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Is giving a late gift really that bad?
New research from Fisher says that we’re probably overestimating the importance of when we give a gift. Watch as marketing faculty Grant Donnelly, Rebecca Reczek and Cory Haltman explain their findings while also testing their gift-wrapping skills.
Senior leaders are up to 12x more likely to be psychopaths — how to spot an abusive boss
Do you view your toxic boss as successful? This perspective makes you more likely to label their abuse as “tough love,” according to a study published by faculty from Fisher's Department of Management and Human Resources.
National champion Mike Doss shares how Buckeyes prepared him for business success
National champion Buckeye Mike Doss (MBOE '19) returned to Fisher and the Center for Operational Excellence (COE), delivering a keynote at the 2025 COE Summit, where he shared lessons from his time on the football field ― and his journey back to Ohio State.
October 29, 2020
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
How people would choose who gets scarce COVID-19 treatment
With the very real possibility of a second wave of COVID-19 cases spiking soon, research by Yunhui Huang, assistant professor of marketing, reveals the characteristics that individuals from around the world identified as taking priority for a hypothetical allocation of a life-saving ven
July 20, 2020
TheMarker
TheMarker
The scary picture of hedge funds: At least half of the profits remain with executives
International coverage of research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, reveals that because fund managers invest in a scattered portfolio of hedge funds and because of the jumps from fund to fund, investment profits are greatly diminished.
April 1, 2020
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Examining the past, present and future of the COVID-19 pandemic
From disaster preparedness to public health concerns to the cost faced by insurance companies, a panel discussion recently brought together leaders from throughout Ohio State and beyond to examine the wide-ranging impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and how the university is joining the fight against it.
March 31, 2020
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
There's a Better Way Podcast: COVID-19 and disruptions to supply chains
As part of the “There’s a Better Way” podcast, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence, talks with Keely Croxton, associate professor of logistics in the Department of Marketing and Logistics, about the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on downstream supply chains with manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers.
March 30, 2020
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
The sages of supply chains are watching in awe: In their words
Michael Knemeyer, professor of logistics at Fisher, says until companies are able to synchronize supply and demand, the current COVID-19 pandemic will continue to be problematic for global supply chains.
March 26, 2020
InvestorPlace
InvestorPlace
How five pandemics before coronavirus impacted the stock market
This is not the first time the stock market has had to deal with a pandemic, and studying past pandemics, says Tod Schneider, a senior lecturer in finance, can provide important clues.
March 18, 2020
Principles for Responsible Investment
Principles for Responsible Investment
Exporting pollution: Where do multinational firms release Co2?
Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher, and his colleagues provide new evidence on what policymakers often call carbon leakage – where firms from highly regulated home countries locate their carbon dioxide-intensive activities abroad in countries where environmental regulation is less strict.
March 10, 2020
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Retool U.S. supply chains to address weaknesses exposed by new coronavirus
John Gray, professor of operations at Fisher, and his colleagues look at the policy solutions to fix the gaping deficiencies in global supply chains revealed anew by new coronavirus.
February 9, 2020
Cleveland.com
Cleveland.com
Ohio economy could feel impact if China’s coronavirus outbreak continues much longer
Because of globalization, many Ohio companies rely on China, either for products or sales. If the Chinese economy is impaired long enough, Ohio’s economy could suffer too said Oded Shenkar, a global business management professor and expert on China at Fisher.
October 23, 2019
Smart Business
Smart Business
How the middle-market can navigate the U.S.-China trade dispute
Oded Shenkar, the Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market writes that any resolution to the U.S.-China trade conflict will be temporary. Sooner or later, the conflict will flare up again because of divergent interests, the fundamental differences between the U.S. and Chinese systems, and the role played by foreign direct investment in addition to trade.
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.”
February 4, 2019
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
When environmental regulations are tighter at home, companies emit more abroad
Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate at Fisher, and his colleague find that global emission levels are lower for countries with tighter domestic environmental regulations. However, companies with overseas facilities tend to emit more abroad, particularly in countries with laxer environmental standards.