Fisher Research and Insights Forefront
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November 22, 2022
Markets Insider
Markets Insider
Homeowners unsure how to protect property from wildfires
A new study from the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Risk Institute at Fisher College of Business finds fire remediation efforts are lacking in vulnerable states.
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November 21, 2022
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Ohio State Center for Real Estate names Sheets its executive director
Meet the newest leader of the Ohio State Center for Real Estate and learn about his experience as an industry practitioner and as someone who has created educational real estate programming.
November 18, 2022
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
Northland program helps new Americans start their own businesses
A new partnership between Elevate Northland, Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services and Fisher College of Business is providing new Americans, including migrants and refugees, with entrepreneurship training to help them build self-sustainability and feel more at home in their new country.
November 18, 2022
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
In consumer-products marketing, scientific claims sometimes backfire
Researchers Rebecca Walker Reczek, the Berry Chair of New Technologies in Marketing at Fisher, and her colleagues John Costello (PhD '21) and Aviva Philipp-Muller, find that people are less likely to buy goods associated with pleasure or indulgence if they are described as being scientifically formulated.
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November 16, 2022
The Conversation
The Conversation
FTX bankruptcy is bad news for the charities that crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried generously supported
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the now-defunct exchange for trading cryptocurrencies, believed in ‘earning to give.’ Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professor of Accounting and an expert in nonprofit accounting, explains the significance of FTX’s implosion for philanthropy and the nonprofits Bankman-Fried supported.
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November 15, 2022
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
How to avoid falling into a rut after gaining tenure
Many established scholars see their careers flounder because they fail to stay up-to-date and do not work hard to find productive new uses of their time, writes Michael S. Weisbach, the Ralph Kurtz Chair in Finance at Fisher.
November 9, 2022
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping
Competition on superfast delivery is shifting into low gear as companies try to rein in fulfillment costs that are eating into their profits. But supply chain interruptions caused by the pandemic may be working in companies' favor, as consumers have gotten used to waiting for their deliveries, says Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics.
November 8, 2022
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
New funding to expand DEI research and thought leadership at Fisher
Learn more about the college’s latest initiative designed to further connect business education and research with opportunities to address race-based gaps in businesses, among consumers and in career life cycles.
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October 28, 2022
Financial Times
Financial Times
Five of the worst ETF first-year performances are crypto-related
Crypto exchange traded funds account for five of the worst seven debuts in the history of the ETF industry. All five focused on the once high-flying cryptocurrency sector or the related field of blockchain, in a new illustration of previous research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues.
October 26, 2022
Spectrum News
Spectrum News
IRS new tax brackets and what it means to Ohioans
The IRS recently announced new tax brackets for 2023. Jennifer Glenn, assistant professor of accounting and management information systems, joined Spectrum News to explain what it means.
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October 25, 2022
Time
Time
How to be ambitious without sacrificing your mental health
A study with 70 years' worth of data found that ambition strongly predicted career success, but was only weakly related to life satisfaction, says co-author Tim Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness at Fisher.
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October 20, 2022
Morningstar
Morningstar
Homeowners see risks from extreme weather, unsure about solutions
Seventy-eight percent of U.S. homeowners believe extreme weather is increasing where they live, and 71% fear their homes will be damaged, according to a national survey of homeowners, conducted by The Risk Institute at The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business in late August, well before Hurricane Ian.
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October 17, 2022
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Staying connected to work after hours is good — up to a point
Checking emails and scheduling meetings after work?
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October 16, 2022
Financial Times
Financial Times
IMF calls on policymakers to re-examine ETF risks
Citing research conducted by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues, the IMG says policymakers should re-examine risks posed by exchange traded funds during periods of stress, even though the vehicles are less concerning than their open-ended mutual fund counterparts.
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October 5, 2022
Time
Time
Ambition is out
Research by Tim Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness, sheds light on the dynamics behind ambition in the workplace, why many are renouncing it, and what they're embracing instead.
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September 27, 2022
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Fisher’s Gray appointed to position with the Executive Office of the President
See how supply chain expert John Gray is making time for public service as part of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy.
September 22, 2022
The Rational Reminder
The Rational Reminder
The Rational Reminder Podcast: Expected returns for alternative asset classes
Research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, helps the podcasts' hosts understand the returns that can be expected from alternative asset investment classes such as private equity, venture capital, angel investing, private credit, hedge funds, direct real estate and cryptocurrencies. They also conduct an in-depth analysis based on empirical studies and their expertise to discover whether there is any merit to alternative asset classes as investments.
September 14, 2022
Spectrum News 1
Spectrum News 1
Finance professor discusses stock market drop
Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, analyzes the worst single-day drop in the U.S. stock market in years.
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September 1, 2022
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
Six expert-backed ways to make your weekends feel longer
Because 48 hours just doesn’t feel like enough, we asked experts how to make the most of your precious time away from work. Tracy Dumas, associate professor of management and human resources, says engaging in activities that utilize skills that aren't used during the course of a work week can help make a weekend last longer.
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August 31, 2022
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Ohio State announces first cohort of Provost’s Early Career Scholars
The Ohio State University has selected its inaugural cohort for the Provost’s Early Career Scholars Program, a new initiative designed to attract and develop the highest caliber early-career faculty.
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August 30, 2022
The National Center for the Middle Market
The National Center for the Middle Market
When business gets personal: A business owner’s perspective on selling a middle market company
The National Center for the Middle Market, in partnership with Fifth Third Private Bank’s Business Transition Advisory Team, surveyed a group of 300 middle market executives to learn more about the process of selling middle market, sometimes family-owned, businesses. The report examined factors including the length and the activities involved in the preparation phase, the challenges faced, advisors consulted and the range of emotions experienced.
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August 22, 2022
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
This popular type of investment fund nearly always loses money
Investors hoping for big returns by putting their money into trendy topics like work-from-home and the metaverse through exchange traded funds (ETFs) will instead likely face gross underperformance, according to a new study by Itzhak Ben-David, Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and Byungwook Kim, a PhD student at Fisher. ETFs based on these and similar hot topics earn an average return about 30% lower than more diversified funds over the five years after they are launched.
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August 22, 2022
Marketplace
Marketplace
Reshoring high-tech jobs accelerates as supply chain woes continue
A shorter supply chain means less room for error and uncertainty. But that security comes with a higher price tag, says Professor of Operations John Gray.
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August 17, 2022
Independent Agent
Independent Agent
Is your agency ready for the Great Wealth Transfer?
As a result of The Great Wealth Transfer, younger generations will have more money and more assets to protect as they inherit them from their boomer generation parents and grandparents. Logically, they may use some of that money to buy insurance policies to protect some of their newfound assets. As the insurance industry welcomes a new pool of potential clients, it's also losing a large number of seasoned employees, according to research from the Risk Institute.
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August 11, 2022
Forbes
Forbes
COVID saw an exodus of over 50s from the workforce
As society ages, the norm is to think of people continuing to work for longer and longer, but new data shows that Covid inspired many older workers to retire earlier than ever. If companies want to prevent this brain drain, then research from Management and Human Resources faculty Kaifeng Jiang, Jasmine Hu and their colleagues provides some pointers.