Suppliers that are stepping up efforts to reach shoppers are having to mount costly new supply chains built to the task. But those efforts, combined with investment in separate sales channels like social commerce, can lead to more growth and a entirely new future of retails, says Professor of Logistics Terry Esper.

As part of the National Center for the Middle Market's podcast, Anil K. Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business at Fisher, joins the conversation to share his unique insights into the genesis, growth and triumphs of the NCMM, the profound impact the NCMM has had at Fisher and Ohio State, and the incredible value that strategic partnerships between academia and industry can provide.

Brian Mittendorf, the H.P. Wolfe Chair in Accounting at Fisher, was among 50 nonprofit leaders, regulatory experts and lawyers who participated in an event hosted by the Urban Institute in partnership with the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University. Mittendorf co-presented research into the lack of transparency around donor-advised funds, which offer a way to move charitable money to political groups anonymously.

The success of curbside recycling programs relies on consumers knowing what is recyclable. But what's the best way to keep non-recyclables from contaminating the delicate recycling stream? New research from Fisher reveals that a combination of education and penalization is surprisingly effective at reducing household recycling contamination ― and doesn’t discourage overall participation.

Creating and maintaining global supply chains can provide valuable benefits for middle market companies. Those supply chains also yield unique challenges. New research from the National Center for the Middle Market and Fisher's Center for International Business Education and Research provides valuable insights for organizations interested in establishing or optimizing their global supply chains.

In a new study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Fisher's Michael Weisbach, the Ralph D. Kurtz Chair in Finance; Isil Erel, the David A. Rismiller Chair in Finance at Fisher; and Assistant Professor of Finance Thomas Flanagan argue that direct lenders on the whole hardly produce any alpha — or extra compensation over broad market benchmarks.

Explore Fisher's latest publication highlighting the potential impact that the college's researchers and thought leaders can have for business practitioners and industries today.

Assistant Professor of Logistics Vince Castillo shares his insights on the impact that the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge could have on a number of key product supply chains.

A conservative advocacy group leading the effort to torpedo top Biden administration nominees has failed to disclose some spending on political ads, a move experts say could complicate its tax-exempt status. The spotlight on the American Accountability Foundation (AAF) also raises transparency questions about such organizations and their affiliations with so-called dark money groups which can be used to obscure their finances, say Brian Mittendorf, the H.P. Wolfe Chair in Accounting.

Private markets have plenty of detractors. For many, their worst drawback is high fees. A research paper co-authored by Michael Weisbach, the Ralph Kurtz Chair in Finance, found that private equity funds that specialize in buying out companies tend to see their net returns reduced by 6 percentage points annually because of management fees and interest costs.

Not a single office property cracked this year’s list ranking the region’s top commercial real estate deals, according to data compiled by Columbus Business First. The trend isn't surprising or alarming, says Donald Sheets, executive director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate.

Why have momentum stocks performed so poorly over the last two decades? Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, suggests that a change instituted by Morningstar in how it rates mutual funds could be part of the reason.

After years of concerns about how quickly the money reserved for charity gets distributed and whether donor-advised funds need to operate more transparently, proposed new federal regulations are now pending. Though the regulations would not create new requirements for how rapidly these funds distribute money, they do provide some new guidelines for what uses for DAFs are allowed by law, writes Brian Mittendorf, the H.P. Wolfe Chair in Accounting.

If true that recent reports that Elon Musk appears very likely to be abusing rules governing nonprofits, Brian Mittendorf, the H.P. Wolfe Chair in Accounting, says Musk’s actions are likely testing the spirit of the law rather than its letter.

Greg Allenby, the Helen C. Kurtz Chair in Marketing at Fisher, was named a recipient of a 2024 Paul D. Converse Award, which honors scholars who have made exceptional contributions to the field of marketing through research and practice. The award was established by the American Marketing Association.

Ohio State's new Student Entrepreneurs’ Center, an area that will provide young business developers with a space in which innovation can flourish, opened in the Gateway District. The center, which will house the Tim & Kathleen Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, features modular spaces, conference rooms, adaptable lighting, state-of-the-art audio-visual technology, smart boards and much more.

Donald Sheets, executive director of The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate, joins CBRE's podcast to talk about the importance of interdisciplinary education for tomorrow's real estate leaders, the role that experiential learning plays in real estate education, and how increased collaboration between higher education and industry can make these happen.

The allegations of corruption on display in open court for weeks on end could shake the perception that the NRA is a strong organization, says Brian Mittendorf, the H.P. Wolfe Chair in Accounting at Fisher.

Using artificial intelligence in the classroom is not without concerns. But Vince Castillo, assistant professor of logistics at Fisher, writes that the technology can also offer supply chain students access to and experience using an increasingly critical tool in the industry.

Rising construction costs, work-from-home policies, high vacancy rates and banks’ reluctance to lend have left the market in a state of flux. The issues facing the Columbus-area market aren't too different than the challenges faced nationally, says Donald Sheets, executive director of the Ohio State University Center for Real Estate.

Researchers are finding that a disordered, chaotic living space can lead to negative feelings. Weeding out can do you good. Rebecca Reczek, the Berry Chair of New Technologies in Marketing, offers up a research-based technique to help you part with items while keeping the memory of it.

Research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues show how thematic ETFs could be harbingers for the launch of Bitcoin ETFs.

Despite research from Fisher that says only 9% of people who make New Year's resolutions keep them, if you have yet to establish your goals for 2024 or have already fallen off the wagon, it's never too late to get on the right track.

Inventory levels that surged during the pandemic are down and companies are reluctant to build new stockpiles. Terry Esper, a logistics professor at Fisher says companies are now better able to predict shopper demand and feel they can hold leaner inventories amid moderating spending growth and fewer supply-chain disruptions.

The SEC’s approval of bitcoin ETFs arguably is the occasion to sell, not buy. This is especially important for retirement investors to consider because the existence of a bitcoin ETF should not change the cryptocurrency’s underlying value, according to Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher.