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Momentum investing has struggled for 20 years. Here’s why.

The Wall Street Journal

December 3, 2023
The secret world of supply chains

The Ohio State University

October 19, 2023
Home sellers awarded $1.8B in lawsuit against realtors

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November 2, 2023
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Bringing fintech to the forefront at Ohio State

Fisher College of Business

The future of business is in financial technology (fintech). See how Fisher and partners in the community and across the university are working together to establish Ohio State as a leader in fintech research, education and practice.
November 12, 2021
The National Center for the Middle Market adds Visa as new sponsor

The National Center for the Middle Market

Multi-year agreement will further advance and elevate the understanding of the U.S. middle market.
November 9, 2021
The ‘empathy advantage’ of great women leaders

The Boston Globe

A study by Associate Professor Management and Human Resources Jasmine Hue, published in The Journal of Applied Psychology, determined that bosses who were attentive to employees’ emotional needs helped workers stay engaged during the pandemic. Hu specializes in “servant leadership,” an empathy-driven management style uniquely suited to modern realities. While servant leaders can be any gender, the style fits with “female leaders’ stereotypical characteristics of being nurturing, relationship-oriented, and tending to emotional needs,” she says.
November 5, 2021
In praise of academic collegiality

Inside Higher Ed

Many people in higher education would benefit substantially if they learned to become better colleagues. Michael S. Weisbach, the Ralph Kurtz Chair in Finance, explores exactly what it means to be collegial in academia.
November 5, 2021
Why sugary drink taxes aren’t effective — and how to change that

Ohio State News

Do taxes on sugary drinks actually improve public health by reducing consumption? New marketing research by Assistant Professor Grant Donnelly shows that these taxes are only effective if one marketing tactic is employed — price tags that mention that consumers are paying a tax.
November 3, 2021
Women are more reluctant than men to ask for deadline extensions

Ohio State News

New research by Assistant Professor of Marketing Grant Donnelly finds that a concern about burdening others is a major reason why women are less likely than men to ask for more time to complete projects with adjustable deadlines at work or school.
November 1, 2021
How men and women treat deadlines in the workplace differently

The Wall Street Journal

Assistant Professor of Marketing and Logistics Grant Donnelly explores differences in how men and women handle workplace deadlines. Women are less likely to ask for extensions. That hurts women — and the companies they work for.
October 30, 2021
How employers can keep experienced older workers from retiring

The Ohio State University

How can companies retain experienced older workers who may be considering retirement? New research by Associate Professor of Management and Human Resources Kaifeng Jiang suggests companies adapt their work environments for these individuals to include autonomy, participation in decision-making, information sharing, training opportunities and good compensation.
October 27, 2021
Researchers have found why some people are fans of ultra-rich individuals like Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, but not billionaires in general

Business Insider

Research by Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker and his co-authors finds that when billionaires were viewed as a group, a study's participants were more likely to be supportive of redistribution measures, such as higher taxes. 
October 21, 2021
How to decline invitations without bruising feelings

BBC

Rejecting an invitation can lead to hurt feelings. But new research from Assistant Professor of Marketing Grant Donnelly suggests choosing your excuse carefully can help smooth the process.
October 21, 2021
The five fronts of digital transformation in the middle market

Harvard Business Review

How can mid-sized companies embrace, adopt and keep pace with digital transformation and emerging technologies? As part of a collaboration with Harvard Business Review, Anil Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr.
October 20, 2021
Why so many people hate the super-rich — but still love Elon Musk and Bill Gates, according to psychology

CNBC

A new psychological study from Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker and his colleagues unpacks why people love individual billionaires like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett or Elon Musk — but can't stand them as a group.
October 20, 2021
FinTech @ Ohio State and Beyond conference takes place Oct. 27-28

The Ohio State University

Thanks to a generous gift from Fintech71, The Ohio State University will offer the first in a university-wide effort to boost the region's FinTech ecosystem through the FinTech @ Ohio State and Beyond conference. The virtual event will be held October 27-28.
October 20, 2021
Here's why people might hate billionaires, but still love Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk

MarketWatch

New research from Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker shows that people are much more tolerant of individual rich people than they are of the wealthy as a whole.
October 19, 2021
Research: People love the billionaire, but hate the billionaires’ club

The Ohio State University

Research by Assistant Professor of Marketing Jesse Walker reveals our divergent admiration of wealth when comparing individual billionaires to how we view a collective group of the rich. The results of the study may help inform the way tax policy decisions are made and presented to the public.
October 18, 2021
Negotiating for yourself requires preparation, understanding the ‘hidden players’

Healio

Tanya Menon, professor of management and human resources, shares tips and insights designed to empower women to advocate and negotiate for themselves.
October 8, 2021
Revenge of the math club

NPR

In the high school lunchroom version of business school, finance majors were the popular jocks and logistics majors were... the math club. But nowadays, they're sitting at the cool kids' table. Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics, talks about how the field went from obscurity to newfound popularity, especially among current students.
October 4, 2021
It’s time for a consumer-focused supply chain

Supply Chain Quarterly

Terry Esper, associate professor of logistics, says taking a consumer-centric approach to the supply chain does not mean that companies should abandon their focus on their direct customer. Instead, they should adopt a perspective similar to bifocal glasses, with one lens focused on their customer and one lens on the consumer.
September 21, 2021
Why having too much free time can be as bad for you as having too little

The Washington Post

Many of us feel stress because we have too little free time. But a study shows that having too much also can harm our well-being. Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, shares a few tips to optimize your hours as well as your happiness.
September 21, 2021
Too much free time isn’t actually bad for you

Vice

How we use and think about our leisure matters more than the number of hours. Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, explains how she interprets recent research into how we view our leisure time.
September 16, 2021
What makes good leadership?

The Ohio State University Alumni Association

Associate Professor Jia (Jasmine) Hu, a leadership expert in Fisher College of Business, takes us beyond the inescapable buzzword and into the heart of what it means to grow and become a leader.
September 16, 2021
The way we view free time is making us less happy

BBC

Some people try to make every hour of leisure perfect, while others hate taking time off altogether. Research by Selin Malkoc, associate professor of marketing, and her colleagues explores whether we have forgotten how to enjoy free time.
September 16, 2021
The importance of international coordination of environmental policies

Oxford University Press

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen this summer called for tighter international coordination on carbon environmental policies. So why can’t individual countries implement their own environmental policies in an effective fashion to slow global warming? Itzhak Ben-David, the Neil Klatskin Chair in Finance and Real Estate, and his colleagues explain their research into "carbon leakage" and how multinational companies can off-shore their polluting activities with little or no financial consequences.
September 15, 2021
New study by top universities reveals very simple secret to happiness

The Hill

Associate Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc: "There is plenty of research which suggests that leisure has mental health benefits and that it can make us more productive and less stressed."
September 8, 2021
A professor says spending your time this way can improve happiness overall

The Ladders

Research by Associate Professor of Marketing Selin Malkoc and her colleagues strongly indicates that believing or feeling like leisure activities or time spent relaxing is a “waste” results in more stress and depression, greater anxiety, and less happiness overall.
September 7, 2021