Fisher Research and Insights Forefront
June 14, 2019
NBC4
NBC4
Wrongful death lawsuits, Legionnaires’ outbreak damage Mount Carmel brand, experts say
Experts in crisis management say the damage to the Mount Carmel brand is significant but not beyond repair. Deborah Mitchell, who teaches marketing at Fisher College of Business, says there are plenty of examples of company brands surviving extraordinary damage.
June 11, 2019
Cyber Defense
Cyber Defense
Is your business cyber resilient?
Philip S. Renaud, executive director of the Risk Institute, details research from the center that found 28 percent of financial, non-financial, public and private firms have been victims of a cyber-attack, and that 33 percent of firms don’t think that they are at risk of a cyber-attack.
June 10, 2019
Vox
Vox
Concentration in the asset management industry and stock prices
Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher, and his colleagues studied the impact of large institutional ownership on stock prices in the US market. The researchers showed that ownership by large institutions increases volatility in the underlying securities, and that this increase reflects a rise of noise in stock prices.
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June 4, 2019
ETF.com
ETF.com
Mutual fund flows & factor premiums
Most mutual fund investors trade on noise rather than fundamentals. Research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues, shows that many mutual fund investors "naively rely on external rankings as a way to chase past winners."
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May 29, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
There's a Better Way Podcast: Managing effective teams
As part of the "There's a Better Way" podcast, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence, talks with Tanya Menon, associate professor of management and human resources at Fisher, about team building, micro- vs.
May 29, 2019
Business Insider
Business Insider
Extroverts have four consistent advantages over everyone else at work
According to a forthcoming publication, extroverts tend to have consistent advantages over everyone else in the workplace, which jibes with other research on the benefits associated with extroversion. For example, extroverts are more likely to become leaders and to lead effectively, according Timothy Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness and executive director of the Fisher Leadership Initiative.
May 24, 2019
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Creating a culture of continuous improvement
How do organizations remain committed to continuous improvement when the leader who championed lean strategies leaves? Researching within the health care industry, Aravind Chandrasekaran and John Toussaint identify a set of practices that can stop this backsliding and sustain a culture of continuous improvement after such departures.
May 19, 2019
Associations Now
Associations Now
The trouble with extroverted leaders
A good leader needs some kind of presence around the office—how else do you communicate that there’s an authority around? But it seems that while a little attitude can go a long way, too much of it can be counterproductive, according to research by Fisher's Jasmine Hu.
May 15, 2019
NPR
NPR
As leaks show lavish NRA spending, former staff detail poor conditions at nonprofit
New documents leaked about National Rifle Association top executive Wayne LaPierre's lavish clothing and travel expenses contrast with the culture of fear, poor pay and an underfunded pension described by former staffers. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor in Accounting, helped NPR review copies of 2019 NRA pension documents.
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May 14, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
There's a Better Way Podcast: Strategy deployment
As part of the "There's a Better Way" podcast, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence, talks with Ellis Jones (MBOE '15), senior director of global environment, health, safety and sustainability for Goodyear, to discuss strategy deployment and ho
May 9, 2019
Brookings
Brookings
Hutchins Roundup: Distressed banks, housing and black wealth, and more
Researchers including Fisher's Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and René M. Stulz, the Everett D. Reese Chair of Banking and Monetary Economics, find that financially distressed banks don’t try to gamble their way out of trouble by making riskier loans or investments, but instead act to decrease their debt and raise additional equity.
May 8, 2019
Quality Digest
Quality Digest
Bad Bosses: Dealing with abusive supervisors
Bennett Tepper, the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professorship at Fisher, coined the term abusive supervision. Complaints about bosses may be age old, but Tepper helped formalize the field by developing a 15-point checklist of bad-boss behavior, including “tells me my thoughts or feelings are stupid,” “tells me I’m incompetent,” and “lies to me.”
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May 8, 2019
Listen Notes
Listen Notes
No partner, no kids, no problem - women at work
Fisher's Tracy Dumas gives research-backed advice for responding to bias and unrealistic expectations, as she joins a discussion about single, childless professionals.
