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March 8, 2023
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March 7, 2023
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March 7, 2023
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Stop, drop, and stay there: A look at leisure

Connecticut Public

Guests on the Colin McEnroe Show, including Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc, take a look at the importance of leisure for health, how the concept differs around the world, and what it means to value your free time.
March 20, 2023
Forget New Year’s resolutions: You need an accountability partner

Forbes

Professor of Management and Human Resources Howard Klein says resolutions can be supported by an accountability partner, but not just anyone will do. “You want to be dedicated and unwilling to give up on your goal, which is more likely when you share that goal with someone you look up to.”
February 27, 2023
Political ideology plays role in how people view boundaries

The Ohio State University

A new study by Selin Malkoc, professor of marketing and logistics, may reveal part of the reason why conservatives are more likely than liberals to reject some COVID-19 health measures: They see boundaries as restrictions, as opposed to guidance.
February 27, 2023
The gender divide when working from home

Forbes

As many of us worked from home during the pandemic, it became evident that things were not particularly equal, even among dual-earner couples. "We found that men and women don't have the same experience working from home," said Jasmine Hu, part of the research team that explored gender differences in WFH experiences. "There are still some gendered differences in how they manage their job and family responsibilities."
February 25, 2023
Wading through the data of M&A forecasts

Middle Market Growth

Doug Farren, the managing director of the National Center for the Middle Market, provides insights into the middle market outlook for 2023 following the release of the Middle Market Indicator in January.
February 22, 2023
Record-setting $110M gift will launch the Center for Software Innovation at Ohio State

The Ohio State University

A historic, $110 million gift from the Timashev Family Foundation to The Ohio State University will establish the Center for Software Innovation, which will bring together the College of Engineering, Fisher College of Business and other partners in creative new ways, including through the creation of endowed professorships, cutting-edge academic offerings and hands-on industry experience for students. 
February 16, 2023
Cryptocurrency confusion? Ohio State professor to the rescue

The Ohio State University

Amin Shams, assistant professor of finance, breaks down the wild, mysterious world of blockchain, bitcoin and cryptocurrency’s future.
February 15, 2023
Why you shouldn’t monetize your hobby

Fast Company

Research by Professor of Marketing and Logistics Selin Malkoc highlights an important facet of leisure time, which connects with the belief that monetizing a hobby won't always bring happiness. 
February 9, 2023
Mid-size businesses plan for ‘aggressive hiring’

CFO Dive

With confidence rebounding, middle market companies aim to grow their workforce in 2023, according to research conducted by the National Center for the Middle Market.
February 7, 2023
Another wild weekend for cryptos — BTC, ETH and others drop after dip in equities and jobs surge

CNBC

The crypto market saw a weekend drop, with most crypto coins in the top 100 list flashing red over the last 24 hours.  “When the volume is low, the same trade size can move prices a lot more,” said Amin Shams, a finance professor at Fisher who has study cryptocurrencies.
February 6, 2023
Eating out more expensive? See what Columbus restaurant menus saw a price jump

The Columbus Dispatch

From grocery prices and egg prices in particular to gas prices, everything costs more, but how does that impact Columbus restaurants. Joe Goodman, chair of the department of marketing and logistics at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business, said between the costs of food and labor, restaurants are feeling the same squeeze as customers.
February 4, 2023
From marijuana to the metaverse: Specialized ETFs underperform

Financial Times

Does financial innovation in the ETF space create value for investors? A study by Fisher's Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, graduate research assistant Byungwook Kim, and their colleagues Rabih Moussawi and Francesco Franzoni suggests otherwise.
February 2, 2023
There’s a wild theory that the price of Bitcoin is being propped up — and the academic who proved manipulation in 2017 suspects it may be happening again

Fortune

A research paper co-authored in 2018 by Assistant Professor of Finance Amin Shams and John Griffin, finance professor at the UT Austin McCombs School of Business, explored a single, still unidentified, Bitcoin “whale” almost singlehandedly drove the token’s giant run-up in late 2017 and early 2018 by distorting the trading in the token. Bitcoin's recent price stability has some wondering whether big buyers could be setting a price floor and pushing the cryptocurrency higher.
February 2, 2023
Back to the office or not? ‘There’s not a true new normal yet,’ with Cleveland-area split on in-office, remote, hybrid

Cleveland.com

Will hybrid work, where employees work remotely part-time, become standard? Or will the five-day commute make a comeback? Data from the National Center for the Middle Market helps provide a glimpse into what the future of work could look like.
January 30, 2023
Good things happen when leaders reflect on their mistakes

The Ohio State University

New research from Management and Human Resources Professor Jasmine Hu finds that leaders reap benefits when they reflect on — and learn from — their mistakes.
January 26, 2023
Men do less WFH housework, it’s true, but don’t bins count for extra brownie points?

The Times

Men do fewer domestic chores if both they and their wife are working from home, according to research from Fisher's Jasmine Hu.
January 24, 2023
Working from home is a better deal for husbands than wives, study shows

HuffPost

A new study from Professor of Management and Human Resources Jasmine Hu found "gendered differences" in how working husbands and wives experience remote work and flexible schedules.
January 12, 2023
Remote work for women leads to more household and family tasks than for men

Fortune

Unclear roles and blurry work/home distinctions mean women are getting the worse deal from the remote work revolution, according to research from Management and Human Resources Professor Jasmine Hu. 
January 5, 2023
Couples don’t have the same experience when both work from home

The Ohio State University

“We found that men and women don’t have the same experience working from home,” said Jasmine Hu, professor of management and human resources and the lead author of a new study that examined gender role differences in China and South Korea. “There are still some gendered differences in how they manage their job and family responsibilities.”
January 3, 2023
How working from home affects household gender roles, based on a new study

CTVNews

A new study from Management and Human Resources Professor Jasmine Hu shows that among dual-earning couples, both men and women completed more family-related tasks when working from home. However, when wives worked from home, husbands performed less housework. This was not the case for wives when their husbands worked from home.
January 3, 2023
‘Tripledemic’ drug shortages: When surging demand meets static capacity

Supply Chain Dive

Parents are straining to find children’s cold and flu medicine as companies also struggle to keep up with demand for amoxicillin. John Gray, a professor of operations, says because the margins for these products are so low, manufacturers aren't motivated to ramp up production more than they have to.
December 22, 2022
Supply chain problems prompt some shortages of holiday essentials

Cleveland.com

Wine, toys, and appliances are among the items that will be harder to get this holiday season. Keely Croxton, professor of logistics, says in order to avoid future supply chain issues, companies may begin holding more inventory and avoid relying on a single supplier. The cost for this resiliency, when things return to normal, could be higher prices for consumers.
December 15, 2022
ARK innovation and others offer tempting ‘Thematic’ ETFs. Just say no.

Barron's

Whether it’s cloud stocks, crypto or Korean pop, there’s an exchange-traded fund offering a way in. Just don’t expect it to beat the S&P 500, according to research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues.
December 9, 2022
Homeowners unsure how to protect property from wildfires

Markets Insider

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.
November 22, 2022
Ohio State Center for Real Estate names Sheets its executive director

Fisher College of Business

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 21, 2022