Fisher Research and Insights Forefront
August 29, 2019
Fatherly
Fatherly
What to say when you really, truly screw up
So what makes for a good apology? You have to mean it, sure. But there’s a narrative structure that a good apology should follow. Roy Lewicki, the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professor Emeritus of management and human resources, has spent years researching the ideal apology, and he’s broken it down the perfect apology into six distinct components.
August 28, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
There's a Better Way Podcast: The Spine Research Institute
As part of the “There’s a Better Way” podcast, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence, talks with Bill Marras, executive director and scientific director of the Spine Research Institute, about the lack of understanding of the definitive cause of p
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August 26, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher’s newest faculty members dedicated to student success and research
Meet the newest thought leaders who have joined Fisher’s world-class faculty for the 2019-20 academic year.
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August 21, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Judge honored with mentorship award
World-renowned leadership expert Tim Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness, shares his award-winning approach to shaping young minds.
August 21, 2019
Online Engineering Programs
Online Engineering Programs
Professors to know in Six Sigma (and related) programs
Associate Professor of Operations Aravind Chandrasekaran and Fisher's Six Sigma offerings and were recognized as being noteworthy among other programs.
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August 16, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Center for Real Estate elevating industry education, research and outreach
Khalil Clements’ experience with The Ohio State University Center for Real Estate is just one example of the many ways the center is delivering on its mission to advance real estate through educational opportunities, academic research and outreach and partnerships with the real estate community.
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August 14, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
There's a Better Way Podcast: Lean transformation in Detroit
As part of the “There’s a Better Way” podcast, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence, talks with Bethany Melitz, director of lean for the City of Detroit, about her her team is making a big impact from everything to road conditions to job placement.
August 9, 2019
Bloomberg Tax
Bloomberg Tax
$100M donation case opens window on donor-advised funds
Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting Brian Mittendorf spoke with Bloomberg Tax reporter Aysha Bagchi as part of the podcast, Talking Tax, about a case involving donor-advised funds and the tax and policy ramifications of these funds.
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August 9, 2019
The European Foundation for Management Development
The European Foundation for Management Development
Castillo honored with doctoral research award
A dissertation by Assistant Professor of Logistics Vince Castillo was selected as the logistics and supply chain management winner in a competition by Emerald Publishing and the European Foundation for Management Development.
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August 2, 2019
Philanthropy News
Philanthropy News
NonProfit Times names 2019 'Top 50' influencers
Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, has been selected by the NonProfit Times as one of its Top 50 Influencers for his research into charitable giving.
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July 24, 2019
The National Center for the Middle Market
The National Center for the Middle Market
Middle market company growth continues in first half of 2019
Middle market companies continue to show strong growth according to the National Center from the Middle Market (NCMM). More than three-quarters of firms report year-over-year revenue growth, with a full 38 percent reporting a growth rate of 10 percent or more.
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July 16, 2019
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Sometimes analysts have good ideas
Research by René Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, and Justin Birru, assistant professor of finance, provides insights as to the quality of short-term recommendations made by sell-side research analysts.
July 12, 2019
Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
The rise of women in supply chain and logistics
Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics at Fisher, says mentorship and continuous learning can help shrink the gender gap in logistics: “Young women should actively seek out mentors, and the earlier in their career, the better. One of the major concerns that we’ve heard through the annual study of women in the professional ranks is that they’ve often struggled with keeping up with the changing trends in the field. Hence, young women should enter the career with a resolve to stay abreast of the ‘latest and greatest’ through continuous learning and professional organization affiliations.”
July 10, 2019
The Associated Press
The Associated Press
Businesses find problems, pitfalls in making goods overseas
Small businesses have been drawn to manufacturing overseas for the same reasons as Fortune 500 companies: Labor costs are lower than in the U.S. But there are downsides and complications to making goods overseas, said Professor of Operations John Gray: “It’s a vexing problem for anyone, but being small and offshore makes it harder.”
July 10, 2019
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
The NRA uses creative accounting to post surge in revenue
The embattled National Rifle Association reported some good news to its supporters earlier this year: Revenue from membership dues jumped 33% last year to $170 million. But that picture may not be as rosy as those numbers suggest: “The NRA is increasingly reliant on selling long-term memberships” and counting much of the revenue the first year, said Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting. “A very conservative approach with a five-year membership would be to record one-fifth in the current year and defer the rest.”
July 2, 2019
Vox
Vox
How a lawsuit could reveal secrets about Silicon Valley’s favorite philanthropic loophole
When professor Brian Mittendorf asks his lecture hall full of accounting students on the first day of each semester to name the 10 highest-grossing charities in the U.S., the Red Cross, United Way or Habitat for Humanity come easily. But his students miss some big ones.
July 1, 2019
DC Velocity
DC Velocity
The Rainmakers
See why Tom Goldsby, the Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation Professor and chair of the department of marketing and logistics at Fisher, was the only academic selected to be a part of DC Velocity's 2019 Rainmakers list.
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June 29, 2019
Crain's Cleveland Business
Crain's Cleveland Business
As the economy keeps growing, so do doubts
A national survey by the National Center for the Middle Market finds that although midmarket revenue and employment growth are strong, confidence is starting to flag.
June 28, 2019
Pro Food World
Pro Food World
How companies like Amazon are shifting logistics to a consumer-centric approach
Fisher's Terry Esper discussed the “consumer-centric” supply chain at the WERC Annual Conference for Logistics Professionals in Columbus, saying that 67 percent of business buyers have switched vendors to get a more consumer-like experience, and in the days of Amazon, logistics matters more than it ever has.
June 28, 2019
Industry Today
Industry Today
Move the needle in the middle market
Learn how strength and culture types identified in research conducted by the National Center for the Middle Market can drive companies forward.
June 27, 2019
Forbes
Forbes
Why building diverse friendships can improve your career
Research by Steffanie Wilk, associate dean for diversity and inclusion at Fisher, shows that workers with more diverse personal relationships were, not surprisingly, better at building a racially diverse network on the job. This broader network is invaluable in improving career outcomes.
June 26, 2019
Inc
Inc
The 50 best private equity firms for entrepreneurs
Private equity firms are now sitting on a record amount of uninvested capital, which is good news for businesses seeking funds.
June 25, 2019
ClimateWire
ClimateWire
Risk analysts rewrite playbook for climate-driven disasters
Record damages and the increasing frequency in climate change-related weather events have driven risk analysts into uncharted waters in predicting the magnitude of future risks or finding ways to minimize or avoid them. "Whether it's fires or flooding or hurricanes, companies are starting to think that what used to be a once-in-500-years event may perhaps now be a 10- to 20-year event," said Phil Renaud, the executive director of the Risk Institute.
June 24, 2019
Smart Business
Smart Business
Data, data, everywhere, but does that help you think?
Thomas A. Stewart, executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market, examines the strategy behind data and how it can help your business make better decisions.
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June 17, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Goldsby honored with lifetime achievement award
For two decades, Tom Goldsby has served the Distribution Business Management Association (DBMA) and provided countless scholarly contributions to the