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May 8, 2019
i24News
i24News
Friends don't let friends Netflix and drive
The Risk Institute's Phil Renaud discusses the many hazards of distracted driving with i24News' Arielle Hixson.
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May 8, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Judge honored for research paper
A research paper, co-authored by Tim Judge, has been recognized by a leadership journal as being one of the most influential throughout the past decad
May 7, 2019
Institutional Investor
Institutional Investor
The mystery of the missing Berkshire Hathaway invite
Warren Buffett has snubbed KBW’s Meyer Shields from participating in his annual conclave for years. Why? The answer may lie in a difference of investing philosophies. Lu Zhang, the John W. Galbreath Chair in Real Estate at Fisher, points out that Buffett’s stock picking is value-oriented, a countercyclical style that has been out of fashion for much of the past decade. “Ten years is just too short to suggest Buffett should change his strategy,” Zhang says. “Over the long term, Berkshire has beaten any index, any index, hands down.”
May 6, 2019
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
The perils of a leader who is too extroverted
Extroverts are often seen as natural leaders in organizations. But a new study by Fisher's Jasmine Hu suggests that some leaders may have too much of a good thing. Researchers found that informal leaders were better liked and more sought after for advice when they hit a middle “sweet spot” on levels of assertiveness and warmth, two facets of extroversion.
May 3, 2019
Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
Science says healthy scheduling habits make people happier
Selin Malkoc, a professor of marketing at Fisher, and her colleague discovered that when a leisure activity is planned, it’s less enjoyable than if it had taken place spontaneously: “It becomes a part of our to-do list. As an outcome, they [the activity] becomes less enjoyable," Malkoc said.
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May 3, 2019
Packaging World
Packaging World
How companies like Amazon are shifting logistics to a consumer-centric approach
Retailers are now expecting supply chain companies to provide consumer-level speed, convenience and flexibility. Terry Esper, associate professor says 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.
May 2, 2019
Think Op-Ex
Think Op-Ex
Simple, not easy: Talking leadership with bestselling author Sam Walker
What seemed like a clear-cut research project on the “secret sauce” behind the greatest teams in sports history has evolved into a multi-year endeavor and bestselling book for Sam Walker, a Wall Street Journal columnist and one-time editor. Walker, who served as the kickoff keynote at The Ohio State University Center for Operational Excellence’s seventh-annual Leading Through Excellence summit, talked about the biggest takeaways from his book – and where the project is taking him next.
May 1, 2019
Think Op-Ex
Think Op-Ex
COE Summit 2019: A look back, in pictures
Each year, The Ohio State University Center for Operational Excellence brings together hundreds of process improvement leaders from across the country for a deep dive into leadership and problem-solving best practices at its Leading Through Excellence summit. Check out photos from the center's seventh summit this past April.
April 24, 2019
The Washington Times
The Washington Times
NRA legal troubles, Trump support drain finances
Used to making news on Capitol Hill as one of the most powerful lobbying groups, the National Rifle Association is instead making waves in courtrooms, where its troubled finances and a lengthening list of legal entanglements are taking center stage. Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, has studied the group's finances and said it hasn’t been spending like it is in turmoil.
April 24, 2019
ETF Trends
ETF Trends
Five Questions: An academic look at factors with Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang, the John W. Galbreath Chair in Real Estate, andhis research have challenged the status quo of traditional finance and have led to a better understanding of how assets are priced. He has also shown that many of the factors that investors rely on may not hold up as well as we think in the real world. He shares why that is and discusses his research into what drives stock returns.
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April 18, 2019
Alpha Architect
Alpha Architect
Industry insiders can outperform the market
While most literature finds that individuals lose on average from trading, a few studies show that some individuals consistently outperform the benchmarks. Research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, illustrates how much of an advantage familiarity with the stocks and industries can be.
April 17, 2019
Forbes
Forbes
Concentration in the asset management industry: Implications for corporate engagement
Research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues shows that the asset management industry is getting more concentrated. Share of U.S. stock ownership by institutions has increased from around five percent in 1980 to about 22 percent in 2015.