Fisher Research and Insights
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March 13, 2019
Supply Chain Quarterly
Supply Chain Quarterly
Can your supply chain relationships affect your company's credit rating?
Is there a link between the perception of a company's supply chain relationships and its credit rating? Research by Fisher's Tom Goldsby, the Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation Professor in Business, Keely Croxton and their colleagues seeks to find out.
March 8, 2019
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher
Trends in philanthropy
Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting, shares his thoughts on why tax breaks skewed toward wealthy donors could lead to a decline in overall charitable giving across the country.
March 8, 2019
ETF.com
ETF.com
Investor biases & mutual funds
Research by Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues seeks to address whether investors naively look only at raw returns when making asset allocation decisions, or if they adjust returns for risk, using an asset pricing model?
March 6, 2019
The National Center for the Middle Market
The National Center for the Middle Market
How workplace culture affects the bottom line
Corporate culture is built over time and defines the unique business values, traditions, beliefs and attitudes of a company. In fact, according to new research from the National Center for the Middle Market, nearly three-quarters of middle market business leaders say culture is a top priority for their firm.
March 6, 2019
Harvard Business Review
Harvard Business Review
Why “I don’t have time” is a bad way to decline an invitation
The social events we get invited to usually require the investment of time, money or both. Research by Grant Donnelly, assistant professor of marketing, and his colleagues shows that giving an excuse about not having enough time can hurt relationships, whereas giving an excuse about not having enough money can help them.
March 5, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
Q&A with Accounting Professor Darren Roulstone
Darren Roulstone, the John W. Berry, Sr. Fund for Faculty Excellence Professor of Accounting, shares insights into Fisher's accounting PhD program.
March 5, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
There's a Better Way Podcast: Women in leadership
As part of the "There's a Better Way" podcast, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence, talks with Dr. Susan Moffatt-Bruce (MBOE '11, EMBA '16), executive director of University Hospital and professor of surgery. She shares her journey from clinician to senior-level administrator, and her advice to others who are looking to grow as an individual and as a leader.
March 4, 2019
TechCrunch
TechCrunch
Can predictive analytics be made safe for humans?
Dennis Hirsch, a fellow at The Risk Institute, a professor of law and head of Ohio State's Program on Data and Governance, shared insights about the challenges posed by this new data economy.
March 4, 2019
PropertyCasualty360
PropertyCasualty360
10 ways cellphones dangerously distract drivers
Research by The Risk Institute found distracted driving was predicted by gender, overconfidence and positive attitudes toward cellphones, among other factors.
February 26, 2019
The New York Times
The New York Times
When the bully Is the boss
A boss who “demands” excellence is no more likely to produce it than the boss who requests or nurtures it, and likely less so, the research suggests. Demanding excellence often is just a handy excuse, said Bennett Tepper, the Irving Abramowitz Memorial Professorship at Fisher and a leading researcher of the effects of abusive leadership.
February 22, 2019
Smart Business
Smart Business
Advantages and disadvantages of middle-market firms
Do you know yourself? Oded Shenkar, the Ford Motor Company Chair in Global Business Management at Fisher and academic director of the National Center for the Middle Market, lays out the inherent advantages and disadvantages of middle-market firms.
February 21, 2019
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Leadership: Vision and purpose
Tim Judge, the Joseph A. Alutto Chair in Leadership Effectiveness and executive director of the Fisher Leadership Initiative, shares his insights into some obstacles that may prevent individuals from becoming leaders with vision and purpose.
February 5, 2019
Fisher College of Business
Fisher College of Business
There's a Better Way Podcast: The better way to gift giving
As part of the "There's a Better Way" podcast, Aravind Chandrasekaran, associate director of the Center for Operational Excellence, talks with Brian Mittendorf, the Fisher Designated Professorship in Accounting about gift giving, for companies and individuals, and the differences between cash and non-cash gifts.
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.
September 6, 2018
Runner's World
Runner's World
The Trick to Setting Running Goals You Can Actually Achieve
Running, for the most part, is all about goal-setting.