Category: Management Sciences

With less than four weeks to go before we kick off our second-annual Leading Through Excellence summit, we’ve unveiled the full list of breakout sessions you’ll have the chance to experience throughout the day on Thursday, April 10, and Friday, April 11, in Columbus, Ohio. The full list is available at our website, but here’s a quick look at some of the sessions available:

The health-care institutions perched atop U.S. News and World Report’s annual best hospitals ranking are known as the leaders in their field, the place to be for their specialties, well-staffed and highly regarded. New research from a Fisher College of Business professor found those accolades don’t, however, mean operating margins aren’t often razor-thin - or in the red.

Are far-reaching efforts in the manufacturing sector to maximize efficiency and bolster productivity in the wake of the recession beginning to pay off?Prof. Ward

Featured on the homepage of Fisher College of Business this week is Aravind Chandrasekaran, assistant professor of management sciences, who recently took home a first-ever honor at the Decision Sciences Institute's annual meeting.Chandrasekaran

The numbers don’t lie, as the saying goes, but Ilaria Raniero knows some tell the truth better than others - and many more aren’t worth listening to.An executive summary of Raniero's COE-sponsored research can be downloaded here