women's Leadership Summit Scheduled  The
Graduate Women in Business organization is hosting a day-long Women's
Leadership Summit on Friday, April 8. Ilene Lang, president
of Catalyst, will speak at 9 a.m. Students can attend panel discussions
on women in leadership, getting started in their careers, and work-life
balance. Panelists include Barbara Fergus, founder of Midwest Auto
Group; Donna A. James, president of Nationwide Strategic Investments;
Jill Dean, executive vice president of Victoria’s Secret Stores;
Sandy Harbrecht, president of Paul Werth Associates and Tanny Crane,
president and CEO of Crane Group Co. All sessions will take place
in 365 Gerlach Hall. Business professional dress is required. To RSVP,
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FisherServes Hosts Second Annual Fisher 5K The second annual Fisher 5K and One-Mile Fun Walk will take place on Sunday, April 17. All proceeds benefit Children's Hunger Alliance. The competitive race begins at 11:15 a.m. on the Fisher College of Business campus; the Fun Walk begins at 11:20 a.m. A family cookout immediately follows the race. The cost is $15 for those who register before April 10 and $20 for those who register after April 11. The race is open to the public. For more information, visit www.fisher5k.org. Back to Top
You Can Go Global! Event for Ohio State Minority Students The Fisher College of Business International Programs Office is hosting an event for Ohio State minority students. Titled "You Can Go Global!," the event focuses on introducing minority students to opportunities in international business, highlights the benefits of study abroad and features international business experts who will discuss what skills are needed in the global job market. The event, which begins at 9 a.m. in 140 Pfahl Hall, takes place on April 22. The luncheon speaker is Donna Alvarado, founder of business consulting firm Aguila International and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under the Reagan Administration. For more information or to register, click here. Back to Top
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 Everyone April 8, 2005 Out in Business event will take place from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. in 365 Gerlach Hall. April 8, 2005 Women's Leadership Summit April 11, 2005 Harvard Law School Professor Lani Guinier will speak from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Fawcett Center Auditorium. Graduate Students April 6, 2005 A part-time MBA town meeting will take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Blackwell Hotel's Stadium View Lounge. Faculty, Staff & PhD April 1, 2005 Fisher Thought Leaders Series April 1, 2005 Joan Luft, professor at Michigan State University, will present a paper titled, "Responsibility for Cost Management Hinders Learning to Avoid the Winner’s Curse" as part of the Thomas J. Burns Research Colloquium at 8:45 a.m. in 400A Gerlach Hall. Copies of the paper are available in 406 Fisher Hall. April 1, 2005 A Corporate Social Responsibility Forum will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. in 800 Fisher Hall.  Corporate Social Responsibility Forum The Management and Human Resources Department is hosting a forum on corporate social responsibility from 1-4 in 800 Fisher Hall on April 1. The forum features current research on corporate social responsibility. Speakers include Maurizio Zollo, INSEAD, who will speak on “Corporate Social Responsibility in the EU;" Ruth Aguilera, University of Illinois, who will speak on “Social Responsibility and Organizational Justice;” and Jay Barney, Fisher College of Business at Ohio State, who will speak on “Corporate Social Responsibility and Economic Performance." Out in Business Meeting Scheduled On April 8, Out in Business, the organization of gay and lesbian business students and friends, will host students, faculty, staff and alumni for a social event and information session. The event takes place in the Stadium View Lounge in the Blackwell Hotel from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Associate Dean Sue Josephs at josephs_1@cob.osu.edu, or Marketing Professor Leslie Fine at fine_5@cob.osu.edu. Diversity Lecture & Cultural Arts Series Event Lani Guinier, Bennet Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author of The Miner's Canary, will speak as part of the Diversity Lecture and Cultural Arts Series on April 11 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Fawcett Center Auditorium. A book signing will follow the keynote address. In 1998, Guinier became the first black woman to be appointed to a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School. For more information, click here. Big Wheels Event Scheduled The Human Resources Association will hold its second annual Big Wheels Tournament Fundraiser, benefiting Buckeye Ranch, on April 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Brown Gym at Larkins Hall. Teams of two racers may make a $10 donation to compete for over $500 in prizes, including gift certificates to Best Buy, DVDs from 97.1 FM and apparel from the Student Book Exchange. Jimmy Johns, Coca-Cola and Cheryl’s & Co. will provide food for the event. Contact hrabigwheels@yahoo.com for more information. Karolyi Organizes Conference Andrew Karolyi, Charles R. Webb Designated Professor in Finance, is an organizer for the Wharton Impact Conference focused on "The Future of Cross-Border Equity Issuance and Trading." The conference is presented by the Weiss Center for International Financial Research, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and will take place on April 22, 2005. Media Hits Karen Hopper Wruck, associate dean for MBA programs and finance professor, provided a counter argument for a Daily Reporter article titled "Experts agree MBA degree not for everyone, and may not be what it once was" that appeared on March 28. Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Waleed Muhanna's research was featured in The Guardian (UK) on March 24 in an article titled "Second Sight." Professor of Marketing Roger Blackwell was quoted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article titled "Many who crave luxury are content to rent" that appeared on March 20. Professor of Management and Human Resources Oded Shenkar's research was cited in a Dallas Morning News editorial titled "Rice's India Overture: America needs this powerhouse in its corner" on March 17. |
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